Senior Director of Product Development

Responsibilities Strategic Vision & Portfolio Leadership: Partner directly with Brand and Executive leadership to architect, cultivate, and champion the long-term innovation pipeline and overarching strategic vision for Honest Baby Personal Care, Adult Personal Care, and future adjacent categories. End-to-End NPD Governance: Direct, optimize, and champion high-impact projects through the Honest NPD stage-gate process from initial concept to commercialized launch, ensuring flawless execution, superior quality, and strict adherence to corporate timelines. Macro Product Concepting & Strategy: Direct in-depth global reviews of key categories, emerging macro trends, and the competitive landscape to define forward-looking product strategy. Lead and orchestrate cross‑functional collaboration among key stakeholders—including formulation, packaging, Claims & Clinicals, brand marketing, and sales—to develop robust, highly differentiated product concepts with undeniable PODs. Strategically weigh development trade‑offs with an executive focus on organizational effort vs. long‑term ROI. Executive Technical Marketing: Serve as the authoritative internal expert on the product portfolio, providing critical technical insights to marketing communications, sales, and investor relations. Cultivate deep, collaborative relationships with R&D technical experts to translate complex ingredient science and clinical claims into powerful, consumer-facing narratives. Champion comprehensive product and brand education across all global consumer touchpoints. Process & Systems Optimization: Establish, scale, and continually elevate front‑end innovation processes, advanced tracking tools, and methodologies to streamline departmental functions, mitigate project complexity, and accelerate rapid prototyping. Market Intelligence & Insight: Analyze global macro‑category dynamics and clean ingredient trends, collaborating closely with consumer insights to draw high‑level, actionable conclusions that future‑proof product roadmaps. Industry Representation: Represent The Honest Company as a thought leader at key trade shows and global conferences to spearhead strategic manufacturer and raw material supplier relationships, evaluate competitive landscapes, and maintain cutting‑edge industry education. Travel: Ability to travel up to 15%. Requirements Education: Bachelor’s degree required; an advanced degree or Bachelor's in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Cosmetics Science, or a related technical field is highly preferred but not required. Experience: 12+ years of progressive product development experience within a CPG Personal Care environment, paired with an authoritative, deep understanding of R&D operations. Direct formulation or laboratory experience is a distinct plus. Leadership: Minimum of 6–8+ years of direct people management experience, with a proven track record of leading, mentoring, and influencing scale cross‑functional teams and executive stakeholders across a matrixed organization. Technical Expertise: Proven, expert‑level mastery of product development, advanced sensory evaluation, clean beauty standards, and complex stage‑gate operational processes. Business Acumen: Demonstrated mastery in managing substantial departmental budgets, complex financial metrics, and high‑volume, high‑stakes project portfolios successfully. Mindset: A powerful combination of creative problem‑solving skills, sophisticated consumer‑insight comprehension, and an agile aptitude for high‑level strategic thinking in a fluid, fast‑paced environment. Soft Skills: Executive-level interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills. A highly collaborative leader possessing an unshakeable sense of ownership, accountability, urgency, and corporate integrity. Core Competencies Demonstrates expertise in product development and strategic vision within the personal care industry, with a strong focus on clean beauty standards and advanced sensory evaluation. Proven ability to lead cross‑functional teams and manage complex project portfolios while optimizing processes and systems for innovation. #J-18808-Ljbffr Jobtailor