Senior Manager, Marketing Capabilities

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At Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we’re the house of iconic brands - including NEUTROGENA®, AVEENO®, TYLENOL®, LISTERINE®, JOHNSON’S® and BAND-AID® that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent.

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What you will do

We are seeking a strategic and influential Senior Manager, Marketing Capabilities to lead capability-building initiatives across the U.S. Marketing organization. This role is responsible for identifying critical capability gaps, developing learning strategies, and delivering transformative programs that strengthen marketing excellence, accelerate business performance, and prepare marketers for the future.

The ideal candidate combines deep marketing expertise with learning and development experience and has a passion for helping individuals and teams grow. They will serve as a trusted partner to marketing leadership, ensuring that capability investments align with business priorities and support a high-performing, learning-oriented culture.

This individual will lead the deployment of global capability programs while tailoring learning solutions to meet U.S. market needs. They will champion modern learning approaches, including AI-enabled capability development, learning in the flow of work, and change management strategies that drive adoption and measurable impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the U.S. marketing capability strategy, identifying critical skill gaps and development opportunities across the organization.

• Conduct capability assessments and learning needs analyses to inform annual capability-building priorities and roadmaps.

• Partner with leadership and key stakeholders to design and execute capability-building programs that advance marketing effectiveness.

• Deploy and localize global marketing training programs to ensure relevance and adoption within the U.S. market.

• Design, facilitate, and coordinate U.S.-specific learning experiences, workshops, and development initiatives.

• Drive capability measurement and evaluation processes, including learning effectiveness, skill development, adoption metrics, and business impact assessments.

• Serve as a champion for AI, GenAI, and emerging technologies, building organizational capability and confidence in the use of new tools and ways of working.

• Lead change management and adoption efforts to ensure learning solutions translate into sustained behavioral change and improved performance.

• Develop and execute communication strategies that promote engagement, awareness, and participation in capability initiatives.

• Oversee learning operations, including attendance tracking, learning technology administration, and learner experience management.

• Partner with People Function and marketing leaders to strengthen onboarding experiences and accelerate the readiness of new marketing talent.

• Foster a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, innovation, and excellence across the full Marketing organization.

• Act as a trusted advisor and capability thought leader, bringing external best practices and future-focused learning approaches to the organization.

What we are looking for

Required Qualifications:

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Organizational Development, Learning & Development, Communications, or a related field.

• 8+ years of experience in marketing, capability building, learning and development, organizational effectiveness, or related functions.

• Demonstrated experience developing and leading capability-building programs that drive measurable business outcomes.

• Strong understanding of marketing strategy, brand building, consumer insights, and modern marketing practices.

• Experience facilitating training programs and presenting to diverse audiences, including senior leaders.

• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and drive alignment within a highly matrixed organization.

• Strong project management, communication, and organizational skills.

• Experience utilizing learning technologies, capability measurement tools, and development frameworks.

• Exceptional ability to manage ambiguity, multiple priorities, and cross-functional stakeholders.

Desired Qualifications:

• Combination of hands-on marketing experience and learning & development expertise.

• Experience deploying learning programs across complex, global organizations.

• Familiarity with marketing capability frameworks and competency models.

• Experience leading change management and organizational adoption initiatives.

• Knowledge of AI, GenAI, and digital capability-building approaches.

• Strong facilitation, coaching, and executive presence skills.

• Passion for developing people, shaping culture, and enabling organizational transformation.

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What’s in it for you

This takes into account a number of factors including work location, the candidate’s skills, experience, education level & other job-related factors.

Kenvue is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.