Kendo Senior Brand Manager — Lip & Eye

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Kendo Holdings is a San Francisco–based beauty brand developer and wholesaler owned by LVMH. As an incubator for next-generation beauty, Kendo partners with global retailers and direct‑to‑consumer channels to create and scale disruptive brands—including Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin and Ole Henriksen—combining entrepreneurial speed with LVMH’s luxury expertise.

Role & Responsibilities

• Define and steward global brand and product strategy for the lip and eye categories, including core growth plans, campaign objectives and positioning.
• Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for lip and eye collections: product briefs, pipeline development, assortment planning and go‑to‑market execution.
• Lead global go‑to‑market plans for launches (market sizing, positioning, messaging, unique selling propositions, asset and content pillars).
• Analyze sales, newness revenue and category metrics to identify assortment gaps, viral trends and actionable opportunities to drive growth and margin.
• Act as the brand liaison across cross‑functional partners—packaging, inventory planning, creative, product development, visual merchandising, marketing, education, dotcom and operations—to ensure alignment and timely execution.
• Establish the category team as subject‑matter experts with a merchant mindset; monitor competitive landscape, consumer trends and social platforms (e.g., Tik Tok) to inform innovation.
• Provide product messaging and content direction and support asset creation for campaigns and retail activations.
• Manage day‑to‑day business priorities, financial targets and reporting to support decision‑making and category performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 7+ years of related business experience; beauty and/or retail experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrable strategic, analytical and creative problem‑solving capabilities.
• Exceptional verbal and written communicator with strong interpersonal and stakeholder‑management skills.
• Proven ability to lead projects end‑to‑end and influence cross‑functional teams.
• High attention to detail, ability to manage multiple priorities and meet objectives.
• Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion with the capacity to foster an inclusive environment.

Skills

Experience

Minimum of 7 years of related business experience, with prior exposure to beauty and/or retail strongly preferred. Demonstrated track record of leading product innovation, go‑to‑market launches and cross‑functional initiatives.

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

Workplace

Compensation

The base compensation for this position ranges from USD 127,100 to USD 158,900 per annum.

Benefits

Annual bonus; medical, dental and vision insurance; flexible paid time off program; parental leave; employee discount/perks; retirement plan with employer contributions; Summer Fridays; two weeks per year opportunity to work from anywhere; December wellness/shutdown week.

Culture

Kendo operates as an entrepreneurial, fast‑moving incubator within the LVMH ecosystem, privileging creativity, storytelling and consumer obsession. The workplace emphasizes inclusion, resilience and cross‑disciplinary collaboration, with teams encouraged to experiment and move quickly from insight to execution.

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