• Job Description

  Req#: 154997

  Relocation Assistance Offered Within Region
  # 154997 - Therwil, Switzerland, Switzerland
  
  Who We Are
  Colgate-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!
  

  DESIGN DIRECTOR, Europe/Africa Eurasia

  Summary/Purpose:

  You are a global design leader with the creativity, empathy and courage needed to lead Design for the Europe/Africa Eurasia Division of Colgate-Palmolive. You are driven by the challenge of transforming a traditional CPG powerhouse into a great design-integrated, innovative, growth company. You inspire and lead people around you, dream big and push boundaries but always deliver.

  You are a strategic design leader. You have a deep experience with the discovery, development and delivery of online and offline brand experience. You thrive in the ambiguity of internal and external challenges facing us today. You are able to navigate and collaborate within a global enterprise. You need to lead design and brand projects that exceed our business objectives across 2D and 3D packaging, digital platforms, retail environments and e-commerce.

  Reporting:

  This role reports to the Head of Division Design, (located at the Colgate HQ in NYC).

  Primary Responsibilities:

  • Lead (originate) the design development, execution and sustained activation of our design systems for our Division brands

  • Collaborate closely with the global brand design team to ensure that the division's design strategy aligns with the overall brand strategy and guidelines, while also adapting to local market needs.

  • Lead the EU/AED design team in delivering excellent packaging

  • Mentor and grow your design team, including hiring, training, and performance management.

  • Drive design excellence standards with internal and external agency partners (starting with packaging and expanding to brand experience and activation).

  Other Responsibilities:

  · Champion Colgate’s Design vision, approach, systems and guardianship

  · Lead / participate in design-centered thought leadership

  · Collaborate with cross functional business partners to develop Design Briefs and Project Planning

  · Build relationships to influence regional marketing/business leaders to elevate impact and role of design

  · Resource management across internal and external creative partners

  · Travel up to 10%

  Values:

  Optimistic: You are positive and always look for the favorable side of a situation

  Curious: You have an intense desire to know, understand and grow

  Resilient: You adapt. You bounce back and stay calm in the face of change

  Courage: You thrive in the face of uncertainty. You speak up and take smart risks

  Humility: You are modest in the estimate of your own importance. No ego

  Empathy: You value the feelings, thoughts and attitudes of others. You’re a team player

  Education/Experience:

  · Bachelor Degree in Design (or similar, related qualification).

  · 15+ years professional experience in design, brand or related creative industry

  · Working knowledge of necessary software applications and platforms

  · Hands-on packaging design skills, digital design experience very welcome

  Competencies:

  · Deep understanding of great brand design systems (brand equity, architecture, visual assets, guardianship)

  · Able to effectively and calmly ‘juggle’ multiple assignments at one time

  · Great Communicator

  · Very good Presenter

  · Global Perspective. Curious about business

  This description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this position. It is, instead, a description of the essential elements of the position that are needed for recruitment, placement, orientation, training, competency and performance assessment, classification, compensation determination and other Human Resource actions.

  
  Our Commitment to Sustainability
  With the Colgate brand in more homes than any other, we are presented with great opportunities and new challenges as we work to integrate sustainability into all aspects of our business and create positive social impact. We are determined to position ourselves for further growth as we act on our 2025 Sustainability & Social Impact Strategy.
  
  Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
  Achieving our purpose starts with our people — ensuring our workforce represents the people and communities we serve —and creating an environment where our people feel they belong; where we can be our authentic selves, feel treated with respect and have the support of leadership to impact the business in a meaningful way.
  
  Equal Opportunity Employer
  Employer Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.
  
  Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please contact Application_Accommodation@colpal.com with the subject "Accommodation Request" should you require accommodation.
  
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• About the company

  Colgate-Palmolive Company is an American multinational consumer products company headquartered on Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It specializes in the production, distribution and provision of household, health care, personal care and veterinary products.

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