Job Specifications
About The Company
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. stands with every eye, lip, face and paw. 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, pioneering clean beauty brand Well People, Keys Soulcare, a groundbreaking lifestyle beauty brand created with Alicia Keys, Naturium, high-performance, biocompatible, clinically-effective and accessible skin care, and our newest brand, rhode, a line of curated skincare essentials, formulated for a variety of skin types and needs with high performance ingredients, it’s a daily routine that nourishes your skin barrier over time.
In our Fiscal year 25, we had net sales of $1 Billion and our business performance has been nothing short of extraordinary with 26 consecutive quarters of net sales growth. We are the #2 mass cosmetics brand in the US and are the fastest growing mass cosmetics brand among the top 5. Our total compensation philosophy offers every full-time new hire competitive pay and benefits, bonus eligibility (200% of target over the last six 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.
Visit our Career Page to learn more about our team: https://www.elfbeauty.com/work-with-us
Position Summary
At e.l.f. Beauty we’re looking for a Senior Manager, Market & Business Insights, who can translate the pulse of culture, the marketplace, and the ever-evolving world of beauty into clear, actionable stories that fuel our rocket-ship growth. If you love digging into data, spotting what’s next, seeing patterns, and turning insights into “let’s go!” moments for the business, this role is for you.
You’ll bring together syndicated data, competitive signals, cultural currents, and marketplace dynamics to help us stay ahead of the curve — and the competition. You’ll craft crisp, compelling narratives, surface whitespace, fuel innovation, sharpen strategy, and champion a truly data-driven organization. This is a role for someone who is innately curious, analytically fierce, a natural storyteller, and energized by building the next generation of insights capabilities at e.l.f.’s breakneck pace.
You’ll be a critical thought partner to teams across the organization, helping us stay steps ahead in an ultra-dynamic, ultra-competitive landscape. You’ll connect dots, inspire action, and bring clarity — all while moving at e.l.f. speed.
This role reports directly to the AVP, Market & Business Insights and is hybrid across any of our e.l.f. hubs (NYC, Oakland, LA).
What You’ll Do
Connect the dots and be the voice of what’s happening, and what’s coming next in the market
Pull together diverse data sources to build a 360° view of the category, competitive dynamics, cultural shifts, shopper behavior, brand insights, and emerging trends inside and outside beauty
Stay tapped into the fast-moving currents shaping culture and driving beauty trends, bringing forward the insights that matter most for e.l.f.’s next moves
Turn data into influential storytelling
Transform complex data and information into sharp, compelling narratives with clear implications that influence senior leaders and ignite action across the business
Create and own insight-driven analysis and presentations from quick turn insights to big-picture storylines and polished Executive-level materials
Champion data-driven decision making
Collaborate with partners across brand, innovation, digital, creative, and IMC to ensure insights power decisions, spark ideas, and push the business forward
Identify whitespace, growth levers, and disruptive opportunities using syndicated tools (NielsenIQ, Circana, Euromonitor, Numerator, and others)
Elevate our insights engine
Lead improvements to our market insights tracking and reporting systems to keep pace with the business
Reimagine our syndicated dashboards to make insights faster, smarter, and more accessible across the organization
Explore next-gen methodologies — including AI-led solutions — to unlock fresher, deeper, and more disruptive insights
Build strong internal and external partnerships
Build trust as a thought partner across the organization, cultivating strong relationships internally and externally
Manage relationships with key data and research partners, ensuring we’re leveraging best-in-class tools while continually evaluating new ones
What You Bring (a.k.a. Your Superpowers)
A strategic, curious, insight-driven mindset
7+ years of experience in market analysis, insights, analytics, or category strategy — ideally within consumer goods
A bachelor's degree in a quantitative or analytical field; master’s or MBA a plus