What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager, Product Development position at OSEA?
About the Role
Join our fast-growing beauty brand and become a fundamental member of our team. We are looking for a savvy, passionate Project Manager who is excited about new product development, sustainability, and beauty. The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and passionate about bringing innovative skincare and bodycare products to market. They thrive in a collaborative environment, excel at managing complex timelines, and share our commitment to wellness in both our products and work-life balance.
This role serves as the operational hub of the Product Development organization, driving cross-functional alignment and ensuring that new product launches, reformulations, packaging updates, and artwork changes are executed on time, within scope, and in support of OSEA’s strategic growth objectives.
This role is hybrid, with the expectation to work in-office at least 1-2 days per week at our Venice, California headquarters.
Responsibilities
- Develop, implement, and continuously improve project management processes, tools, and methodologies to support OSEA’s new product development (NPD) pipeline.
- Create, maintain, and communicate detailed project timelines for new product launches, reformulations, packaging updates, artwork revisions, and business-critical initiatives.
- Lead cross-functional project execution across Product Development, Packaging, Regulatory, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing, Creative, Sales, Finance, and external partners.
- Drive projects from concept through commercialization, ensuring milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and approvals are achieved on schedule.
- Facilitate project kickoffs, status meetings, milestone reviews, and launch readiness meetings while documenting key actions and decisions.
- Manage regulatory review timelines and coordinate cross-functional approvals to ensure compliance with domestic and international requirements.
- Identify project risks, proactively communicate challenges, and partner with stakeholders to develop mitigation and contingency plans.
- Track critical path activities and escalate timeline concerns when necessary to ensure successful launch execution.
- Monitor project progress and provide clear digestible status updates, reporting, and visibility to leadership teams.
- Coordinate packaging, formulation, testing, artwork, claims, and commercialization activities to ensure seamless project execution.
- Partner with Operations and Supply Chain teams to support launch planning, inventory readiness, and manufacturing timelines.
- Maintain project documentation, timelines, trackers, and workflow systems to ensure data accuracy and team accountability.
- Support continuous process improvement initiatives that enhance efficiency, communication, and scalability across the Product Development organization.
- Champion best practices in project management and foster strong collaboration across departments.
This job description is a summary of duties. It is by no means an all-inclusive list but is merely a broad guide of expected duties and is subject to change.
- Minimum 4 years of project management experience, - within beauty, skincare, personal care, or wellness.
- Demonstrated experience managing new product development and commercialization projects from concept through launch.
- Strong understanding of NPD stage-gate processes, timeline management, and cross-functional deliverables.
- Experience partnering with Product Development, Packaging, Regulatory, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Creative teams.
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while balancing competing priorities and deadlines.
- Experience working with ERP systems; NetSuite experience strongly preferred.
- Exceptional organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to anticipate issues before they impact timelines.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (oral, written, non-verbal, intuitive, psychic et al).
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Google Workspace, and project management platforms including Wrike and Asana.
- Ability to influence stakeholders and drive accountability without direct authority.
- Experience working with external manufacturers, suppliers, testing laboratories, and packaging partners is preferred.
- PMP certification or formal project management training is a plus.
- Must be willing to use AI.
- Must reside in the United States to be considered for this position.
- Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
- Must be willing to fall in love with our products, meditate with our team, and have fun while we work.
Compensation: The anticipated salary range for this position is $90,000-$120,000 per year. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a variety of factors, including skills, qualifications, experience, and geographic location.
What We Offer
- Medical, dental, and vision
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Quarterly wellness and technology stipend
- 401(k) match (up to 4%)
- New hire work from home stipend
- Up to 3 months of parental leave for eligible team members
- Paid time off
- Paid company holidays
- 4 days to volunteer per year
Salary : $90,000 - $120,000