Product Manager
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Director, Packaging Compliance and Sustainability
E.L.F. BEAUTY
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • California, New York
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💰 $155,000 - $185,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Develop and own the company’s global sustainable packaging roadmap aligned with regulations, corporate sustainability goals, and customer/retailer expectations (including recyclability, PCR, reductions in material use)
- Lead cross-functional collaboration across Regulatory, Sustainability, Packaging Design, Packaging Engineering, Sourcing and other functions to implement sustainable packaging initiatives.
- Identify where actions deliver greatest impact.
- Lead creation of decision tools & materials that map options, rationale, regulatory impact, and cost/benefit tradeoffs.
- Monitor and ensure compliance with global EPR laws, packaging tax, PCR, empty space and recycling/sortation labelling requirements.
- Translate changes in regulation, requirements, and sustainability benchmarks into actionable guidelines for packaging teams.
- Engage with PROs, industry coalitions and regulators to stay abreast of policy shifts, new trends and upcoming regulations.
- Quantify business trade-offs (e.g., component cost, EPR exposure, sustainability positioning).
- Drive material innovation and design improvements that address environmental impact while meeting functional and brand needs.
- Partner with suppliers and packaging manufacturers to identify opportunities (e.g., PCR, bio-based, fiber-based).
- Manage ecosystem of sustainable packaging-related tools, including for Life Cycle Analysis, EPR, recyclability, internal sustainability scoring system, and regulatory trackers.
- Mentor others in how to use these tools effectively.
- Build a centralized "single source of truth" dashboard for sustainability metrics across packaging (recyclability, PCR content, weight/intensity, EPR costs, emissions), including current and projected rates.
- Support packaging-related sustainability disclosures (e.g., CDP, sustainability reports) and retailer scorecards with credible, up-to-date packaging data.
- Educate internal teams on packaging compliance and sustainable principles and tradeoffs.
- Engage with retailers and represent the company in external sustainability forums, packaging alliances, trade associations and supplier/retailer engagements.
Requirements
- 10+ years in packaging sustainability, packaging engineering, or related fields—ideally within beauty or CPG
- Bachelor’s or higher degree in Packaging Engineering, Environmental Science, Sustainability, or related field
- Deep knowledge of sustainable packaging strategies and their practical application to products, including recyclability, PCR, lightweighting.
- Experience with EPR frameworks and reporting tools, packaging lifecycle tools
- Demonstrated ability to create and maintain flexible Excel-based models to evaluate options for specific products and conduct scenario analysis across the entire portfolio, including tools for individual teams to assess options.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills across all levels, including creating materials for executive-level discussions and decision making.
- Collaborative cross-functional leader who thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments.
- Passion for navigating complexity, simplifying insights, and driving positive change.
- Ability to drive progress at a strategic level and also work in the details.
