E.L.F. BEAUTY is Hiring a Project Manager, Product Development, Interim Near New York, NY
Position Summary The Project Manager, Product Development will be responsible for driving prioritization, planning and partnerships for key Product, Packaging (and other) projects. He/she will improve processes to streamline workflows, improve clarity and communication and reduce complexity through the full product creation and packaging process in addition to support the full 360 product launch timelines and needs. He/she will also manage the intake and prioritization of the product and packaging work, collaborating with the lead stakeholders to drive and project-manage key launches and initiatives. He/she will work cross-collaboratively between R&D, Product Marketing, Packaging and Supply as well as the 360 teams. This position will work across teams located in Oakland, NY and China. ResponsibilitiesTimeline & project management
Lead, drive and manage the end-to-end operational planning and project management of the full product calendar across multiple brands
For each season/project/request, establish clear timelines and deliverables (in partnership with business partners)
Track overall project portfolio and lead weekly work schedule with key stakeholders (e.g., product stakeholders, creative & VP leaders)
Hold the team accountable to established timelines and deliver dates
Escalate & troubleshoot any issues that put timelines at risk
Facilitate key meetings within the Product and Packaging teams; cross-functionally drive agendas, recaps, etc
Facilitate and lead key review meetings with senior management
Manage and oversee project management systems, milestones and communications
Manage integrations with store and digital needs
Process improvement
Establish, communicate and enforce processes for new product creation, product updates, creative requests and execution
Work with business partners to identify process challenges and identify opportunities for improvement
Establish long-term planning, resourcing and efficiencies
Support / improve visibility to product and sample status
Intake, prioritization & resource management
Act as a hub within the team with a clear understanding of priorities, requests, and available resourcing
Ensure work is adequately scoped to allow prioritization. Follow-up, as needed, if information is missing
With business owner and creative lead, interpret requirements, create schedules and resolve conflicting priorities to ensure quality on-time delivery of assets and efficient utilization of resources
Ensure business owner and creative lead actively prioritize new requests
Other
Establish and maintain key relationships (both creative and business)
Work with the other areas’ Project Managers to ensure coordination and seamless execution for projects that touch more than area (examples: Digital, Stores/Merchandising)
Requirements
BA or BS required
5 years of project management experience working within creative operations
Experience deploying a full set of PMO tools, focused on initiative, risk, and communication management
Collaborative across a full range of internal stakeholders/levels; demonstrated ability to manage and lead
Organized, with attention to detail; big picture thinking with a willingness to be hands on