Senior Innovation Manager- Maternity cover

Edgewell Personal Care Italy S.R.L.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite gym

Private healthcare

Dog-friendly office

No-meeting Fridays

Job summary

Edgewell Personal Care Italy S.R.L. is seeking a Senior Innovation Manager to lead the Bulldog and Cremo pipeline in a hybrid London role.

You will drive consumer-led ideation, translate insights into viable products, and partner with Brand, Insights and Regulatory teams to ensure launches meet quality and compliance standards. The role requires strong skincare experience, end-to-end project leadership, and a pragmatic, evidence-based mindset to balance speed with guardianship.

Qualifications

• Experience taking consumer products from insight and concept through technical development, approval and launch.
• Experience in skincare, personal care, beauty, grooming or a comparable fast-paced branded consumer category.
• Strong understanding of formulation, testing, claims substantiation and third-party manufacturing.
• Proven matrix project leadership, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams, clarify priorities, remove blockers and maintain momentum.
• Commercial judgement, connecting innovation choices to consumer need, brand strategy, category growth, customer relevance and financial outcomes.
• Strong written and verbal English, with the confidence to create clarity, build trust and influence senior stakeholders.
• A curious, decisive and pragmatic mindset, using evidence to challenge assumptions, manage risk and turn learning into practical opportunities.
• A hands-on, accountable and collaborative approach, balancing product quality and guardianship with the pace needed to deliver scalable growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of the Bulldog and Cremo innovation pipeline from brief through to launch.
• Shape a focused, prioritised multi-year innovation pipeline aligned with consumer needs, brand strategy and growth priorities.
• Turn insights into differentiated propositions, clear briefs and commercially viable business cases with defined assumptions and success measures.
• Lead formulation and ingredient strategy, manage third-party manufacturers and establish testing protocols.
• Lead approved projects through launch, coordinating Brand, Insights, Portfolio, Regulatory, Legal, Packaging, Quality, Supply Chain, Procurement and Commercial teams.
• Own timelines, milestones, costs, risks and dependencies, escalating issues promptly while ensuring compliance.
• Partner with brand and market teams on launch readiness, product storytelling and technical training.
• Use post-launch learning to strengthen future choices and improve the pipeline.

Skills

Innovation leadership

Technical product

Commercial judgement

Project leadership

English proficiency

Job description

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Senior Innovation Manager- Maternity cover

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London, LND, GB

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Edgewell is not just a company, but a vibrant global community of6,800 visionaries, doers, and makers. Our family of over25 personal care brands serves people in more than50 countries. We are dedicated to infusing joyfulness into every aspect of our work. Our pledge goes beyond our products, with our fundamental value ofPeople Firstguiding us to foster a diverse, inclusive, and respectful environment where every team member can flourish and celebrate our shared achievements.

Location: Central London

Working Pattern: Hybrid - based in London 2 days per week

Making Useful Things Joyful

At Edgewell, we're behind some of the world's most trusted brands, including Wilkinson Sword, Schick, Billie, Bulldog, Hawaiian Tropic, Wet Ones and Jack Black.

But we are about much more than the products we make.

We are a global team of 6,200 visionaries, doers and makers. We bring joy to more than 50 countries, keeping a keen eye on efficiency and sustainability. We are also passionate about maintaining a diverse, inclusive and respectful environment where our teammates can thrive. We are curious, collaborative and passionate about making everyday experiences better. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere, and we are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels valued, included and empowered to make an impact.

If you're looking for a place where your voice matters, your development is supported and your work can make a real difference, we'd love to meet you.

Move Forward: The Opportunity

• This is an opportunity to lead the development and delivery of the Bulldog and Cremo innovation pipeline, translating consumer, category and market opportunities into differentiated, commercially viable products. Combining innovation leadership, technical product guardianship and disciplined cross-functional delivery, you will shape ideas into clear projects and lead them from brief through to launch. You will play a hands-on role in a strategically important grooming category, helping the business make better, faster innovation and technical choices with focus, pace and commercial rigour.
• Shape a focused, prioritised multi-year innovation pipeline aligned with consumer needs, brand strategy and growth priorities.
• Turn insights into differentiated propositions, clear innovation briefs and commercially viable business cases with defined assumptions and success measures.
• Lead formulation and ingredient strategy, manage third-party manufacturers and establish appropriate product and claims-testing protocols.
• Lead approved projects through launch, coordinating Brand, Insights, Portfolio, Regulatory, Legal, Packaging, Quality, Supply Chain, Procurement and Commercial teams.
• Own timelines, milestones, development costs, risks and dependencies, escalating issues promptly and ensuring technical, quality, legal and regulatory requirements are met.
• Partner with brand and market teams on launch readiness, product storytelling and technical training.
• Use post-launch learning to strengthen future choices and improve the innovation pipeline.

Listen Up. Speak Up: What You'll Bring

You will bring end-to-end innovation leadership, technical product expertise and the commercial judgement to turn consumer insight into scalable product opportunities. You will be comfortable leading complex work personally while creating clarity, pace and alignment across a broad matrix organisation.

We know that nobody matches every requirement perfectly. If you're excited about this opportunity but your experience doesn't align with every qualification listed, we'd still encourage you to apply. We'd love to learn more about what you could bring to the role and our team now or in the future.

• Experience taking consumer products from insight and concept through technical development, approval and launch.
• Experience in skincare, personal care, beauty, grooming or a comparable fast-paced branded consumer category.
• Strong understanding of formulation, testing, claims substantiation and third-party manufacturing.
• Proven matrix project leadership, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams, clarify priorities, remove blockers and maintain momentum.
• Commercial judgement, connecting innovation choices to consumer need, brand strategy, category growth, customer relevance and financial outcomes.
• Strong written and verbal English, with the confidence to create clarity, build trust and influence senior stakeholders.
• A curious, decisive and pragmatic mindset, using evidence to challenge assumptions, manage risk and turn learning into practical opportunities.
• A hands-on, accountable and collaborative approach, balancing product quality and guardianship with the pace needed to deliver scalable growth.

People First: Why Join Ed gewell ?

You will directly influence the future Bulldog and Cremo pipeline, combining innovation thinking with hands-on technical delivery to bring differentiated products to market with focus and pace. The role offers broad cross-functional and market exposure, helping you build the experience needed to grow within innovation and brand leadership.

Based at Wogan House in London, we offer a workplace that supports wellbeing, flexibility and belonging. Our benefits include an onsite gym, a dedicated wellness room, private healthcare, a dog-friendly office, meeting-free Fridays, a Humming half day, free snacks and beverages, responsible time off, a competitive pension, and ongoing learning and development opportunities. Teammates can also get involved in our Sports & Social, Wellbeing, Diversity & Inclusion and Charity Committees, as well as global Teammate Resource Groups.

When you join Edgewell, you'll find a supportive and collaborative culture, opportunities to grow and develop your career, leaders who encourage fresh thinking and new ideas, meaningful work with iconic global brands, flexibility where possible, an inclusive environment where people can be themselves, and colleagues who genuinely care about each other's success.

Ready To Move Forward With Us?

If you're excited by the opportunity to join a team that's passionate about Making Useful Things Joyful, we'd love to hear from you.

Our Commitment To Inclusion

At Edgewell, diversity of thought, background and experience helps us create better ideas, stronger teams and more innovative solutions.

We're committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels they belong.

If you require any accommodations or adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we'll work with you to ensure you have the support you need.

Edgewell is an equal opportunity employer. We do all we can to create a collaborative and diverse global team, where good ideas can thrive, and our colleagues can learn and lead. We prohibit discrimination based on age, color, disability, marital or parental status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status or any legally protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. We listen deeply and speak directly to create an environment that’s open to difference. We aim to bring joy to not only the products we create and the people we serve, but our colleagues across the globe too.