Product Development Manager

About ODDITY:

ODDITY is a consumer-tech company which builds and scales digital-first brands to disrupt offline dominated beauty and wellness categories. The company serves over 40 million users with its AI-driven online platform, deploying data science to identify consumer needs, and developing solutions in the form of beauty and wellness products. ODDITY owns the brands IL MAKIAGE, Methodiq, and SpoiledChild.

Our continued success is a result of our winning mindset combined with unparalleled physical & tech products. We have made significant investments in data science, AI, computer vision, and biotechnology to identify consumer needs and develop solutions in the form of tech and wellness products. Our proprietary computer vision technology allows smartphone cameras to capture hyperspectral wavelengths of light beyond the capability of the human eye. In 2023, ODDITY acquired Revela—a biotech start-up that uses AI-based molecule discovery to bring next-generation, proprietary ingredients to the beauty & wellness market.

ODDITY operates with business headquarters in New York City, an R&D center in Tel Aviv, Israel, and a biotechnology lab in Boston. Our culture is fast-paced, innovative, agile, and offers every team member the opportunity to drive a big impact.

The opportunity:

We are seeking a motivated and entrepreneurial Product Development Manager to join us as we build our fourth brand in the beauty and wellness category 100% in-house. In this role, you will work closely with our leadership team to bring the Brand 4 product line to life. This position is with our complexion team, helping to develop, evaluate, and finalize a range of products. This role involves two components: in-office work and on-site work at our partnering labs’ facilities (please note this entails international travel up to 50%).

What you will do:

• Own relationships and day-to-day execution with external partners, including Oddity’s partnering labs, modeling agencies, and other vendors, ensuring timelines, quality, and deliverables are met
• Set direction and priorities for shade development projects, working closely with senior leadership to align on objectives, timelines, and decision points
• Continuously evaluate and optimize shade development processes, identifying inefficiencies, capturing learnings in real time, and rapidly implementing improvements to increase speed, consistency, and quality across projects
• Oversee and conduct in-depth shade testing, synthesize findings, and clearly communicate recommendations and limitations to leadership and key partners, both in-office and at partnering labs
• Lead cross-functional collaboration across product development and marketing, to drive execution of shade development initiatives from concept through launch
• Lead model testing operations, including agency coordination, model preparation, shade assignment, and maintaining accurate, centralized records
• Own sample management end-to-end, including tracking submissions, feedback, labeling accuracy, and timelines, and holding lab partners accountable to expectations
• Drive new submissions and testing readiness, ensuring swatches, documentation, and materials meet quality standards, while confidently reprioritizing as project needs evolve
• Act as the central point of accountability for shade development, with deep understanding of the end-to-end process and the ability to step into any role as needed to keep projects moving

Who you are:

• 2–3 years of professional experience in fast-paced environments like consulting, finance, or high-growth startups
• Experience leading and managing projects end to end, with ownership across planning, execution, stakeholder alignment, and delivery
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to design and maintain systems that enable accuracy, consistency, and scalability in fast-paced environments
• Proven ability to lead multiple high-priority initiatives simultaneously, confidently reprioritizing and reallocating resources as business needs evolve
• Strong analytical judgment, with the ability to translate data, testing outcomes, and qualitative feedback into clear insights and recommendations for leadership
• Demonstrated ownership mindset, with a track record of driving work forward independently, anticipating risks, and holding yourself and partners accountable for outcomes
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the credibility and confidence to influence senior stakeholders and manage complex external partnerships
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity while creating structure, process, and clarity for others; able to balance flexibility with rigor
• A hands-on leader who is willing to step into execution when needed, while maintaining a strategic, end-to-end view of shade development and its impact on the business
• Willing to travel internationally; expect international travel 1–2 weeks per month during active shade development projects, with potential for up to 3 weeks per month at peak times