Innovation Insights Lead

Haleon • Warren Township, NJ

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Innovation Insights Lead will be a strategic partner to the Innovation team, being a key voice in the Innovation Strategy, and leading the End-to-End learning agenda for key innovations in the US market. The candidate will leverage these insights to drive clarity about the key components of successful innovations (proposition, packaging, claims, messaging) and work closely with cross-functional partners to ensure that our innovations are rooted in consumer needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Analytics, or related field.
• 5 years of experience in strategy, brand management, innovation, consumer/shopper insights, analytics, or roles that involve enabling simplicity in complex situations.
• Experience in managing multi project-based workload and written, strong functional/technical skills.
• Agile and quick learner with astute strategy abilities and mindset.
• Excellent communicator and presenter, with ability to communicate across all levels of the organization.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, being able to effectively interact with different leadership styles.
• Demonstrated ability to drive influence with key colleagues.
• Strong intellectual curiosity and analytical skills to identify trends from multiple sources and translate into compelling storytelling.
• Experience in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, OneDrive, and Teams.
• Demonstrates values and behaviors consistent with Haleon expectations.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or MBA.
• Familiarity with secondary data sources (i.e. Circana, Numerator, etc).
• Familiarity with consumer/shopper research methods.
• CPG experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Innovation Lead to shape the Innovation Strategy by gathering and organizing knowledge from various sources to support our Innovation Pillars.
• Own the end-to-end Innovation research as established in the Innovation Operating Model
• Drive agile, fit-to-purpose decision making, driving quality in execution without compromising speed to market
• Become an instrumental stakeholder as the “voice of the consumer” in strategic discussions with Innovation, Brand, Customer Strategy, R&D and other key stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Category/Brand Insights and Shopper Insights to mine existing foundational insights.
• Clearly articulate recommendations based on existing knowledge, inclusive of current knowledge and new research.
• Drive pilots of new methods to understand “what’s next” in research methodologies to drive precision and agility.

Benefits

• Haleon offers a robust Total Reward package that consists of competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits program.
• This includes a generous 401(k) plan, tuition reimbursement and time off programs including 6 months paid parental leave.
• On day one, you are eligible for benefits, including our healthcare programs where the company pays for the majority of your medical coverage for you and your family.
• We also offer the opportunity to receive a discretionary bonus based on the achievement of key business performance and other incentive/recognition programs as part of the offering.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level