About Jo Malone London
Jo Malone London is a distinguished British fragrance house, celebrated for its elegant simplicity, unexpected scent pairings and refined gift-giving rituals. As an employer, the brand offers a polished, creative environment where artistry, service excellence and sensorial storytelling are central to daily work. Teams are encouraged to cultivate expertise in fragrance, build meaningful client relationships and contribute to a culture defined by curiosity, collaboration and impeccable attention to detail. With its global presence and heritage of modern British luxury, Jo Malone London provides opportunities for professionals who value craftsmanship, individuality and the pleasure of creating memorable experiences.
The Director of Global Packaging Development leads a team and sets technical direction, portfolio priorities and resource strategies to support commercialisation across Jo Malone London. The role drives global packaging strategy, innovation, technical governance, portfolio performance and responsible adoption of digital and AI-enabled tools.
Role & Responsibilities
- Lead Packaging Development across assigned global brands or categories, aligning packaging strategy, innovation, commercialisation, sustainability and brand equity objectives.
- Develop packaging strategies that support category growth, innovation, commercialisation and long-term brand equity.
- Serve as the senior technical guardian of brand packaging execution, translating creative intent, luxury standards, consumer experience and global consistency into robust, manufacturable solutions.
- Align Packaging Development priorities with business objectives, consumer expectations, sustainability commitments, manufacturing capability and financial performance.
- Partner with R&I on new product forms and innovations, and with the Packaging Inspiration lab on sessions for new packaging concepts and designs.
- Represent Packaging Development in category leadership discussions.
- Balance innovation, quality, manufacturability, speed to market, investment, sustainability and total cost of ownership across the category portfolio.
- Establish Packaging Development priorities that maximise business value and organisational effectiveness.
- Develop category packaging innovation roadmaps with Brand Leadership, Design, Product Development, R&I and suppliers.
- Promote simultaneous product and package development to shorten commercialisation timelines while protecting brand identity.
- Guide strategic decisions on materials, manufacturing platforms, dispensing technologies, sustainability, refillability, supplier capabilities and commercialisation strategies.
- Encourage innovation that strengthens consumer experience while improving operational efficiency and business performance.
- Use AI-enabled technologies to improve innovation evaluation, competitive benchmarking, technical research, strategic planning, portfolio visibility and executive decision support.
- Build partnerships with Packaging Innovation and R&I organisations to accelerate adoption of new technologies.
- Drive adoption of ELC digital platforms and responsible AI-enabled tools to improve portfolio visibility, technical workflows, knowledge management, decision quality and organisational productivity.
- Establish proportionate, responsible AI-enabled ways of working where they provide clear business or technical value.
- Lead responsible AI adoption that improves organisational productivity while maintaining engineering rigour and appropriate governance.
- Develop team capability through AI education, coaching and best-practice sharing.
- Balance organisational resources across brands, innovation initiatives, business priorities and commercialisation requirements.
- Monitor portfolio health, including technical risk, commercialisation readiness, supplier performance, resource allocation, timing, quality and investment.
- Lead organisational decisions on project prioritisation, staffing and technical direction.
- Ensure Packaging Development teams deliver projects meeting quality, functionality, manufacturability, sustainability, regulatory compliance and commercial objectives.
- Drive portfolio-level value engineering, simplification, platform strategies and cost optimisation; remain accountable for value engineering opportunities, technical investment recommendations and packaging development expenditure within delegated authority, while influencing broader supplier commercial and cost strategies through cross-functional partnership.
- Ensure consistent application of company engineering standards, PPWR expectations, sustainability objectives, technical governance, commercialisation requirements and quality expectations.
- Lead complex technical decision-making across multiple brands and programmes.
- Provide direct expert guidance, technical governance and decision support on the most complex, strategic or business-critical technical initiatives, while maintaining accountability through the broader Packaging Development organisation.
- Sponsor continuous improvement initiatives that enhance engineering capability, portfolio performance, development speed, technical consistency and supplier collaboration.
- Own continuous improvement of the Packaging Development operating model, including risk management, technical documentation, decision rights, project governance, cross-functional interfaces and lessons learned.
- Promote best-practice sharing across Packaging Development teams and technical communities.
- Strengthen engineering capability through investment in learning, technology, supplier partnerships and organisational development.
- Lead and develop a team of Packaging Development professionals; establish technical direction, portfolio priorities, organisational capability and resource strategies for successful commercialisation across Jo Malone London.
- Foster innovation, technical excellence, collaboration and continuous improvement as organisational strengths.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Science, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design, Materials Engineering or a related technical discipline.
- Experience in Packaging Engineering.
- Ability to lead and develop a team.
- Commercial planning.
Skills
Experience
At least 10–12 years of experience.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Science, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design, Materials Engineering or a related technical discipline.
Workplace
The role is situated in London, England, UK.
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Culture
Jo Malone London fosters a refined, creative workplace where British elegance, craftsmanship, and storytelling shape every client and colleague experience. As an employer, it encourages collaboration, individuality, and entrepreneurial spirit, offering teams the opportunity to contribute to a distinctive world of fragrance, luxury service, and sensory innovation.
About Cerulean
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