Executive Director Look Good Feel Better

Look Good Feel Better® is the beauty industry's charitable initiative, supporting the confidence, emotional wellbeing, and self-esteem of people facing cancer. Since 1989, the program has reached millions in the U.S. and across 26 countries globally, helping individuals manage the visible side effects of treatment through expert-led beauty, skincare, and self-care education. By fostering resilience, dignity, and strength, Look Good Feel Better empowers participants to regain a sense of normalcy and confidence during a challenging time. Through partnerships with leaders across the beauty industry, the program offers complimentary workshops, transforming lives with the uplifting power of self-care and community.

Position Summary

The Executive Director serves as the chief executive and public representative of the organization, providing strategic, operational, and financial leadership to advance its mission in supporting cancer patients and survivors during treatment and recovery. Reporting to the Personal Care Products Council President and CEO and the Look Good Feel Better Foundation Board of Directors, the Executive Director is responsible for overall organizational management, performance, sustainability, and impact. This role blends visionary leadership with hands-on management in an established, growing, mission-driven charitable nonprofit environment.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Vision

• Partner with the PCPC President/CEO and Board of Directors to set and execute a clear strategic vision aligned with the Look Good Feel Better mission, values, and long-term goals.
• Translate strategic priorities into actionable plans with measurable outcomes.
• Monitor trends in beauty, health and wellness, oncology and survivorship, and public health to ensure program support services remain relevant and impactful.
• Lead the Look Good Feel Better 26-country, licensed Global Affiliate network.

Financial Management & Sustainability

• Oversee a $1.8 - 2M annual budget, ensuring sound fiscal management, transparency, and compliance with 501(c)(3) nonprofit best practices.
• Supervise financial planning and forecasting and cash-flow management in collaboration with PCPC CFO.
• Diversify and grow revenue through fundraising, partnerships, events, grants, corporate and individual giving, and other fundraising vehicles to ensure long-term sustainability.

Fundraising & External Relations

• Serve as a lead fundraiser, cultivating and stewarding relationships with beauty industry and other donors, foundations, corporate partners, oncology health care organizations, and public health organizations.
• Work closely with the Board to engage PCPC members, beauty industry companies and employees in fundraising and ambassadorial roles.
• Function as the primary spokesperson and advocate for the organization, including with media, corporate supporters, the beauty industry, the oncology treatment and health care provider community, the health and wellness sector, and local community organizations.

Program Oversight & Impact

• Ensure high-quality implementation and evaluation of Look Good Feel Better programming aligned with the organization’s mission.
• Use data and outcomes to assess program effectiveness and guide continuous improvement.
• Foster partnerships that expand reach, awareness, referrals and deepen impact, and strengthen beauty industry, consumer, oncology sector, and community trust and reputation.
• Steward relationships, growth, and alignment of the Look Good Feel Better 26-country licensed Global Affiliate network.

Organizational Management & Culture

• Lead, mentor, and support a six-person team, fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing organizational culture.
• Oversee human resources functions including staffing, performance management, professional development, and compliance (in collaboration with PCPC Human Resources Director).
• Ensure effective internal systems, policies, and procedures that support accountability and efficiency.

Governance & Board Relations

• Maintain a strong, transparent partnership with the Board of Directors.
• Support board engagement, governance best practices, and committee work.
• Provide timely and accurate information to support informed board decision-making.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum of 15 years of demonstrated senior leadership experience in a nonprofit or mission-driven organization, corporate or consulting environment, preferably with experience in oncology/cancer care and support, women’s health, health/wellness sector, or a related field.
• Beauty industry experience in corporate social responsibility, a corporate foundation, or managing corporate partnerships with 501(c)(3) non-profits is desired.
• Experience managing C-suite/senior executive level donor and Board relationships with poise and discernment.
• Proven experience successfully managing organizational budgets in the range of $2–5M.
• Strong fundraising and business development experience, including relationship-based development, corporate partnerships, events, grants, individual giving, and special projects.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to inspire diverse stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience as a collaborative, adaptable leader comfortable balancing strategy with day-to-day execution.
• Experience serving as an organization’s primary spokesperson.
• Strategic, creative thinker with strong operational and financial acumen.
• Commitment to health equity, community-centered approaches, nonprofit values, and Look Good Feel Better Foundation mission.
• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in business, marketing, or communications required. Certification or advanced degree in non-profit management, or other related subjects a plus.

Preferred Attributes

• Experience working with or leading a 501(c)(3) nonprofit volunteer board and mentoring staff.
• Knowledge of the beauty industry, cancer care health systems, cancer treatment, health and wellness systems, community health, public health education approaches, and preventive care initiatives.
• Advanced project management skills.
• Expertise in big-picture, creative thinking/ideation, with sophisticated, elegant design aesthetic (i.e., events, graphics).