Director, Product Development

What you'll do

• Turn approved product briefs into development plans, tracking milestones, dependencies, budgets, and risks.
• Oversee formula and packaging development, including reformulations, shade extensions, and portfolio updates.
• Manage and coach the Packaging Development team, guiding technical decisions and workload planning.
• Coordinate testing, technical approvals, specifications, and documentation with internal experts and external partners.
• Work with manufacturers and suppliers on trials, scale-up, troubleshooting, and handoffs to production.
• Improve development workflows and identify opportunities to strengthen quality, reduce costs, and support supply continuity.

What they're looking for

• 8+ years in beauty development, commercialization, or development operations, including people management.
• Experience across color cosmetics and skincare, connecting formulas, packaging, testing, and manufacturing.
• Strong packaging expertise across materials, tooling, testing, and formula compatibility; experience managing packaging teams.
• Experience managing multiple development programs, improving processes, and supporting scale-up and technical troubleshooting.
• Strong vendor management, analytical, organizational, and cross-functional communication skills; travel as needed.

Pay

$148,000 – $192,000 per year base pay, as published by the employer. Bonuses, equity and benefits, where offered, are confirmed by the employer.