Project Manager, Product Development

e.l.f. Beauty • New York, NY

1d • $80,000 - $110,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Project Manager, Product Development keeps innovation moving at e.l.f. speed—bold, efficient, and always delivering value. You’ll drive prioritization, planning, and partnerships for end-to-end product creation across formula and packaging. Your superpower is simplifying the complex: streamlining workflows, clarifying communication, and removing blockers so our teams can create products that raise the bar. You’ll manage intake and prioritization of product development work, collaborating with lead stakeholders and the 360 marketing team to launch high-impact initiatives. Expect close partnership with Product Innovation, Product Development/R&D, and Packaging teams across New York, Oakland, and Shanghai.

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Benefits

• competitive pay and benefits
• bonus eligibility (200% of target over the last six fiscal years)
• equity
• flexible time off
• year-round half-day Fridays
• hybrid 3 day in office, 2 day at home work environment
• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• a retirement savings plan
• gender neutral parental leave
• unlimited paid time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees