Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)

Exclusively Remote; Cape Town; Remote; ZAR 2 051 000 - 2 736 000; Full time

Job summary

A global beauty and biotech brand is seeking a Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) to lead all global marketing and brand operations. In this high-impact role, you'll own the brand and growth strategy while overseeing market entry strategies, specifically targeting the U.S. market. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years in beauty marketing and a strong record of launching products successfully. This position offers full flexibility on location and an innovative work environment.

Benefits

Intellectually stimulating work environment

Collaboration with brilliant scientists and innovators

Opportunity to lead a groundbreaking launch

Qualifications

• 8+ years of marketing leadership in beauty, cosmetics, or wellness required.
• Strong track record launching beauty products in the U.S. market.
• Experience with biotech or science-backed products is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead all global marketing and brand operations.
• Create and own the company’s global brand identity.
• Lead the entire global product launch.

Skills

Experience in beauty/cosmetics marketing

Fluent English

Expertise in brand, digital, and growth marketing

Experience launching products in U.S. market

Leadership skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s/MBA preferred

Job description

Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Global Beauty & Biotech Brand

We combine cutting‑edge longevity science with world‑class product innovation to redefine how people experience aging.

What Defines Us

A positive, energizing, and highly collaborative environment with some of the brightest minds in biotech, beauty, science, and innovation.  We strongly encourage women to apply as part of our commitment to increasing female leadership in beauty and biotech.

Role Overview

We are conducting an urgent search for a world‑class, execution‑driven CMO to lead all global marketing and brand operations.  This is a high‑impact, high‑ownership role for a visionary female leader with a killer mentality who understands the beauty industry inside‑out, thrives in fast‑moving environments, and can turn groundbreaking science into a global consumer brand.

• Work directly and closely with the CEO
• Oversee the Product Manager
• Own brand, launch, and growth strategy end‑to‑end
• Lead the company’s launch in the U.S. market
• Shape the long‑term global marketing vision

Ideal Candidate

8+ years in beauty/cosmetics, preferably with experience at global brands such as L’Oréal, Estée Lauder, Revlon, Aesop, Coty, Shiseido, Unilever Beauty, etc.

Key Responsibilities

• Create and own the company’s global brand identity and category‑defining story
• Translate complex biotech into clear, captivating consumer messaging
• Build a premium, iconic brand at the intersection of beauty and science

Go‑to‑Market Leadership

• Lead the entire global product launch, with a strong focus on the U.S. market
• Conduct competitive analyses and map out global entry strategies (U.S., EU, Asia, Israel)
• Oversee packaging, pricing, consumer education, and positioning

Growth & Digital

• Build and execute data‑driven acquisition and retention strategies
• Scale digital channels (paid, organic, influencer, PR, content)
• Develop a high‑performance e‑commerce and U.S. growth engine

Team & Leadership

• Oversee the Product Manager and expand the marketing team over time
• Collaborate deeply with R&D, Science, Product, and the CEO
• Establish a culture of excellence, creativity, speed, and positivity

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s/MBA preferred
• 8+ years of marketing leadership in beauty, cosmetics, haircare, or wellness
• Strong track record launching beauty products in the U.S. market
• Fluent English (native‑level or near‑native)
• Expertise across brand, digital, and growth marketing
• Experience with biotech or science‑backed products (advantage)
• Result‑driven, resilient, killer mentality approach to execution

What We’re Looking For

• A leader ready to build and dominate a new global beauty category
• Someone who thrives in an innovative, positive, high‑intelligence environment
• A strategic thinker with flawless execution and a passion for beauty + science
• Someone ready to start quickly and take ownership immediately

Why Join Us?

• A warm, uplifting, and intellectually stimulating work environment
• A team of brilliant scientists and innovators who truly collaborate
• The opportunity to lead the launch of a first‑in‑the‑world biotech beauty solution
• Full flexibility on location, open to global applicants