Global Leader, Product Performance & Insights (Color Cosmetics and Nail)
About The Position
COTY is seeking a leader to own Product Performance & Insights globally across Color Cosmetics & Nail. The role identifies unmet consumer needs, shapes product platforms, validates product superiority, and turns product learning into actionable recommendations that improve innovation quality and product performance. Coverage includes Rimmel, Manhattan, Max Factor, Bourjois, CoverGirl, and Sally Hansen. The role works closely with R&D, Product Development, NPD operating teams, Global Brand Teams for Color Cosmetics & Nails, Global Media & Communications, the Global CMI team, Strategic Business Operations, and external agencies and data providers. Success is measured through collective business objectives (25%), individual business objectives (40%), and cross-functional co-creation (35%).
Requirements
- 6 to 8+ years of experience in Consumer & Market Insights, Product Insights, or Innovation Research.
- Strong experience in consumer-led product development and product testing, ideally within Beauty or FMCG.
- Experience leveraging ratings and reviews, social listening, and consumer feedback to drive product improvements.
- Proven track record of influencing product, innovation, and business decisions in cross-functional environments.
- Strong understanding of consumer needs, product experience, and drivers of satisfaction.
- Deep knowledge of product testing methodologies, sensory evaluation, and product validation.
- Strong analytical capability to diagnose product strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities.
- Ability to turn consumer and product intelligence into measurable business impact.
- Comfort navigating ambiguity and challenging assumptions.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
Responsibilities
- Identify unmet consumer needs, pain points, and usage barriers across Color Cosmetics & Nail categories.
- Translate consumer needs, ratings and reviews, claims gaps, and competitive opportunities into product platform recommendations.
- Build understanding of product performance drivers across categories, brands, and competitors.
- Translate product, market, and consumer feedback into actionable product improvement opportunities.
- Lead consumer validation across formulas, packaging, and usage experience.
- Define learning plans and testing strategies to identify product strengths, weaknesses, and optimization opportunities.
- Ensure innovations meet consumer expectations before major investment and launch decisions.
- Partner with Brand and R&D teams to strengthen product reasons-to-believe (RTBs) and communication strategies.
- Ensure product superiority is translated into compelling consumer-facing benefits.
- Analyze ratings, reviews, complaints, and consumer feedback to identify recurring opportunities and risks.
- Translate consumer feedback into product, portfolio, and innovation recommendations.
- Build systematic learning loops between post-launch performance and future innovation decisions.
- Translate product learning into clear business recommendations and decision-ready narratives.
- Ensure product knowledge is captured, shared, and leveraged across brands and markets.
- Collaborate with R&D, Product Development, NPD operating teams, Global Brand Teams, Global Media & Communications, Global CMI, Strategic Business Operations, and external partners.
Benefits
- Option to work remotely up to 50% of the month under Coty's global omni-working policy.
- Diverse workplace and team environment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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