Project Manager, Digital Strategic Partnerships

We are Kao , listed as one of the world's most ethical companies for the last 19 years.

Our Americas brand portfolio spans across three sectors; Consumer Care ( John Frieda, Bondi Sands, Biore, Jergens, Curel), Professional Hair ( Goldwell, Oribe, KMS Hair, Kerasilk ), and Molton Brown.

Our corporate philosophy, the Kao Way, guides us in everything we do - acting with integrity, courageously driving innovation, and treating each other with trust and respect.

About our role:

Reporting to the Senior Project Manager, Strategic Partnerships, AEMEA, you will strengthen AEMEA relationships with global platform owners (including Meta, Google, ByteDance, and Amazon) to accelerate capability, innovation, and commercial impact. The role turns partner opportunities into practical programs for markets and brands, supports governance and knowledge sharing, and ensures value is measured and linked to business outcomes.

At Kao, we offer amazing benefits that are available to you on your first day of employment (healthcare, 401(k) plus company match), 37 total days off (vacation + holidays + sick) and a competitive salary range of $82,000 - $102,000. We also offer a hybrid work environment.

What you will do:

• Build and maintain partner relationships and working cadence that support AEMEA market needs and brand priorities.
• Create joint plans with platform partners: priority use cases, capability support, learning agendas, and adoption plans.
• Enable markets with partner programs: training, playbooks, office hours, and clear "how to apply" guidance.
• Drive innovation pilots and early access opportunities; ensure pilots have clear success criteria and learnings are captured.
• Coordinate internal alignment across brand, media, legal, procurement, and data teams to remove blockers and speed delivery.
• Track impact: define metrics, collect results, and communicate outcomes and next steps to stakeholders.

What you will need:

• Partner management, media, or commerce training preferred
• University degree
• 5 - 8 years of experience in digital marketing, electronic commerce, platform partnerships, or media agencies
• Experience building data driven multi-platform plans with platform partners and rolling out programs across multiple markets
• Experience translating platform capabilities into marketing and commerce outcomes
• Strong partner management and cross-company collaboration skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across cultures, functions, external partners, and regional/global headquarters, including close collaboration with teams in Japan.
• Strong understanding of digital media and commerce platform capabilities, with the ability to translate technical partner features and opportunities into clear business outcomes, practical recommendations, and simple guidance for stakeholders.
• Data-driven and commercially minded, using evidence, measurement, and disciplined testing to evaluate opportunities, optimize partner initiatives, and drive measurable business impact.
• Highly organized with strong project management capabilities, able to manage multiple parallel initiatives, ensure stakeholder alignment, and deliver consistent follow-through in complex environments.

At Kao, we believe the diversity of our teams strengthens our global mission. Here we trust and respect each other, collaborating in a friendly and inclusive work environment to achieve great results.

What you can expect from us:

• An entrepreneurial environment where passionate and innovative teams come together.
• Respect, teamwork and collaboration are at the heart of how we work.
• A workplace culture that prioritizes employee wellbeing
• A broad range of benefits, including flexible working, competitive salaries, health and wellbeing offers, retirement, insurance options, and more...
• Learning and development opportunities

Your voice matters here - we value entrepreneurial thinking and innovation from our teams.

To find out why 33,000 people across the Globe work at Kao please visit:

Discover careers at Kao and how we live our purpose, Kirei - Making Life Beautiful.

Kao is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.

#LI-BP1

#LI-HYBRID