Director/VP, Product Development (color cosmetics)
Employment Type: Contract
Duration: 4-6 months
Schedule: 40 hours/ week
Location: Remote with occasional travel in the Tri State Area
Pay: 80-100/hr (based on experience level)
Learn more about the general tasks related to this opportunity below, as well as required skills.
Position Summary
Lead end-to-end makeup product development for a consumer beauty organization, from concept through launch. Drive formula, packaging, vendor, testing, and cross-functional development activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop product, formula, and packaging briefs.
- Lead innovation pipelines, testing, approvals, and launch readiness.
- Manage formulators, manufacturers, and packaging suppliers.
- Review formulas, shades, samples, specifications, and quality requirements.
- Partner with marketing, creative, operations, sales, education, and regulatory teams.
- Track timelines, risks, documentation, and project dependencies.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 4–8 years of beauty, cosmetics, or consumer product development experience.
- Experience developing makeup formulas and packaging.
- Strong vendor management and project management skills.
- Experience with clean or ingredient-conscious beauty preferred.
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