Senior Project Manager for New Product Launch

Michael Page; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 165,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work Midtown Manhattan

3–6 month contract starting ASAP

Job summary

Michael Page is seeking a temporary Senior Project Manager for New Product Launch to act as the central integrator across Product & Innovation, Packaging Engineering, Regulatory, Creative, Marketing, Supply Chain, Procurement, and regional market teams. The goal is to ensure launches progress with clear alignment, visibility, and decision-making.

The role emphasizes integrated commercialization timelines, milestone governance, and cross-functional coordination across a dynamic global launch

Qualifications

• Experience in new product development, commercialization or PM in cross-functional teams.
• Proven track record leading complex global launches across regulated markets.
• Understanding of end-to-end product commercialization lifecycle.
• Experience coordinating integrated cross-functional timelines and stakeholders.
• Experience leading governance forums and stage-gate reviews.
• Familiarity with artwork development, packaging localization, and labeling compliance.

Responsibilities

• Own integrated commercialization timelines and milestone governance.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities across global launch pipelines.
• Balance speed, complexity and rigor across markets with regulatory needs.
• Lead strategic launch meetings and drive alignment on priorities.
• Track milestones, identify issues and ensure accountability.
• Improve launch governance processes and reporting structures.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Project governance

Launch planning

Communication & facilitation

Ambiguity navigation

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Outlook

PM collaboration tools

Job description

A well-known personal care brand is looking for a temporary Senior Project Manager for New Product Launch to be the central integrator across Product & Innovation, Packaging Engineering, Regulatory, Creative, Marketing, Supply Chain, Procurement, and regional market teams to ensure new product launches progress with clear alignment, visibility, accountability, and decision-making.

Our client is a globally recognized personal care brand.

The team are in the midtown office 2-3 times per week.

Description

• Own integrated commercialization timelines, milestone governance, stage gate management, portfolio visibility, and cross-functional coordination across a dynamic global launch pipeline.
• Balance speed, complexity, and executional rigor while supporting launches across diverse international markets with varying regulatory, operational, localization, and supply chain requirements.
• Partner closely with Supply Planning Launch Specialists, Product & Innovation, Packaging Engineering, Regulatory, Creative, Marketing, Supply Chain, Procurement and regional market teams.
• Own and maintain integrated cross-functional commercialization timelines for multiple global product launches simultaneously.
• Drive timeline integrity through proactive milestone tracking, issue identification, stakeholder accountability, and decision management.
• Lead strategic launch meetings and cross-functional working sessions to drive alignment on priorities, risks, critical path activities, and launch readiness.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of launch governance processes, project management tools, reporting structures, and commercialization ways of working.

Profile

• Experience in new product development, commercialization, or project management within highly cross-functional organizations; beauty industry experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex global product launches across regulated international markets.
• Strong understanding of the end-to-end product commercialization lifecycle from concept through launch execution.
• Experience managing integrated cross-functional timelines and coordinating complex stakeholder groups.
• Experience leading cross-functional governance forums, strategic meetings, and stage gate reviews.
• Familiarity with artwork development, packaging localization, translation workflows, and labeling compliance requirements.
• Experience partnering across Product Development, Packaging Engineering, Regulatory, Creative, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Commercial organizations.
• Strong understanding of stage gate processes, milestone governance, commercialization planning methodologies, and decision management frameworks.
• Experience managing complex dependencies, competing priorities, and multiple concurrent launch initiatives.
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities in a fast-paced, highly dynamic environment.
• Strong communication, facilitation, stakeholder management, and influence skills.
• Solutions-oriented mindset with the ability to navigate ambiguity, complexity, and changing priorities.
• Strong attention to detail with a consistent track record of delivering against timelines and commitments.
• Ability to identify risks proactively and drive cross-functional alignment around mitigation strategies and business decisions.
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and web-based collaboration/project management tools.

Job Offer

• 3-6 month contract starting ASAP.
• Hybrid working in midtown Manhattan.
• Fast moving process.
  

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