Sr. Manager, Market & Business Insights

Job Description

Job Description

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.

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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°ree; 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

Champion data-driven decision making

Elevate our insights engine

Build strong internal and external partnerships

What You Bring (a.k.a. your superpowers)

A strategic, curious, insight-driven mindset

A passion for finding the “so what”

A gift for storytelling and influence

Analytical rigor with creative flair

Thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment

A genuine love for beauty

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this position. It also reflects the general details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job identified, and shall not be considered, as detailed description of all the work required inherent in the job. It is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities, and it is subject to changes and exceptions at the supervisors’ discretion.

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