- Location
- Mumbai Maharashtra India
- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Senior
- Posted
- Oct 15, 2026
About Estée Lauder Companies
The Estée Lauder Companies is a global leader in prestige beauty, founded in 1946 by Estée and Joseph Lauder and built on an enduring belief in creativity, high-touch service, and entrepreneurial spirit. As an employer, the Group offers talent the scale of an international house with the energy of distinctive brands across skincare, makeup, fragrance, and hair care. Its culture values innovation, inclusion, learning, and responsible growth, inviting professionals to shape consumer experiences from laboratory to counter, digital platform to boardroom. Employees join a purpose-led organization where heritage, artistry, and scientific excellence meet to define the future of luxury beauty.
Based in Mumbai, India, the Senior Manager, Consumer Intelligence leads consumer insight work across the Middle East and emerging markets, with a 50% Middle East / 50% Emerging Markets remit. The role shapes brand and commercial decisions through research, connected data and actionable recommendations, partnering with local, regional and global teams.
Role & Responsibilities
- Bring the consumer’s voice into brand strategy, annual planning, product launches, campaigns and investment decisions.
- Understand how culture, lifestyle and shopping behaviour shape beauty preferences across the Middle East, India, Turkey and Southeast Asia.
- Lead research into consumer needs, brand perceptions, shopper behaviour and growth opportunities.
- Connect brand health, market intelligence, social listening, CRM, digital and retail data to reveal the bigger picture.
- Turn findings into compelling stories and practical recommendations that teams can act on.
- Partner with leadership, brand, marketing, digital and commercial teams to embed insights into decisions.
- Manage research agencies and projects, and represent local consumer priorities in regional and global discussions.
Qualifications
- Deep understanding of Middle East consumers; experience with India and broader emerging markets, including Turkey and Southeast Asia, is highly valued.
- Strong qualitative and quantitative research skills.
- Commercial judgement and the ability to translate complex data into clear recommendations.
- Excellent storytelling, presentation and stakeholder management skills.
- A curious, proactive and hands-on approach.
- Fluent English; prestige beauty, luxury or related consumer sector experience is an advantage.
Skills
Experience
8+ years in consumer insights and market research.
Workplace
The successful candidate will be located in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
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Culture
The Estée Lauder Companies fosters a collaborative, inclusive workplace where creativity, entrepreneurial thinking, and a passion for prestige beauty are deeply valued. As a global house of distinctive brands, it offers employees an environment that encourages innovation, professional growth, and a shared commitment to excellence and consumer inspiration.
About Cerulean
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