Brand Manager, Oral Care Innovation - New York, NY

VetJobs•New York, NY

2d•$120,000 - $155,000•Onsite

About The Position

As a Tom’s of Maine portfolio Innovation Brand Manager, you will lead the ideation, development, and execution of Oral Care innovation, including Kids Toothpaste, Mouthwash, and Toothbrush products. The role spans vision setting and early opportunity assessment through final readiness and requires people-centricity, strategic thinking, creativity, project management skills, and the ability to lead and influence a global, cross-functional team. You will build a multi-year innovation pipeline by identifying consumer needs, market trends, competitive activity, business gaps, and growth opportunities. You will partner with Insights to conduct research and translate findings into consumer-focused solutions and concepts. You will also coordinate complex projects across internal functions and external partners, ensuring effective stage-gate execution and stakeholder alignment. Colgate-Palmolive is a global consumer products company operating in more than 200 countries across Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. The company describes its values as Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous and its purpose as reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and the planet. The position is on-site in New York, NY. Salary range: $120,000–$155,000 USD; salaried employees may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing, and long-term incentives for Executive-level roles.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
8+ years of total commercial experience, such as Marketing, Sales, or Finance.
At least 3 years of experience specifically in Marketing or Innovation roles.
Ability to lead and influence a global, cross-functional team.
Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple complex initiatives.

Nice To Haves

6+ years of relevant experience, including an MBA.
Prior experience in Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG).
Creativity, curiosity, and strategic thinking skills.
Results orientation and ability to influence cross-functional partners and senior leadership.
Exceptional organizational skills and ability to manage multiple complex projects while maintaining delivery excellence.
Ability to drive data-informed decision-making, tell stories with data, translate complex insights into compelling narratives, influence stakeholders, and secure buy-in.

Responsibilities

Develop a robust 3+ year innovation growth grid, identifying white-space opportunities, business gaps, and product solutions aligned with strategic priorities.
Monitor emerging category trends and competitive activity to identify unmet consumer needs and bring the consumer perspective to initiatives.
Lead development of the innovation pipeline and seek new ways to bring solutions to market.
Champion new marketing practices, ways of thinking, and technology adoption, and act as an innovation thought leader within the company.
Partner with the Insights team to develop consumer learning plans and lead qualitative and quantitative research efforts.
Translate research findings into jobs to be done, solutions, and concepts that create perceivable consumer value.
Orchestrate cross-functional teams, including Sales, Brand Marketing, R&D, Supply Chain, Finance, Legal, Packaging, and Design, to lead complex innovation projects.
Manage innovation projects through the stage-gate process and deliver results across multiple simultaneous initiatives.
Influence cross-functional stakeholders and senior leaders through clear project updates, recommendations, and growth plans.
Lead partnerships with external agencies and vendors to support innovative thinking and advance opportunities.