Manager Consumer Hair Care and Color

Henkel group • Darien, CT

7d • $130,000 - $160,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow. This position is with our Consumer Brands business unit – where we empower our employees to bring the best Laundry & Home Care and Hair products to people around the world. Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or a related scientific discipline required
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant industry experience, including 3–5 years of direct people-management experience
• Strong technical expertise in formulation and product development, preferably within Hair Care, Styling and/or Hair Color
• Sound understanding of the complete product-development lifecycle, from concept and formulation through testing, scale-up, manufacturing transfer and commercialization
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to evaluate complex technical challenges and develop practical, data-driven solutions
• Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical information to varied audiences
• Demonstrated ability to manage and influence effectively at all organizational levels, including senior leadership, peers and direct reports
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills, with a proven ability to build alignment, drive decisions and deliver results through others

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop the Hair Care and Color formulation team, building a high-performing, collaborative culture with clear expectations, meaningful development plans and strong succession and capability pipelines
• Own resource planning, prioritization and day-to-day direction across the portfolio to ensure projects are delivered on time, in full and against defined performance, quality, safety and cost objectives
• Develop and maintain strategic technology and innovation roadmaps for the Hair Care and Color portfolios, aligned with consumer needs, brand strategies and short- and long-term business objectives
• Elevate the team’s technical expertise through targeted training, hands-on coaching, external partnerships and active knowledge sharing across formulation, testing, scale-up and product performance
• Build a strong, consumer-driven innovation pipeline by identifying emerging trends, technologies, ingredients, claims and testing methodologies that create differentiated products and meaningful consumer benefits
• Serve as a trusted R&D partner to Marketing, Project Management, Packaging, Consumer Insights, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Manufacturing and external development partners, providing clear technical direction and enabling timely, informed decisions
• Provide technical leadership throughout the full product-development lifecycle—from formulation and performance validation through stability, compliance, pilot production, manufacturing transfer and successful commercialization
• Maintain clear visibility of portfolio progress, resources, risks and technical challenges; proactively communicate with leadership, resolve barriers and drive continuous improvement in R&D processes, quality and ways of working

Benefits

• Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
• Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program
• Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
• Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
• Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

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