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**Who We Are**

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a caring, innovative growth company that is reimagining a healthier future for all people, their pets and our planet. Focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition, we sell our products in more than 200 countries and territories under brands such as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, hello, meridol, Sorriso, Toms of Maine, EltaMD, Filorga, Irish Spring, PCA SKIN, Protex, Sanex, Softsoap, Speed Stick, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hills Pet Nutrition.

We are recognized for our leadership and innovation in promoting sustainability and community wellbeing, including our achievements in decreasing plastic waste and promoting recyclability, saving water, conserving natural resources and improving childrens oral health.

If you want to work for a company that lives by their values, then give your career a reason to smile and join our global team!

At Hills we have a purpose. Every day around the world, we transform the lives of millions of pet families through pioneering innovation, amazing nutrition, and the best and brightest people. If youre interested in work that matters, fueled by passion for pets, we invite you to apply.

Founded more than 75 years ago with an unwavering commitment to pet nutrition, Hills mission is to help enrich and lengthen the special relationships between people and their pets. Our decades of science and research guide us in creating nutrition thats a step ahead so pets and pet parents can enjoy every day together. As the US #1 Veterinarian Recommended pet food brand, knowledge is our first ingredient with 220 veterinarians, PhD nutritionists and food scientists working to develop breakthrough innovations in pet health.

The **Senior Brand Manager** is a key member of the cross functional project team within the Hills Global Marketing and Innovation Accelerator. This role will help lead the optimization and acceleration of innovation, collaboration, experimentation and learning. We believe that intersecting the goals of the business with the needs of our users can yield impactful, intuitive and inclusive experiences that inspire, engage and drive results. The role will own critical work streams within the team that is working to accelerate growth via a variety of projects primarily focused on horizon 3 innovation. This role will work with cross-functional partners to evaluate opportunity targets, incubate business critical projects, and develop new services or business models. This role will flex between categories, project types and project lengths depending on the opportunity.

**What You Will Do:**

Supports the identification of new opportunities for the Growth Accelerator to pursue

3-4 times per year participates in opportunity generation process

Maps category space, identifies trends and insights and determines opportunities scope for new ideas

Synthesize, and propose the opportunity, to the Innovation Council

Owns critical workstreams in the agile working team to focus on 3-4 projects at a time

Supports evaluation of opportunity space (people insights, competitors, category trends and future dynamics)

Manages day to day operations to develop prototypes, concepts or minimal viable offerings

Integrates learning plan findings into new product, service, business model opportunities

Member of cross-functional team to develop new product bundles (technology, insights, supply chain, packaging)

Assists in project transitions to execution teams

Collaborates with base marketing and commercial teams to assist in execution of successful launch

Supports development of customer presentation materials for new product review meetings

Periodically presents project updates to Senior Leadership for review and feedback

Be the data driven story teller

Understand customer behavior and preferences through data and tailor stories that resonate with our audience

Stay on top of market trends and key insights. You will inform narratives that are contextualized within current market dynamics.

Create data-backed examples to illustrate the tangible benefits of our products or services

**Required Qualifications:**

Bachelor's Degree Marketing or any related field

5 years Brand Management or Innovation. Relevant Customer Marketing, eCommerce or Trade Marketing can be considered

Proven track record of bringing new products to market successfully

Excellent project management skills, with the ability to lead multiple projects simultaneously.

Strong analytical and strategic thinking capabilities.

Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Creative and open-minded, with a passion for innovation and a drive to create the best possible products for consumers.

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**Compensation and Benefits**

Salary Range $130,400.00 - $163,000.00 USD

Pay is based on multiple non-discriminatory, individualized factors including but not limited to experience, job-related knowledge and education, skills and office/market location. In addition to base salary, salaried employees are eligible for annual discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing and, for Executive-level (salary grade 16 and above) roles only, long-term incentives in the form of Restricted Stock Units and/or Stock Options.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable benefits plans then in effect, all salaried employees are also eligible for a competitive benefits package which includes:

Insurance: Employees (and their eligible dependents) are eligible to participate in Company-sponsored Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Disability insurance plans.

Retirement Plans: Employees are eligible to enroll in Colgate's 401(k) plan, which provides for company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements

Vacation/PTO: Employees receive a minimum of 15 days of vacation/PTO leave annually

Paid Holidays: Employees receive a minimum of 13 paid/floating holidays annually

Paid Sick Leave: Based on location and consistent with applicable state and local law, employees receive a minimum of 40 hours of paid sick leave on January 1st of each year

Paid Parental Leave: Eligible employees may take up to eight weeks of paid parental leave and 12 weeks of unpaid leave (varies for employees with fewer than 12 months of service and is subject to hours worked requirements)

**Our Commitment to Sustainability**

With the Colgate brand in more homes than any other, we are presented with great opportunities and new challenges as we work to integrate sustainability into all aspects of our business and create positive social impact. We are determined to position ourselves for further growth as we act on our 2025 Sustainability & Social Impact Strategy.

**Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion**

Achieving our purpose starts with our people ensuring our workforce represents the people and communities we serve and creating an environment where our people feel they belong; where we can be our authentic selves, feel treated with respect and have the support of leadership to impact the business in a meaningful way.

**Equal Opportunity Employer**

Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please contact Application_Accommodation@colpal.com with the subject "Accommodation Request" should you require accommodation.

For additional Colgate terms and conditions, please click here (https://www.colgatepalmolive.com/content/dam/cp-sites/corporate/corporate/en_us/corp/locale-assets/pdf/colgate-terms-and-conditions-2023.pdf) .

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