E.L.F. BEAUTY

Project Manager, Product Development

E.L.F. BEAUTY

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: New York City • New York • United States

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Salary

💰 $80,000 - $110,000 per year

About the role

  • Own end-to-end operational planning and project management across categories and brands—from concept to shelf—with clear timelines, milestones, and deliverables.
  • Track the project portfolio and co-lead the weekly work schedule with key stakeholders (product teams, creative leadership) to maintain momentum and accountability.
  • Identify risks early, troubleshoot decisively, and protect launch dates and quality.
  • Facilitate key touchpoints for product and packaging; drive agendas, capture decisions, and ensure crisp follow-through.
  • Lead review meetings with senior management; deliver succinct updates and data-backed recommendations.
  • Manage the project management system, milestones, and communications to keep visibility high and friction low.
  • Integrate store and digital needs, including sampling procurement for photoshoots and content.
  • Design, document, and champion scalable processes for new product creation and product updates.
  • Surface pain points, reduce complexity, and unlock efficiencies across the product lifecycle.
  • Establish long-range planning and resourcing models.
  • Improve visibility to product and sample status so teams can make fast, confident decisions.
  • Act as the operational hub—clarifying priorities, requests, and resourcing.
  • Ensure work is well-scoped, actionable, and aligned to strategic outcomes; follow up to fill gaps when needed.
  • Partner with business owners and creative leads to translate requirements, build realistic schedules, and resolve conflicts.
  • Drive active prioritization of new requests to protect focus and on-time delivery.
  • Build and sustain trusted relationships across creative and business partners; be the connector who aligns and accelerates.
  • Coordinate with project managers in adjacent areas (Digital, Stores/Merchandising) to ensure seamless, end-to-end execution.

Requirements

  • BA/BS required.
  • 5+ years of project management experience within marketing operations
  • Fluency with PMO tools and practices—initiative management, risk management, communication management.
  • A “one team, one dream” mindset—collaborates across levels and functions.
  • Operational rigor with a builder’s mindset: detail-oriented, big-picture thinker, hands-on when it counts.
  • Highly entrepreneurial and self-directed; comfortable setting structure in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
  • Thrives in a dynamic, high-velocity setting with multiple concurrent projects.
  • Exceptional adaptability and problem-solving; you navigate complexity and deliver results.
Benefits
  • medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • a retirement savings plan
  • gender neutral parental leave
  • unlimited paid time off
  • annual company-based performance bonus

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
project managementrisk managementinitiative managementcommunication managementoperational planningprocess designdata analysisproject portfolio trackingmilestone managementproduct lifecycle management
Soft skills
collaborationadaptabilityproblem-solvingdetail-orientedbig-picture thinkingentrepreneurial mindsetself-directedrelationship buildingcommunicationprioritization