Research Technical Leader Product

Research Technical Leader Product

Job Description

You were made to create Better Care for a Better World: exploring uncharted questions, engineering innovative solutions, advancing scientific understanding, and constantly pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.

You want to be part of a performance culture dedicated to solving real-world problems with purpose and precision.

You want to work in an environment that promotes sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

In this role, you’ll help us shape the future and improve lives for billions of people around the world.

It starts with YOU.

About You

In one of our R&D roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center.

Job responsibilities include:


* The R&E Technical Leader Child Care Garments FEI position will


* Lead Product Strategies for Pull-Ups, and Goodnites


* Collaborate across Brand Strategy, Innovation, Marketing, Insights and Analytics, and R&E to determine the long-term innovation plan for Child products.


* Champion our FEI process to enable strong new product ideas from initial idea to successful transition to our Develop & Commercialize teams.


* Ensure strong fundamental consumer and technical learning is evergreen across our product platforms.


* Lead key product strategic decision making.


* Coach and mentor indirect team members on product and consumer best practices.


* Present and influence our leadership teams to the Child Care product innovation plans.


* Help drive specific Power programs in the Child Care space.


* Work across boundaries within R&D and beyond to drive and influence the organization.


* The incumbent reports as well as partners with an R&E Senior Manager and will give work direction, coaching, and mentoring to indirect team members


* Lead decisions that are strategic in nature with lasting impacts to our product forms which can impact on our asset strategies.


* Key R&D influencer of the childcare portfolio.


* Presents and influences the Sector leaders.

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

Required:


* Bachelor’s degree.


* 10+ years of significant product development experience with consumer products.


* Demonstrated ability to influence leaders.

Preferred:


* 10+ years of experience in Child Care pants or other garment variants.


* Deep understanding of BCC consumers.


* Technical expertise in product design and some cross-functional experience in materials and/or process.


* Deep understanding of garment product variants.

Led by Purpose.

Driven by You.

Total Benefits

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