Product Development Manager

🕒 April 14

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Olaplex Inc. (Nasdaq: OLPX)

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51 - 200 employees

💄 Beauty

🛍️ eCommerce

Beauty • eCommerce

Olaplex Inc. is a company that specializes in hair-care products, offering a range of products designed to treat, maintain, and style hair. It provides various kits and individual items such as shampoos, conditioners, hair serums, and oils aimed at repairing hair damage, enhancing curls, and supporting hair health. Olaplex is known for its focus on sustaining hair bonds to improve hair strength and appearance. They also manage an online platform for direct sales, including special offers and gift sets, targeting customers worldwide. Their products are popular among those seeking professional-quality hair treatment at home.

📋 Description

• Oversee the entire product development process from concept to launch, working directly with the internal R&D, Regulatory, Packaging and Marketing partners. Partner with key stakeholders to align on product goals and address challenges. • Collaborate with chemists to translate marketing briefs into tangible products, considering factors such as formula, color, texture, and packaging functionality. • Communicate formula/project status updates in weekly product development, cross-functional, regulatory, and contract manufacturer meetings. • Oversee formula submissions, track evaluations, and relay critical feedback between internal teams and external partners. • Conduct analysis on product launches, ingredient innovations, and industry trends to gather insights and data that support the development of product concepts. • Research and identify emerging trends, ingredients, and technologies to drive innovation and inform product development. • Manage project timelines, budgets, and resources, often utilizing tools such as ASANA and Google Workplace. • Manage all product testing phases, from safety to efficacy, ensuring regulatory compliance and claims substantiation. • Manage artwork assets and review artwork for primary and secondary packaging. • Ensure that all product documentation, including technical specifications and testing results, is accurate and up to date. • Identify and solve product development challenges, focusing on creative and practical solutions.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Business, or a related field • 5+ years of experience in product development within haircare categories, with a proven track record of launching successful products • Understanding of haircare formulations, ingredients, and manufacturing processes • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage complex projects and timelines • Problem-solving abilities, with a focus on finding creative solutions to product development challenges • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate with cross-functional teams • Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and maintain a proactive, solution-oriented approach • Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as needed

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation • Work/Life Balance: Flexible paid time off, 11 paid holidays, and flexible work schedules • Wellness: Company Contribution to Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance for Employees and their Families, Company Paid Employee Life Insurance, Optional additional Life Insurance, and Short and Long-Term Disability Coverage Options • Parental Leave: Up to 18 weeks for birthing-parents and up to 10 weeks for non-birthing new parents • Financial Well-being: Roth and 401k plans: 100% match up to the first 4% and is immediately vested • Professional Development Reimbursement Program: Career development is as important to us as we know it is to you! • Our culture has an “attitude of gratitude” and a shared passion for our brand. Join our Bond Builder DEI committee to play a role celebrating DEI at OLAPLEX • Products: Twenty (20) free products per year, plus a friends and family discount