.Who We AreColgate-Palmolive Company is a caring, innovative growth company that is reimagining a healthier future for all people, their pets and our planet. Focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition, we sell our products in more than 200 countries and territories under brands such as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, hello, meridol, Sorriso, Tom's of Maine, EltaMD, Filorga, Irish Spring, PCA SKIN, Protex, Sanex, Softsoap, Speed Stick, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill's Pet Nutrition.We are recognized for our leadership and innovation in promoting sustainability and community wellbeing, including our achievements in decreasing plastic waste and promoting recyclability, saving water, conserving natural resources and improving children's oral health.If you want to work for a company that lives by their values, then give your career a reason to smile and join our global team!Job SummaryDevelop and drive an innovation pipeline for Hair & Scalp Care that addresses people needs, business opportunities across different types of consumers and across key regions.Identify and develop new technical leads based on technological and consumer insight, and drive the research team.Build a strong internal and external cross functional network (i.E. fragrance technology, regulatory, marketing, quality, implementation & support, supply chain, technology procurement, consumer & technology insights, suppliers, research institutes).Serve as a key interface among local and global partners such as Quality, Regulatory, Environmental Affairs, Occupational Health and Safety (EOHS), Legal, Supply Chain and Implementation & Support.Ensure the development and continuous flow of invention records, patents, and research reports to support Colgate-Palmolive intellectual property.As a leader of the Hair & Scalp Care Product Development team, the selected candidate will manage resources of his/her assigned team to deliver the grid, deliver innovation and elevate the sub-category technical fundamentals.Master the Hair & Scalp care state of the art by leading patent/journal landscape, and possess a strong knowledge of competitors across key regions. In addition, the leader of Product Development must engage her/his team in market/patent/journal landscape initiatives and supplier's development with the aim to elevate the expertise within the subcategory.ResponsibilitiesManage and develop the Global Product Development team.Deliver assigned projects supporting products, processes, methods, and services.Develop new technical leads by applying the fundamentals of technology.Lead and drive the enhancement of subcategory fundamentalsDevelop and help to execute the experimental development plan to deliver new and/or improved product bundles.Communicate learning from development work via research reports, patents, presentations to internal and external business partners and senior management