At a Glance
- Tasks: Shape global brand initiatives and drive innovative campaigns for KEVIN.MURPHY.
- Company: Join one of Australia's most recognised global haircare brands.
- Benefits: Collaborative culture, global impact, and opportunities for creativity.
- Other info: Fast-paced environment with strong focus on teamwork and strategic thinking.
- Why this job: Influence product development and marketing strategies on a global scale.
- Qualifications: Experience in brand management within beauty or premium consumer goods.
The predicted salary is between 90000 - 110000 $ per year.
About KEVIN.MURPHY
Born in Australia and now sold around the world, KEVIN.MURPHY is one of Australia’s most recognised global professional haircare brands. Founded by session stylist Kevin Murphy, the brand was born backstage, on set and behind the chair, bringing skincare thinking to haircare through high-performance formulas that combine advanced science with naturally derived ingredients. Today, KEVIN.MURPHY operates across more than 60 countries and forms part of the broader Kevin Murphy Group, with more than 250 team members globally. Premium, independent and stylist-led, KEVIN.MURPHY sits at the intersection of beauty, fashion, performance and innovation, with a strong commitment to making considered choices for people and the planet.
The Opportunity
KEVIN.MURPHY is looking for a Global Brand Manager – Haircare & Styling to join its Brisbane-based global marketing team. You will play a central role in shaping the strategic development and execution of global brand initiatives across the CARE & STYLING portfolio. This is a genuinely international brand role spanning new product development, global campaigns and commercial programs, with the opportunity to influence the future product pipeline, creative direction and marketing strategy of KEVIN.MURPHY across its global markets. You will work across multiple functions and regions, taking projects from initial concept and consumer insight through campaign development, launch and global execution.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Drive global brand initiatives across the KEVIN.MURPHY Haircare & Styling portfolio
- Translate consumer, category and market insights into new product and brand opportunities
- Contribute to the development of the future innovation and product pipeline
- Develop global positioning, messaging and go-to-market strategies for new and existing products
- Lead integrated global campaigns from initial brief and concept through to market execution
- Develop global launch programs, campaign assets and toolkits that can be effectively activated across international markets
- Partner with Creative and Marketing teams to ensure every touchpoint reflects the distinctive KEVIN.MURPHY brand
- Work closely with regional marketing teams to balance local market requirements with global brand consistency
- Manage complex cross-functional projects, stakeholders and timelines from concept through to delivery
- Monitor consumer behaviour, category trends and the competitive landscape to identify opportunities for growth
- Help ensure global brand initiatives deliver both creative impact and strong commercial outcomes
About You
You will be an experienced Brand Manager or Senior Brand Manager who combines strong strategic brand capability with the ability to execute. Ideally, you will have developed your experience within beauty, haircare, skincare, personal care, FMCG, consumer goods or another premium brand-led environment. You will be able to demonstrate experience across brand strategy, consumer insights, integrated campaigns and cross-functional project management. You are someone who can move comfortably between the big picture and the detail. You can identify an opportunity, build the strategy behind it, engage multiple stakeholders and then stay close enough to execution to ensure it lands successfully in market. Experience working across multiple markets or within a global or regional marketing structure will be particularly valuable.
Why KEVIN.MURPHY?
KEVIN.MURPHY combines the creativity and pace of an entrepreneurial brand with the opportunity to work across a global footprint. The culture is described as entrepreneurial, fast-paced and collaborative, with accountability, communication, urgency, strategic thinking and teamwork at its core. For an ambitious brand marketer, this is an opportunity to influence what KEVIN.MURPHY develops next, how products are positioned and how the brand comes to life around the world.
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