Project Manager, Commercialization

Sol de Janeiro • New York, NY

3h • $100,000 - $120,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Project Manager, Commercialization independently manages a portfolio of product initiatives from project kickoff through Commercialization Readiness. The role translates business priorities into clear project plans, aligned timelines, accountable actions, and executable launch decisions. It serves as the day-to-day cross-functional leader across Product & Innovation, Marketing, Product Development, Packaging Engineering, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Procurement, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, Commercial, and regional market teams.

The Project Manager maintains project momentum, anticipates risks, drives decisions, and keeps teams aligned with key milestones and business commitments. The role applies consistent governance and operational rigor while adapting to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment. It reports into the Commercialization organization and contributes to stronger, more scalable commercialization practices.

The position owns project planning and cadence, cross-functional alignment, risk management, stage-gate governance, readiness reviews, documentation, operational handoffs, and continuous improvement across assigned projects.

Requirements

• 5–7 years of experience in commercialization, new product development, project management, program management, product innovation, supply chain, or a related cross-functional role.
• Experience independently managing multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced, highly cross-functional organization.
• Strong understanding of the end-to-end product commercialization lifecycle from concept through readiness and launch execution.
• Experience building and managing integrated project timelines, milestones, dependencies, and critical paths.
• Experience leading cross-functional meetings, stage gates, readiness reviews, and decision-making discussions.
• Demonstrated ability to identify risks early, develop mitigation plans, and escalate issues clearly.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and follow-through.
• Clear and concise communication, facilitation, stakeholder management, and influencing skills.
• Ability to work independently, navigate ambiguity, and maintain momentum through changing priorities.
• Solutions-oriented mindset, sound judgment, and a strong sense of accountability.
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and web-based project or portfolio management tools.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the beauty, cosmetics, personal care, consumer products, or a related industry.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage a defined portfolio of commercialization projects from kickoff through Commercialization Readiness.
• Build, maintain, and communicate integrated cross-functional project timelines, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Translate business priorities into project plans with clear ownership, timing, and decision requirements.
• Own day-to-day project cadence, stakeholder communication, follow-up, and escalation.
• Maintain accurate visibility into project status, critical-path activities, open decisions, and readiness.
• Balance multiple concurrent projects and changing priorities while protecting business commitments.
• Lead recurring project meetings and working sessions that drive alignment, accountability, and timely execution.
• Coordinate across Marketing, Product Development, Packaging Engineering, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Procurement, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, Commercial, and regional teams.
• Clarify roles, actions, decisions, and due dates; facilitate discussions on trade-offs, dependencies, timing, and execution options.
• Document decisions and ensure agreed actions are completed or escalated appropriately.
• Build working relationships and influence results without relying on direct authority.
• Identify project risks, assumptions, constraints, and dependencies early, and maintain tracking of owners, mitigation plans, timing, and business impact.
• Bring stakeholders together to resolve issues before they affect launch timing, production, inventory, cost, regulatory readiness, or commercial commitments.
• Escalate unresolved risks with context, options, recommendations, and required decisions; assess downstream impacts of changes to scope, timing, cost, or technical requirements.
• Apply commercialization governance, stage-gate requirements, and readiness criteria consistently.
• Prepare and facilitate milestone reviews, stage gates, and Commercialization Readiness discussions.
• Ensure required deliverables, approvals, decisions, and operational inputs are completed before projects progress.
• Partner with Supply Planning and Manufacturing to incorporate capacity, production lead times, sourcing requirements, and operational constraints into project plans.
• Maintain organized project documentation, action logs, decision records, and status reporting.
• Support disciplined handoff into operational execution and maintain communication through launch stabilization.
• Identify recurring execution gaps and process inefficiencies, apply standard tools and governance practices, and capture lessons learned.
• Support improvements to project management tools, stage-gate processes, readiness criteria, and portfolio reporting.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and bonus program for full-time team members.
• Flexible hybrid work environment with opportunities for collaboration and growth.
• Inclusive culture that values diverse perspectives and celebrates individuality.
• Opportunity to be part of a fast-growing, award-winning global beauty brand.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed