Program Manager – Product Development

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take charge of master timelines for the NPD portfolio, overseeing new formulations, formula renovations, displays, merchandise, and kits, from the initial concept to regulatory approval, packaging, testing, and production handoff.

• Act as the primary day-to-day cross-functional collaborator with Product Development, ensuring alignment with Product Marketing, Regulatory, Quality, Packaging, Procurement, and Operations.

• Facilitate the Product Council meetings, which include setting agendas, managing timelines, making open decisions, go/no-go assessments, and prioritization discussions.

• Oversee vendor and laboratory milestones, encompassing formulation trials, stability and clinical testing, packaging tooling, and production runs.

• Monitor and escalate risks and dependencies, bringing trade-off considerations to leadership with well-defined recommendations.

• Keep an accurate and comprehensive source of truth for launch status, timelines, budgets, sample tracking, and approval sign-offs.

• Manage FDA OTC monograph and compliance checkpoints in collaboration with Regulatory and Quality teams.

• Collaborate with Product Marketing to synchronize launch dates, claims, go-to-market milestones, retailer commitment dates, and packaging lead times.

• Work with Finance, Planning, and Procurement to coordinate inventory and production scheduling.

• Conduct scenario analyses for timeline risks and present potential options to the Product Council.

• Continuously enhance launch processes through improved templates, stage gates, and handoff protocols.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.

• 5-7 years of project management experience in product development within the skincare, cosmetics, or consumer packaged goods sectors.

• In-depth understanding of the intricacies of OTC product development, including FDA monograph requirements, testing and documentation timelines, and the influence of regulatory milestones on the master timeline.

• Proven experience managing complex, multi-workstream launches from concept to shelf, demonstrating true ownership of timelines and cross-functional accountability.

• Excellent organizational skills: you anticipate needs by establishing systems before they are necessary, and you can distinguish between significant risks and irrelevant noise.

• Strong stakeholder management abilities: you can effectively hold a formulator, a packaging vendor, and a co-founder accountable to the same deadlines, adapting your communication style as needed for each individual.

• Proficient in Asana, as well as Excel/Sheets, and able to create impactful slide decks for leadership presentations.

• A preference for clear, drama-free communication: you would rather over-communicate about a potential delay than catch anyone off guard.

• Assertive in your communication approach.

• Eager to help establish Vacation® as a household name while enjoying the journey.

• You are a sunscreen user.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans with coverage of up to 100% for employees.

• 401k plan with Company Match.

• Work-from-home stipend and an annual learning stipend.

• 15 Days of Paid Time Off.

• Complimentary Vacation® Products.