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.
About our role:
Reporting to the Senior Project Manager, Strategic Partnerships, AEMEA, you will strengthen AEMEA relationships with global platform owners (including Meta, Google, ByteDance, and Amazon) to accelerate capability, innovation, and commercial impact. The role turns partner opportunities into practical programs for markets and brands, supports governance and knowledge sharing, and ensures value is measured and linked to business outcomes.
What you will do:
- Build and maintain partner relationships and working cadence that support AEMEA market needs and brand priorities.
- Create joint plans with platform partners: priority use cases, capability support, learning agendas, and adoption plans.
- Enable markets with partner programs: training, playbooks, office hours, and clear “how to apply” guidance.
- Drive innovation pilots and early access opportunities; ensure pilots have clear success criteria and learnings are captured.
- Coordinate internal alignment across brand, media, legal, procurement, and data teams to remove blockers and speed delivery.
- Track impact: define metrics, collect results, and communicate outcomes and next steps to stakeholders.
What you will need:
- Partner management, media, or commerce training preferred
- University degree
- 5 - 8 years of experience in digital marketing, electronic commerce, platform partnerships, or media agencies
- Experience building data driven multi-platform plans with platform partners and rolling out programs across multiple markets
- Experience translating platform capabilities into marketing and commerce outcomes
- Strong partner management and cross-company collaboration skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across cultures, functions, external partners, and regional/global headquarters, including close collaboration with teams in Japan.
- Strong understanding of digital media and commerce platform capabilities, with the ability to translate technical partner features and opportunities into clear business outcomes, practical recommendations, and simple guidance for stakeholders.
- Data-driven and commercially minded, using evidence, measurement, and disciplined testing to evaluate opportunities, optimize partner initiatives, and drive measurable business impact.
- Highly organized with strong project management capabilities, able to manage multiple parallel initiatives, ensure stakeholder alignment, and deliver consistent follow-through in complex environments.
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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Skills Required
- Partner management, media, or commerce training
- University degree
- 5-8 years experience in digital marketing, ecommerce, platform partnerships, or media agencies
- Experience building data-driven multi-platform plans and rolling out programs across multiple markets
- Experience translating platform capabilities into marketing and commerce outcomes
- Strong partner management and cross-company collaboration skills across cultures and functions
- Strong understanding of digital media and commerce platform capabilities and ability to translate features into business outcomes
- Data-driven and commercially minded, using measurement and testing to evaluate and optimize initiatives
- Highly organized with strong project management capabilities, able to manage multiple parallel initiatives
What We Do
Ever since the company's founding in 1887, Kao has strived to deliver value to the life of people everywhere in the world. Today, we are a leading manufacturer in the fields of hygiene, beauty and health, while our chemical business contributes to the development of diverse industries. With more than 33,000 employees, our mission is to enrich the lives of people globally and contribute to the sustainability of the world. In the regions of Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), we focus on our Beauty Care business with premium brands in three business sectors: Consumer, Salon and Cosmetics. Our Business Sector represents skin and hair care brands that are recognized worldwide for their innovation and quality, such as Jergens, Curél, Bioré, Guhl, and John Frieda. Our Salon Business Sector is committed to unleashing the creativity of stylists around the globe. With our industry leading brands Goldwell, KMS and Oribe, stylists have everything in their hands to create beautiful show-stopping hair representative of the individuality of their clients. Our London-based boutique brand, Molton Brown, offers luxury beauty products found only in our exclusive Molton Brown stores, high-end department stores and travel retail, as well as five-star hotels around the world. All three business sectors are driven by the same values and beliefs: Creating high-quality products and constantly striving for the best is what is at the heart of everything we do. This is why we understand that our people are one of our core assets, and we strive for a working environment that allows team members to flourish and grow. Join us, and you will have opportunity to help us make life beautiful
