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Senior Project Manager, Innovation Product Development

Olaplex
Olaplex Salary
New York, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 2/20/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/18/2025

OLAPLEX, Inc. (Nasdaq : OLPX) is an innovative, science-enabled, technology-driven beauty company. We are founded on the principle of delivering effective, patent-protected and proven performance in the categories where we compete. We strive to empower our consumers to look as beautiful on the outside as they feel on the inside. We believe every person deserves to have healthy, beautiful hair, whether they are visiting a salon or caring for their hair at home.

OLAPLEX has been able to achieve phenomenal growth and we continuously seek exceptionally talented individuals who can support our innovation and creativity. Collaboration and flexibility are at the core of our commitment to each other and to the success of OLAPLEX.

About the Role :

The Senior Project Manager, Innovation Product Development will lead and manage activities across Product Development, Operations, Marketing, Sales, Education, IT, and Finance to ensure excellence in on time and execution for NPD and Non-NPD projects globally. As an integral member of the team, the Project Manager must be : diligent and assertive to drive the process; flexible and adaptive to proactively manage deviations, and engaged to identify and manage project risks.

  • Design strategic project plans, identifying critical path and accounting for cross-functional interdependencies, strong understanding of task-mapping required
  • Clearly document and drive milestone adherence across teams. Set due dates / make revisions as needed, and own follow up to ensure tasks are met. or contingencies developed
  • Identify and propose contingency plans as needed to keep initiatives on-time, in-scope, and in-budget, while managing risk
  • Lead and facilitate regular cross-functional team meetings, coordinating activities across Product Development, Operations, Marketing, Sales, Education, IT, and Finance team members to create and execute necessary timelines and activities
  • Proactively identify risks. Counter-act and press for decisions in order to execute on-time and within quality expectations
  • Prioritize tasks, adjust workflow, cross-functional teams to move projects forward
  • Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities, creating and refining best practices and processes for successful project execution
  • Serve as point of contact in between formal project meetings to drive communication and action where needed to support project execution
  • Communicate project status updates, actions and risks to the executive team

Scope of the Role

  • Responsible for managing innovation and development projects
  • Manage project briefs. Assess accuracy, completion, and scoping, provide feedback to brief-creators as necessary to get to approval
  • Lead stage-gate process for assigned projects, ensuring preparation and gate adherence.
  • Responsible for working directly and autonomously with the PD team on Formula and Packaging Development
  • Responsible for getting estimated and final forecasts identifying and communicating final forecast due dates for NPD products, in support of strategic project timing
  • Coordinate artwork flow and creative team reviews and approvals. Kick off artwork process, manage approvals, revisions, and track to final release
  • Create, plan, and manage strategic timelines for Innovation Team and GTM launch calendar
  • Collaborate with the Marketing Directors on the cross functional tasks between NPD and GTM milestones
  • Lead a cross functional status meeting to review progress against timelines for NPD launches
  • Assess future development research projects and timeline scoping
  • About You :

  • Bachelor's degree or higher, preferably in either R&D or Supply Chain
  • 7 years of experience in process / project management across global teams, and / or concentration of R&D or Supply Chain.
  • Strong understanding of project management foundations, experience with stage-gate process strongly preferred
  • Skilled problem-solver who drives out-of-the-box thinking when appropriate
  • Adept at operating autonomously amidst ambiguity
  • Ability to lead and influence without being the direct manager of all team members
  • Excellent organizational, management, and communication skills
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • We'd love to have you apply, even if you don't feel you meet every single requirement. What's most important to us is finding authentic and accountable people who feel connected to our mission and values, not just candidates who check off all the boxes. We are looking for someone who will bring all their expertise, learn, and grow with us.

    Our Total Rewards :

    The annual base pay for this position is $90,000 - $115,000 with eligibility for an annual bonus. The actual base pay will vary based on factors such as qualifications, years of relevant experience, skill level, functional expertise, certificates or other professional licenses held and geographic location.

  • 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 all new birthing-parents and up to 10 weeks for all 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!
  • Culture : Our team has an "attitude of gratitude" and a shared passion for our brand. Join our culture committee and / or DE&I champion team to play a role in building and sustaining our "secret sauce"
  • Products : Twenty (20) free products per year, plus a friends and family discount
  • Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion :

    Our mission is to create a culture that celebrates our bonds by embracing, elevating, and empowering individuals from all backgrounds.

    OLAPLEX is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other characteristics protected by state or federal law or local ordinance.

    Salary : $90,000 - $115,000

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