Digital Marketing Acceleration Project Manager

We are Kao, listed as one of the world’s most ethical companies for the last 20 years.  

Our EMEA brand portfolio spans across three sectors; Consumer Care (John Frieda, Guhl, Bondi Sands, Bioré, Jergens, Curél), Professional Hair (Goldwell, Oribe, KMS Hair, Kerasilk), and Molton Brown. 

Our corporate philosophy, The Kao Way, guides us in everything we do – acting with integrity, courageously driving innovation, and treating each other with trust and respect. 

At Kao, we offer amazing benefits that are available to you on your first day of employment (healthcare, 401(k) plus company match), 36 total days off (vacation + holidays + sick) and a reasonable salary range of $80,000- $100,000. We also offer a hybrid work environment.

About our role: 

Reporting to the Senior Project Manager, DX Marketing Acceleration, AEMEA, this role accelerates specific portfolio brands in AEMEA against missions set by Global Brand Teams. The role turns missions into focused acceleration plans, runs fast learning cycles, and partners with markets, agencies, and global teams to deliver measurable growth. The role is hands-on, data-driven, and strongly focused on impact and return on investment.

What you will do: 

• Translate brand missions into clear acceleration plans: objectives, metrics, actions, owners, and timeline.
• Run rapid learning cycles: plan, execute, evaluate, and improve growth initiatives across marketing and commerce.
• Partner with markets and agencies to improve execution quality, speed, and consistency; ensure best practice adoption.
• Manage performance tracking: dashboards, insight generation, and clear recommendations tied to business outcomes.
• Share learnings: document playbooks, what worked, what did not, and scaling guidance for other brands and markets.
• Stakeholder management: align global brand teams, regional stakeholders, and markets; escalate risks early.

What you will need: 

• University degree or equivalent
• Experience in digital marketing and commerce execution preferred
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in digital marketing, electronic commerce, brand growth, or digital transformation roles
• Proven experience delivering growth through campaigns, conversion optimization, media, content, and commerce levers
• Experience working with cross-functional teams and external agencies
• Experience demonstrating strong brand growth and digital execution capability, with the ability to translate strategy into clear plans, measurable actions, and effective business outcomes across the consumer journey from awareness to conversion.
• Strong analytical and insight-to-action mindset, using data, testing, and performance evaluation to continuously optimize initiatives and improve results.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to align and influence global and local stakeholders across functions, markets, and regional/global headquarters, including close collaboration with teams in Japan.
• Strong project management, prioritization, and execution capabilities, balancing speed, quality, compliance, and business impact in dynamic environments.
• Curious, proactive, and adaptable, with a willingness to test new approaches, learn quickly from results, and continuously improve ways of working.
• High ownership, resilience, and accountability mindset, with the ability to drive initiatives forward and maintain momentum through complexity and change.
• High level of Powerpoint and presentation skill required

At Kao, we believe the diversity of our teams strengthens our global mission. Here we trust and respect each other, collaborating in a friendly and inclusive work environment to achieve great results. 

What you can expect from us: 

• An entrepreneurial environment where passionate and innovative teams come together. 
• Respect, teamwork and collaboration are at the heart of how we work.  
• A workplace culture that prioritises employee wellbeing, with opportunities to get involved in initiatives such as Mental Health First Aiders, our Charity Committee, and DE&I communities 
• A broad range of benefits, including flexible working, competitive salaries, health and wellbeing offers, pension schemes, insurance options, and more… 
• Learning and development opportunities 

Your voice matters here, we value entrepreneurial thinking and innovation from our teams. 

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https://www.kao.com/emea/en/careers/ 

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