Product Development Executive - Color

Huda Beauty; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 220,000 - 294,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading beauty brand in the UAE is seeking a Product Development Specialist to own the end-to-end development of color products. The role requires a minimum of 3 years of experience in product development or makeup artistry, an understanding of formulation basics, and excellent project management skills. The ideal candidate should be detail-oriented, passionate about the beauty industry, able to work in a fast-paced environment, and should possess strong communication skills. Benefits include premium medical coverage and employee discounts.

Benefits

Monthly Self-Love Days

Premium medical, dental, vision coverage

Monthly coaching sessions

Employee discounts

Quarterly product gifting

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in product development or makeup artistry.
• Solid understanding of formulation basics and ability to assess textures.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end product development from concept to execution.
• Create aesthetic product moodboards to inspire new ideas.
• Communicate with suppliers and manage project timelines.

Skills

Product development

Makeup artistry

Project management

Communication skills

Research skills

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

Who We Are

At Huda Beauty, our Vision is to lead in creating a democratized beauty industry where power is given back to people to define, create, and enjoy beauty for themselves! Launched by award‑winning beauty powerhouse Huda Kattan in 2013, Huda Beauty is one of the world’s fastest‑growing beauty brands. As a company, we are fueled by a purpose which allows us to approach things differently so that we can create products, content, and a community like no other. A lot has changed since our launch in 2013, but something that will forever remain at the core of Huda Beauty is our focus on business excellence and our unwavering passion for kindness.

Summary

Responsible for owning and supporting the end‑to‑end development of kits and color product development, from trend identification and concept creation to formula development, cross‑functional alignment, and supplier communication.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Understand key trends and translate them into strong beauty concepts.
• Stay up to date of the competitive environment & track launches.
• Help fuel PD calendar by proposing innovative product concepts with a focus on color.
• Create aesthetic product moodboards aligned with current projects to inspire new product ideas and concepts.
• Have a feel & excitement for textures & a good eye for colors.
• Manage end‑to‑end development trackers; from conception to production.
• Create strong & detailed product briefs to send to suppliers, including innovative ingredients & target claims.
• Assist manager in the evaluation & approval of textures for color projects.
• Manage PD formula standards & dispatch to relevant internal and external partners.
• Become the project lead for dedicated color programs with guidance & assistance of manager.
• Communicate texture & shade direction changes to suppliers through daily follow‑up emails or calls.
• Re‑direct submissions until desired attributes and performance are achieved.
• Build strong supplier relationships.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with key stakeholders.
• Work cross‑functionally and internationally to drive ideas from conception to execution, partnering with the PD operations, Product & Brand Marketing teams.
• Provide all artwork information (INCI, claims results…) and their translations for primary and secondary packaging to Design Lead for artwork briefing in time for artwork due dates.
• Assist in meeting preparation, including agendas and action item follow‑up.
• Travel required to meet suppliers, execute onsite formula approvals with manager’s guidance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in product development / makeup artistry.
• Solid understanding of formulation basics and ability to assess textures, finishes, sensorial performance and shade payoffs critically.
• Ability to work in fast‑paced environment.
• Attention to detail while managing multiple projects.
• Solutions‑oriented and adaptable to fast‑changing projects.
• Strong project‑management mindset with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple launches and changes quickly.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills, able to seek answers independently.
• Tech‑savvy and able to create nice presentation slides according to brand DNA.
• Experience communicating with many different nationalities.
• Strong research skills.
• Adaptable and flexible team player, conscious of team dynamics, open to quick change.
• Passion for and knowledge of the beauty industry – brands, products, bloggers, and influencers.
• Skills using Microsoft programs such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Bonus if have skills in Adobe Photoshop, Canva, AI platforms for data extraction, trend‑forecast platforms.
• Makeup artistry experience (makeup assistant or retail floor) would be an extra benefit, but is not a must.

EEO Statement

Huda Beauty is committed to building diverse and inclusive teams and upholding an equal employment workplace that is free from discrimination. We hire stellar individuals regardless of their race, color, ancestry, religion, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, medical conditions, disability, or veteran status. If you need reasonable accommodation at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.

Benefits and Perks

• Monthly Self‑Love Days at company discretion.
• Premium medical, dental, vision coverage for employee plus dependents.
• Monthly coaching sessions with in‑house Success Coach.
• Employee discounts on all Huda Beauty products.
• Quarterly product gifting.