COMPANY OVERVIEW
Rare Beauty, based in El Segundo, aims to break down unrealistic standards of perfection. Here at Rare Beauty, we place purpose and social impact at the heart of everything we do—from the products we make to the community we create. We empower our team and our community to challenge beauty norms by shaping positive conversations about self-acceptance and mental health. We promote self-acceptance and give people the tools they need to feel less alone in the world. Our mission is to help everyone celebrate their individuality by redefining what beautiful means. We take pride in offering best-in-class benefits, with medical monthly premiums covered by the Company at 100%, employee certification in mental health first aid at work, regular wellness activities, a quarterly makeup stipend, and much more!
POSITION SUMMARY
The Senior Project Manager of Product Development, reporting to the SVP of Product Development will be responsible for planning and tracking progress through the entire lifecycle of a product, from concept to delivery. Through close partnerships with Product Development, Packaging, Operations, Marketing and Creative partners you will ensure new products are successfully launched on time.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manage and enforce comprehensive project plans, timelines, and milestones for initiatives spanning across all phases of product development.
- Create, own, and manage detailed project plans complete with dependencies, owners, deadlines and durations in Wrike.
- Work closely with cross functional teams in meeting project milestones. Lead and/or participate in weekly project status meetings internally and externally.
- Communicate on daily basis with core teammates.
- Design project dashboards and other helpful visuals (slides for presentations) to communicate information quickly and effectively, and ‘at-a-glance’ for all stakeholders.
- Create and maintain an effective project trackers and enforce regular use of it.
- Own all sub-projects connected to New Product Launches; PR send outs, Sampling programs, Sample requests, Sets etc.
- Understand project nuances and learn where to reduce time in partnership with cross functional teams and manufacturing partners.
- Understand and flag project risks and present options to mitigate risks.
- Ensure information and status is communicated effectively to all interested parties both internal and external to the organization.
- Expect to lead meetings efficiently and effectively, identify action items from meetings clearly and provide clear meeting recaps to attendees.
- Observe and analyze cross departmental workflows and provide recommendations for process improvements (meetings, sampling, artwork etc).
- Work closely with other project managers and guide them as needed.
REQUIREMENTS
- Required 5+ years work experience in product development and project management within a manufacturer or brand environment.
- Experience in cosmetics turnkey project management required.
- Experience in manufacturing packaging, printing, or BFA preferred.
- Experience in working with international manufacturers required.
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written is required.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Proficiency in Wrike, Excel, Netsuite, required.
- Strong sense of urgency with analytical and problem-solving skills and a proven ability to multi-task and manage complexity
- Ability to collaborate with cross functional teams to develop creative solutions in dynamic and changing business environment
- The right candidate will be as adaptable as Waze/GPS, with a strong ability to communicate clearly, reroute without being flustered, and reprioritize tasks constantly, while leading the teams to the end goal.
- Passion for the beauty category is a must.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
- Moves equipment weighing up to 50 pounds
- Required to be in office 3 plus days per week.
