Senior Product Designer, Cosmetics

The Clorox Company • Durham, NC

44d • Hybrid

About The Position

Clorox is the place that's committed to growth - for our people and our brands. Guided by our purpose and values, and with people at the center of everything we do, we believe every one of us can make a positive impact on consumers, communities, and teammates. Join our team. #CloroxIsThePlace Your role at Clorox: Burt's Bees is seeking an experienced beauty product designer with exceptional sensory evaluation and communication skills. This role requires the ability to effectively influence cross-functional and multi-cultural teams including R&D, Marketing, Supply Chain, and External Partners. Preferred knowledge includes sustainability, clean beauty standards, and eco-conscious packaging, all crucial for reinforcing brand alignment. Translate consumer insights into product design attributes, ensuring formulation, packaging, and process choices result in a cohesive, delightful product experience. Actively seeks out, researches and synthesizes new trends in category and product format. Build strong relationships with contract manufacturers to foster expanded innovation offerings for customers. Introduces new product innovations/concepts and relevant solutions to customer pain points and assortment gaps that support the brand strategy. This position can be based remotely in New York City tri-state area or hybrid in Durham, NC, Burt's Bees headquarters. In this role, you will: Partner cross-functionally within R&D and Marketing to define, prototype, and iterate on sensorial elements such as texture, scent, appearance, and usage behavior. Develop and maintain documentation and design standards related to consumer experience, including sensory targets, aesthetic criteria, and technical briefs. Lead product prototyping, benchmarking, and experiential testing to guide decision-making throughout the development process. Support concept validation and claims alignment in partnership with Insights, Clinical, Regulatory, Legal, and Product Development teams Drive Innovation obsession by leading sensory and experiential trend share-out across beauty, skincare, body, wellness, and tangential CPG categories and integrate learnings cross-functionally into new design approaches. Lead cross-functional project teams that include junior and other SME contributors. Technical Ownership: Responsible and Accountable for key elements of assigned product initiatives and integrates formulation, packaging, and process inputs into cohesive product designs. Leads all Contract Manufacturing initiatives to foster innovation offerings for Burt's Bees consumers. Develops and manages internal lab standards, and benchmarks for sensory evaluation Business Impact: Supports innovation and core projects that drive consumer preference, loyalty, and brand experience Contributes to brand storytelling through technical demonstration of consumer delight. Enables speed to market and design quality through early, aligned product design direction. People Leadership & Collaboration: Mentor junior scientists on sensory analysis, shade development, and benchmark selection. May manage interns or temporary staff. Collaborate with internal partners and external manufacturers (EMs) to translate vision into executions.

Requirements

• 5+ years of product development or product marketing experience in beauty
• Experience managing the entire product lifecycle, with a proven track record of successful product launches and lifecycle management, including experience with contract manufacturers.
• Strong knowledge of the cosmetics and skincare market and expert understanding and passion for product application/performance and developing across skin types, concerns, and tones.
• Knowledgeable about ingredients and formulations, and familiar with regulatory requirements for cosmetic products.
• Excellent communication, influencing, project management and problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred knowledge includes sustainability, clean beauty standards, and eco-conscious packaging, all crucial for reinforcing brand alignment.

Responsibilities

• Partner cross-functionally within R&D and Marketing to define, prototype, and iterate on sensorial elements such as texture, scent, appearance, and usage behavior.
• Develop and maintain documentation and design standards related to consumer experience, including sensory targets, aesthetic criteria, and technical briefs.
• Lead product prototyping, benchmarking, and experiential testing to guide decision-making throughout the development process.
• Support concept validation and claims alignment in partnership with Insights, Clinical, Regulatory, Legal, and Product Development teams
• Drive Innovation obsession by leading sensory and experiential trend share-out across beauty, skincare, body, wellness, and tangential CPG categories and integrate learnings cross-functionally into new design approaches.
• Lead cross-functional project teams that include junior and other SME contributors.
• Responsible and Accountable for key elements of assigned product initiatives and integrates formulation, packaging, and process inputs into cohesive product designs.
• Leads all Contract Manufacturing initiatives to foster innovation offerings for Burt's Bees consumers.
• Develops and manages internal lab standards, and benchmarks for sensory evaluation
• Supports innovation and core projects that drive consumer preference, loyalty, and brand experience
• Contributes to brand storytelling through technical demonstration of consumer delight.
• Enables speed to market and design quality through early, aligned product design direction.
• Mentor junior scientists on sensory analysis, shade development, and benchmark selection.
• May manage interns or temporary staff.
• Collaborate with internal partners and external manufacturers (EMs) to translate vision into executions.

Benefits

• comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates' unique needs
• robust health plans
• a market-leading 401(k) program with a company match
• flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays depending on location)
• inclusive fertility/adoption benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees