Director, Product Development: Color & Skincare

Glossier; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 148,000 - 192,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical health insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Disability leave

Hybrid work options

Job summary

Glossier in New York is seeking a Director of Product Development to lead Color and Skincare programs, overseeing Packaging Development and coordinating with Product leadership, Supply Chain, Operations, Quality, Regulatory, Creative, and external manufacturers.

You will translate priorities into concrete plans, keep programs moving, and ensure rigorous timelines, ownership, and practical decisions that improve process efficiency and product quality.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in beauty product development, technical development, commercialization, or development operations.
• Meaningful experience across Color Cosmetics and Skincare, with knowledge of formulas, packaging, testing, and manufacturing.
• Proven ability to lead daily development operations, manage multiple programs, and improve processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the daily operation of Color and Skincare development programs with clear timelines, milestones, responsibilities, and deliverables.
• Manage execution across renovations, reformulations, packaging updates, shade extensions, and maintenance initiatives.
• Maintain a master project list for cross-functional visibility of status, dependencies, risks.
• Establish consistent ways of working: kickoffs, reviews, approval checkpoints, handoffs.
• Identify bottlenecks and resource constraints; propose solutions with clear options.
• Improve development processes, tools, and documentation to reduce rework and improve accountability.
• Track timing and costs, applying lessons learned for future execution.
• Identify opportunities to improve quality, reduce costs, and support supply continuity.

Skills

Color cosmetics

Packaging development

Product development operations

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Vendor management

Process improvement

Job description

Glossier in New York is seeking a Director of Product Development to lead Color and Skincare programs, overseeing Packaging Development and coordinating with Product leadership, Supply Chain, Operations, Quality, Regulatory, Creative, and external manufacturers.

You will translate priorities into concrete plans, keep programs moving, and ensure rigorous timelines, ownership, and practical decisions that improve process efficiency and product quality.