Senior Manager, Global Insights

Responsibilities:

• Leverage multiple data sources to connect dots and develop a comprehensive understanding of the business environment, while keeping a pulse on consistently evolving trends within and beyond beauty.
• Strategically distill insights from diverse data sources and present them to senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams in a compelling narrative with concise and actionable findings and implications.
• Leverage syndicated data tracking resources (e.g., NielsenIQ, Circana, Euromonitor, Numerator, etc.) to analyze trends and identify whitespace opportunities.
• Own end-to-end creation of insights presentations from storyline through final edits, including Board-level materials.
• Provide thought leadership and collaborate with global stakeholders in brand, innovation, digital, creative, and IMC functions, surfacing insights and analytics to further promote data-driven decision-making organizationally.
• Oversee the enhancement of market insights tracking and reporting infrastructure to support evolving business needs.
• Create efficiencies in market insights reporting, including overhaul of syndicated data dashboards to expand internal usage.
• Drive the exploration and implementation of innovative and disruptive insights methodologies, including AI, to create next generation insights advancements.
• Develop and maintain relationships with external data and research partners (i.e., NielsenIQ, Circana, Euromonitor, etc.), while consistently evaluating potential new data and research partners.

Requirements:

• Minimum 7 years of experience in market analysis, and data insights and analytics.
• Bachelor’s degree in Market Research, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, Marketing, or a related quantitative field. A master's degree or MBA is a plus.
• Strong ability to analyze and synthesize disparate information from multiple data sources into a holistic story with strategic implications and recommendations. Capable of turning complex information into simple and understandable messaging.
• Inherently curious, proactive, and enjoys digging beyond the surface to uncover insights. Exceptional at finding trends and the story in the data, articulating the “so what,” and translating insights into strategic, actionable recommendations.
• Passionate about customer-centricity and data-driven strategy, with the ability to effectively communicate and influence key stakeholders.
• Outstanding analytical, critical thinking, and organizational skills with extreme attention to detail. Ability to focus on both strategy and execution.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and data story-telling skills, including the ability to clearly present findings and recommendations to diverse stakeholders. Has executive presence with a high degree of comfort working with and presenting to senior leaders.
• Outstanding knowledge of syndicated data sets (e.g., NielsenIQ, Circana, Euromonitor, Numerator) and ability to navigate beyond pulling numbers, to analyze and distill the most relevant insights.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to work independently and effectively across multiple projects, without sacrificing accuracy and attention to detail, in an extremely fast-paced environment.
• Thrives in ambiguity and agile work environments, with strong prioritization and project management skills.
• Strong business acumen with experience in category strategy.
• Proficiency in MS Office core suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)
• Experience with data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI, etc.).
• Experience using data analytics tools and languages such as SQL, SPSS, etc.
• Experience on the supplier side and brand side of research/insights preferred.
• Strong understanding of how AI can create efficiency and enhance deliverables.
• Consumer goods industry experience preferred.
• Passionate about the beauty industry.