Director, Marketing Innovation and Development – Touchland

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 174,000 - 255,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid vacation

401k plan

Employee stock purchase

Job summary

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. seeks a Director Innovation & Development – Touchland to lead high-energy, high-impact transformation across the Touchland portfolio both domestically and internationally.

The role is hybrid, based in Ewing, NJ or New York City, with in-person days and remote options depending on location. You will identify new product strategies, direct cross-functional teams, and drive 3–5 year pipelines while leveraging AI and test-and-learn approaches to accelerate growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; MBA preferred.
• 10+ years of marketing experience (CPG, OTC).
• Experience leading and developing talent in global settings.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new product strategies to drive U.S. and international growth across Fragrance extensions, collaborations, new segments, and customer-specific innovations.
• Challenge the status quo and accelerate innovation with trend-forward platforms across cross-functional teams.
• Drive ideation acceleration, determine where to play and how to play, and validate with market testing.
• Adopt test-and-learn methodologies including AI technologies with consumer validation testing and capital GTM launches.
• Create 3–5 year new product pipelines with R&D, brand teams, and sales strategy.

Skills

Change agent

Innovation leadership

Strategic planning

Cross-functional leadership

Market trends

Agile processes

Data-driven

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA preferred

Job description

About the Role

Church & Dwight is seeking a Director Innovation & Development – Touchland to join our team. We are looking for a high energy, high impact leader to drive innovative transformation and acceleration across the Touchland portfolio both domestically and internationally.

Work Environment

Hybrid: This is a hybrid role based in Ewing, NJ or New York City. Ewing, NJ requires in-person attendance on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, with remote work options on Mondays and Fridays. New York City requires in-person attendance on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, with remote work options on Wednesdays and Fridays.

Role Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new product strategies to drive U.S. and international growth. This will include Fragrance extensions, Collaborations, new segment entries, and customer specific innovations.
• Challenging the status quo and accelerating innovation with meaningful trend forward and strategic platforms, working cross-functionally to make them happen.
• Ideation acceleration across the portfolio, determining where to play, right to win, and how to play.
• Adoption of test and learn methodologies including AI technologies with consumer validation testing as well as capital GTM launches.
• Create 3-5 year new product pipelines, working closely with R&D, Touchland brand team and sales strategy.
• Validation of size opportunity and direct influence with five-year strategic plan.
• New product development, working with cross functional teams.
• Anticipate market conditions, track consumption data and monitor trends through social listening while adjusting strategies accordingly.
• Inspire teams to deliver initiatives in support of brand strategy.
• Gain organizational support and senior level buy in for new product initiatives.
• Creatively interpret data and markets to identify new opportunities and solutions that have significant impact on the business.
• Collaborate with R&D, Brand and co-man to generate and accept concept to market ideation.

Skills and Competencies

• Change agent to drive high-pace innovation to meet the needs of a dynamic beauty category.
• Direct experience driving innovation within fast-paced beauty categories and brands.
• Has deep industry knowledge and passion and is on the pulse of consumer and client trends shaping the future.
• Defining strategies and agile processes through complex matrixed organizations, influencing and structuring to drive results with speed.
• Comfortable and effective working with high-level peer set (VPs and Directors), strong strategic skills, PLUS ability to lead cross functional teams in project execution.
• Strong marketing, financial, and general management skills.
• Contextual communicator who collaboratively identify opportunity areas and problems worth solving.
• Strong business acumen with the capability of defining a strategy aligning with business value.
• Agile thinker expertly interfacing between the business and new markets.
• Presenting externally, especially to retailers.

Education and Experience

Bachelor's Degree required; MBA preferred 10+ years of marketing experience (CPG, OTC) Expertise across all areas of marketing Leading and developing talent Global experience is preferred.

Compensation and Benefits

• The U.S. base salary range for this full-time position is $174,000-$255,000. This position is also eligible for a bonus.
• As a Church & Dwight US employee, you (and eligible dependents, as applicable) will have access to medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, paid vacation and sick time, and Paid Parental Leave.
• U.S. employees are entitled to paid holidays, floating holidays, and vacation days starting in their first year of employment depending on hire date.
• You are also able to participate in our 401k retirement plan (with company match and profit-sharing) and Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal pay parity. Compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Church & Dwight is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

Company Overview

For more information on our company, our brands and our culture visit us at http://www.churchdwight.com/

Church & Dwight is a world-leader in household and personal care products. Our global brands include ARM & HAMMER®, Batiste, OxiClean, Trojan, XTRA, Nair, First Response, Spinbrush, Orajel, vitafusion, Li’l Critters, Water Pik and FLAWLESS®. Founded in 1846, we have operations globally and are listed in the S&P 500.