Director, Insights, EMEA

e.l.f. Beauty's purpose is to make the world a better place for every eye, lip, and face. Our deep commitment to clean, cruelty-free beauty at an incredible value has fueled the success of our flagship brand e.l.f. Cosmetics since 2004 and driven our portfolio expansion. Today, our multi-brand portfolio includes e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. SKIN, e.l.f. Hair, Well People, Naturium and rhode. In our Fiscal year 26, we had net sales of $1.6 Billion and our business performance has been nothing short of extraordinary with 7 consecutive years of net sales growth.

This consistent, category-leading growth is a testament to the strength of our team, strategy, and portfolio of brands. Our total compensation philosophy offers every full-time new hire competitive pay and benefits, bonus eligibility (200% of target over the last seven fiscal years), equity, flexible time off, year-round half-day Fridays, and a hybrid 3 day in office, 2 day at home work environment. We believe the combination of our unique culture, total compensation, workplace flexibility and care for the team is unmatched across not just beauty but any industry.

The Director, EMEA Insights is responsible for overseeing the EMEA-focused market and consumer insights functions, including market analysis, competitive intelligence, product insights, consumer research, audience segmentation, trends, and foresight, to drive actionable, data-driven growth through compelling storytelling. This individual will be adept at connecting dots across multiple data sources and strategically distilling and disseminating those actionable insights to all levels in the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Strategically distill insights from diverse data sources and present them to senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams in a compelling narrative with concise and actionable findings and implications.
• Leverage multiple data sources to connect dots and develop a comprehensive understanding of the business environment including brand performance, competitive brands and products, social dynamics, consumer behaviour, demographic/audience factors, and macroeconomics, keeping a pulse on consistently evolving trends and foresight within and beyond beauty.
• Disseminate insights and strategic recommendations throughout the organization at all levels.
• Leverage syndicated data tracking resources (e.g. NielsenIQ, Circana, Euromonitor, WGSN, Shopper Insights, Mintel, Spate, GfK) for frequent analysis of trends and identifying whitespace opportunities.
• Lead the evolving EMEA consumer profile and audience segmentation initiatives across the brand portfolio.
• Analyze social media conversations and trends, translating to actionable recommendations for marketing teams.
• Own end-to-end creation of Insights presentations (e.g., PowerPoint), i.e., from storyline through final edits.
• Collaborate with stakeholders in brand, innovation, digital, creative, sales, and Integrated Marketing Communications functions, surfacing insights and analytics to further promote and enable consumer-centric, data-driven decision-making in EMEA markets.
• Develop and maintain relationships with external data and research partners (NielsenIQ, Circana, Mintel, YouGov, etc.), while consistently evaluating potential new data and research partners.
• Drive the exploration and implementation of innovative research, trend tracking and social listening methodologies, including AI, to create next generation insights approaches and methodologies.
• Partner with US-based Global Insights team to connect dots and unify insights that drive the business.

Requirements:

• Minimum 10+ years of experience in consumer research, market analysis, and data insights and analytics, inclusive of experience leading a multi-disciplinary consumer and market insights team.
• Bachelor’s degree in Market Research, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, Marketing, or a related quantitative field. A master's degree or MBA is a plus.
• Strong ability to analyze and synthesize disparate information from multiple data sources into a holistic story with strategic implications and recommendations.
• Capable of turning complex information into simple and understandable messaging.
• Adept at designing and executing multi-country end-to-end quantitative and qualitative consumer research (i.e., survey development, discussion moderation), with the ability to generate relevant and actionable insights connected to consumer needs and business strategies.
• Experience with multiple types of custom research, including positioning, segmentation, innovation concepts, advertising/concept testing, consumer journeys, path to purchase, brand health tracking, etc.
• Outstanding ability to navigate syndicated data sets (e.g., NielsenIQ, Circana, Euromonitor, GfK, Shopper Insights) beyond pulling numbers, to analyze and distill the most relevant insights.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to work independently and effectively across multiple projects, without sacrificing accuracy and attention to detail, in an extremely fast-paced environment.
• Inherently curious, proactive, and enjoys digging beyond the surface to uncover insights.
• Exceptional at finding trends and the story in the data, articulating the “so what,” and translating insights into strategic, actionable recommendations.
• Passionate about customer-centricity and data-driven strategy, with the ability to effectively communicate and influence key stakeholders.
• Outstanding analytical, critical thinking, and organizational skills with extreme attention to detail.
• Ability to focus on both strategy and execution.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and data storytelling skills, including the ability to clearly present findings and recommendations to diverse stakeholders.
• Has executive presence with a high degree of comfort working with and presenting to senior leaders.
• Adept at utilizing AI tools for efficiency and enhanced deliverables.
• Thrives in ambiguity, with strong prioritization and project management skills.
• Localized knowledge of EMEA regions to surface local trends and execute relevant research.
• Proficient in MS Office core suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook).
• Experience with data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI, etc.).
• Experience using data analytics tools and languages such as SQL, SPSS, etc.
• Consumer goods industry experience preferred.
• Passionate about the beauty industry.

The base salary range for this role is listed above. Total compensation includes base salary, annual company-based performance bonus, and equity. Under e.l.f.’s annual bonus program, employees are eligible to earn up to 200% of their target bonus when company performance exceeds defined goals. In addition, e.l.f. provides a variety of other benefits to employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a retirement savings plan, gender neutral parental leave, and unlimited paid time off.