Associate Director of Marketing - Innovation Accelerator

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Your role at Clorox:

The Innovation Accelerator – Associate Director of Marketing is responsible for driving strategic innovation accelerator projects, by identifying white space opportunities, leading discoveries with consumer & customer-forward big ideas and collaborating with cross-functional innovation internal and external partners.

Exciting opportunity to join the Innovation Accelerator team and impact all Business Units’ innovation funnel, capabilities, and future growth trajectory. The Innovation Accelerator – Associate Director of Marketing reports directly to the same team’s Director of Marketing.

In this role, you will:

• Lead cross-functional teams to ideate, prototype, and launch innovative products and services.
• Collaborate with BU Studios to align innovation efforts with business goals.
• Foster a culture of creativity and continuous improvement within the brand team.
• Build from scratch and roll sleeves to drive innovation.
• Analyze market trends and consumer insights to identify new opportunities for innovation.

Oversee the budget, resources, and timelines for innovation projects

What we look for:

Skills and Abilities:

• Drives Results: Proven track record of meeting or exceeding business objectives
• Strategic Mindset & Thought Leadership:
  • Ability to influence leadership, demonstrated through ability to advance ideas for recommendations to GM
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with a passion for continuous learning and staying updated on industry trends, emerging technologies, and consumer behaviors to identify future possibilities and translate them into executable, breakthrough strategies
• Business Insights & Manages Complexity:
  • Leverage data to be able to inform decision-making and refine innovation strategies based on real-world feedback and performance metrics
  • Strong analytical skills, with experience in forecasting new spaces and budgeting to build business cases to influence decision making and go-to-market choices
• Consumer Focus: Deep understanding of and curiosity for consumer insights and competitive intelligence, with the ability to translate ambiguous findings and data into actionable strategies and white space innovation platforms
• Cultivates Innovation:
  • Experience with agile or lean development tools, process and/or concepts to enable faster, leaner, and consumer-obsessed teams that increase speed of outcomes
  • Generate original and novel ideas that meet consumer needs and stand out from competitors in current, adjacent, and new categories
• Develops Talent, Drives Engagement, Values Differences: Works well with others and leverage the diverse skills and perspectives of their team members. They should create a culture of innovation and encourage feedback, experimentation, celebrate successes and learning.
• Communicates Effectively: Excellent communication (both written and verbal) and presentation skills, with ability to effectively communicate complex ideas to both internal and external stakeholders
• Industry & Skill Experience: Minimum of 5 years in packaged goods industry, with experience of launching and scaling innovative products
• Role Experience:
  • Brand and innovation experience
  • Track record of thinking-out-of-the-box, driving innovation and launching successful initiatives
  • Digitally Savvy and proficient in design thinking and agile methodologies.
  • Strong analytical skills and data-driven mindset.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, industrial engineering or a related field.

#LI-Hybrid

Workplace type:

Hybrid

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: $153,700 - $309,000

–Zone B: $140,900 - $283,300

–Zone C: $128,100 - $257,500

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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