Senior Manager, Global Brand &Prod Innovation, EltaMD

Senior Manager, Global Brand &Prod Innovation, EltaMD Job Alerts Link Job Description

Colgate-Palmolive's Skin Health group is a place for your career to thrive! We offer opportunity, challenge, and a great team of driven and dynamic individuals. Encompassing the innovative skincare brands of PCA SKIN, EltaMD, and Filorga, we are a fast-paced, agile organization dedicated to providing skin care solutions that are backed by science.

For more than 30 years. PCA SKIN has been and continues to be a trusted innovator in the development of highly effective professional treatments and daily care products. Our vision is to improve people’s lives by providing results-oriented skin care solutions that are backed by science for the health of your unique skin.

EltaMD made the journey to the US in 1988. Backed by science and a deep medical heritage, what started as a little Swiss secret quickly became the trusted choice for wound care and healing products by hospitals and physicians around the world. In 2007, we expanded from healing skin to include protecting skin with the launch of our cosmetically elegant line of sunscreens. Today, we are the number one trusted, recommended and personally used professional sunscreen by Dermatologists in the US.

Filorga was the 1st French aesthetic medicine laboratory founded in 1978. The brand has expanded its expertise in aesthetic medicine by providing to the general public a range of revolutionary cosmetic products formulated with NCEF, a unique compound encapsulating in topical application the same ingredients used in injections. More than fifty cosmetic products have become available over time, all of which share the same principle: to combine optimal and clinically proven effectiveness with sensorial textures and premium packaging.

Our brands are professionally recommended all over the world.

We are part of the Colgate-Palmolive family, which provides our team with domestic and global career growth opportunities in all departments. Our rich benefits includes giving employees access to our amazing skin care products!

Job Title: Senior Manager, Global Brand &Prod Innovation, EltaMD

Travel Required?: Travel - up to 10% of time

Posting Start Date: 10/16/26

No Relocation Assistance Offered

On-site

Job Number #176768 - New York, New York, United States

Who We Are

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!

Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.

Summary

We are seeking a highly strategic and entrepreneurial Senior Manager to lead end-to-end product innovation and brand experience for EltaMD. This role owns the full product development lifecycle—from concept ideation through commercialization—while shaping global brand equity through best-in-class content, storytelling, and toolkits.

This individual will drive innovation based on consumer insights, oversee product P&L performance, and partner cross-functionally across R&D, regulatory, operations, and global markets to deliver differentiated, clinically credible solutions focused in the suncare category. In parallel, this role will elevate the EltaMD brand experience by developing cohesive global assets and toolkits that ensure consistent, compelling execution across all touchpoints.

Responsibilities

Innovation & Product Development

• Lead end-to-end product development, from white space identification and concept creation through launch and post-launch optimization.
• Manage product cost margin, including initial sizing, pricing strategy, COG targets, and lifecycle management.
• Translate consumer and professional insights, market trends, and clinical needs into breakthrough product concepts and innovation pipelines.
• Partner with R&D to guide formula development, ensuring products meet efficacy, safety, and brand positioning standards.
• Drive claims development and substantiation strategy in collaboration with clinical, regulatory, and legal teams.
• Lead packaging strategy and development, balancing brand expression, functionality, sustainability, and cost targets.
• Develop compelling product storytelling and positioning, including naming, claims hierarchy, and key messaging.

Brand Experience & Global Asset Development

• Define and evolve global brand vision and equity for EltaMD, ensuring alignment across all consumer and professional touchpoints.
• Lead development of integrated brand campaigns, content ecosystems, and storytelling frameworks that reinforce brand positioning.
• Own creation of global toolkits and asset libraries (visual, messaging, and educational), enabling scalable execution across regions and channels.
• Partner with creative and agency teams to deliver best-in-class