Global Lead, Innovation Insights & Foresight (Consumer Beauty)

Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands; hybrid work with the option to work remotely up to 50% of the month.

Company

hirify.global is a global beauty company with an international, collaborative and entrepreneurial environment focused on consumer beauty and commercial impact.

What you will do

• Lead the global Innovation Insights & Foresight agenda across Color Cosmetics & Nails, developing forward-looking perspectives on consumers, culture, categories and market evolution.
• Identify emerging trends, unmet consumer needs and whitespace opportunities that can unlock future category growth.
• Translate foresight and consumer insights into innovation territories, growth platforms and actionable strategic opportunities.
• Partner with Brand, Innovation, R&D and Strategic Business Operations teams to shape innovation priorities and portfolio and pipeline decisions.
• Lead early-stage innovation learning by validating consumer needs, concepts, assumptions and opportunities.
• Build foresight methodologies, trend intelligence platforms and external partnerships, while influencing decisions through clear storytelling and recommendations.

Requirements

• 6–8+ years of experience in Innovation Insights, Strategic Foresight, Consumer Insights, Market Intelligence, Innovation Strategy or Consumer & Market Insights.
• Experience in Beauty, FMCG, Consumer Goods, Retail or another highly consumer-centric industry.
• Strong expertise in trend forecasting, cultural intelligence, foresight and/or innovation strategy.
• Ability to identify emerging consumer and market shifts and translate them into tangible growth opportunities.
• Experience supporting innovation pipelines from opportunity identification and concept development through early-stage consumer learning.
• Strong understanding of consumer behavior and category dynamics, with the ability to connect multiple signals into a coherent strategic perspective.
• Excellent analytical and strategic thinking, including the ability to turn insights into clear priorities and investment recommendations.
• Strong influencing and storytelling capabilities for bringing future opportunities to life for diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to collaborate across Brand, Innovation, R&D and Commercial teams in an international, matrix environment.
• Experience managing external foresight partners, trend platforms, consultancies or innovation agencies.

Culture & Benefits

• Global and highly strategic role with direct influence on hirify.global’s future innovation agenda.
• Exposure across Consumer Beauty, Brand, Innovation, R&D and Strategic Business Operations.
• Opportunity to shape future growth across iconic Color Cosmetics & Nails brands.
• International, collaborative and entrepreneurial environment based in Amsterdam.
• Option to work remotely up to 50% of the month under hirify.global’s global omni-working policy.