Clorox

Senior Product Designer, Cosmetics

Durham, NC - USA (Hill Bldg) Full time

Clorox is the place that’s committed to growth – for our people and our brands. Guided by our purpose and values, and with people at the center of everything we do, we believe every one of us can make a positive impact on consumers, communities, and teammates. Join our team. #CloroxIsThePlace

Your role at Clorox:

Burt's Bees is seeking an experienced beauty product designer with exceptional sensory evaluation and communication skills.
This role requires the ability to effectively influence cross-functional and multi-cultural teams including R&D, Marketing, Supply Chain, and External Partners.
Preferred knowledge includes sustainability, clean beauty standards, and eco-conscious packaging, all crucial for reinforcing brand alignment.

Translate consumer insights into product design attributes, ensuring formulation, packaging, and process choices result in a cohesive, delightful product experience.
Actively seeks out, researches and synthesizes new trends in category and product format.
Build strong relationships with contract manufacturers to foster expanded innovation offerings for customers.
Introduces new product innovations/concepts and relevant solutions to customer pain points and assortment gaps that support the brand strategy. 

This position can be based remotely in New York City tri-state area or hybrid in Durham, NC, Burt's Bees headquarters.

In this role, you will:

Partner cross-functionally within R&D and Marketing to define, prototype, and iterate on sensorial elements such as texture, scent, appearance, and usage behavior. Develop and maintain documentation and design standards related to consumer experience, including sensory targets, aesthetic criteria, and technical briefs.

Lead product prototyping, benchmarking, and experiential testing to guide decision-making throughout the development process. Support concept validation and claims alignment in partnership with Insights, Clinical, Regulatory, Legal, and Product Development teams 

Drive Innovation obsession by leading sensory and experiential trend share-out across beauty, skincare, body, wellness, and tangential CPG categories and integrate learnings cross-functionally into new design approaches. Lead cross-functional project teams that include junior and other SME contributors.

 

Technical Ownership: 

Responsible and Accountable for key elements of assigned product initiatives and integrates formulation, packaging, and process inputs into cohesive product designs. 

Leads all Contract Manufacturing initiatives to foster innovation offerings for Burt’s Bees consumers. Develops and manages internal lab standards, and benchmarks for sensory evaluation  

Business Impact: 

Supports innovation and core projects that drive consumer preference, loyalty, and brand experience  

Contributes to brand storytelling through technical demonstration of consumer delight. Enables speed to market and design quality through early, aligned product design direction. 

People Leadership & Collaboration: 

Mentor junior scientists on sensory analysis, shade development, and benchmark selection. May manage interns or temporary staff. Collaborate with internal partners and external manufacturers (EMs) to translate vision into executions. 

What we look for:

Ideal Candidate has:   

5+ years of product development or product marketing experience in beauty  

Experience managing the entire product lifecycle, with a proven track record of successful product launches and lifecycle management, including experience with contract manufacturers. 

Strong knowledge of the cosmetics and skincare market and expert understanding and passion for product application/performance and developing across skin types, concerns, and tones.

Knowledgeable about ingredients and formulations, and familiar with regulatory requirements for cosmetic products. 

Excellent communication, influencing, project management and problem-solving skills.

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Workplace type:

This position can be based remotely in the New York City tri-state area or in Durham, NC, Burt's Bees headquarters.

Our values-based culture connects to our purpose and empowers people to be their best, professionally and personally. We serve a diverse consumer base which is why we believe teams that reflect our consumers bring fresh perspectives, drive innovation, and help us stay attuned to the world around us. That’s why we foster an inclusive culture where every person can feel respected, valued, and fully able to participate, and ultimately able to thrive. Learn more.

[U.S.]Additional Information:

At Clorox, we champion people to be well and thrive, starting with our own people. To help make this possible, we offer comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company match, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays depending on location), inclusive fertility/adoption benefits, and more.

We are committed to fair and equitable pay and are transparent with current and future teammates about our full salary ranges. We use broad salary ranges that reflect the competitive market for similar jobs, provide sufficient opportunity for growth as you gain experience and expand responsibilities, while also allowing for differentiation based on performance. Based on the breadth of our ranges, most new hires will start at Clorox in the first half of the applicable range. Your starting pay will depend on job-related factors, including relevant skills, knowledge, experience and location. The applicable salary range for every role in the U.S. is based on your work location and is aligned to one of three zones according to the cost of labor in your area.

–Zone A: $106,700 - $204,900

–Zone B: $97,800 - $187,900

–Zone C: $88,900 - $170,800

All ranges are subject to change in the future. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

This job is also eligible for participation in Clorox’s incentive plans, subject to the terms of the applicable plan documents and policies.

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