Product Manager, Global Core Innovation

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Reformulation and Product Management
  • Lead the development and execution of reformulations across the core portfolio, ensuring programs meet strategic, financial, quality, and regulatory requirements.
  • Own specialty core innovation initiatives including Holiday programs and season limited-time offerings from concept through commercialization.
  • Lead core size extension initiatives, including discovery or value formats, managing the projects from charter through launch execution.
• Partner with R&D, Operations, Creative, Education, Sales, Regulatory, and Regional Marketing to bring updates to market smoothly and on schedule.
• Serve as primary point of contact for anticipating, tracking, and resolving developmental, operational, and regulatory challenges.
• Ensure programs meet strategic, financial, and compliance requirements and maintain alignment with global brand standards.
• Leverage digital and AI-enabled tools to analyze data, improve workflows, and enhance decision-making across product development and portfolio management activities.

Cross Functional Leadership

• Build relationships with key stakeholders and external partners to drive collaboration and informed decision making throughout the development process.
• Maintain clear communication and provide regular updates on project status, key milestones, and identified risks.
• Proactively identify challenges and develop action plans to ensure timely delivery and successful execution of projects.
• Ensure adherence to established processes and maintain accurate project documentation and version control.

Education and/or Experience

• 5-7 years experience in beauty, working on new product launches and/or promotional programs that have been executed at a global level.
• Exceptional communication skills are a must, as is the ability to build and develop internal and external relationships.
• Strong analytical, leadership, conceptual, and project management skills required.
• Excellent written and oral communication, excellent presentation skills, ability to personally organize and set priorities, and to drive other people.
• Knowledge of the functions of product development, packaging design, advertising, and sales and their effect on product marketability.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze financial and business performance metrics to support strategic recommendations and portfolio decisions.
• Strong analytical and technical aptitude with experience utilizing modern digital tools and AI platforms to drive efficiency, insights, and business outcomes.
• Computer literacy in PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, and the Internet.

Other Skills and Abilities

• To find success within this role, the candidate must demonstrate the ability to see the “big picture” and work at a strategic level, thinking independently about what will drive success for the brand.
• Knowledge of global market/consumer trends.
• Attention to detail, good follow-through, and consistent professional ethic.

Location and Compensation

This position will be based out of the corporate headquarters in Carson, CA with applicable hybrid in-office work guidelines. The expected annual base salary range for this position is $90K to $100K. The exact base salary is determined by various factors including experience, skills, education, and budget. This role is eligible for participation in our company bonus plan, rewarding personal performance and company results.