Product Development Project Manager

About Jones Road

Jones Road Beauty was founded by makeup artist Bobbi Brown on the philosophy that the world doesn’t need more beauty products. It needs better beauty products. Clean, strategic, high-grade formulations that work on every skin type and tone—and that are as simple to use as they are to master. Jones Road is a lifetime of beauty knowledge, distilled.

About the Role

Own project management across New Product Development and Packaging programs, ensuring timelines, milestones, dependencies, risks, and next steps are clearly tracked and communicated. Drive cross-functional alignment and follow-through to keep launches on schedule and provide visibility into program status.

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• Build and maintain end-to-end timelines for new product programs, from initial PD brief to finished goods ready for pickup, across Formula, Packaging, Artwork, Regulatory, and Testing.
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• Align internal and vendor timelines, mapping dependencies and critical-path items so conflicts get caught early.
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• Track milestones across active programs and proactively flag schedule, dependency, and execution risks before they affect key dates.
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• Work with project owners to build recovery plans when delays come up, and escalate issues that need leadership decisions or cross-functional resolution.
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• Lead PD timeline meetings and share weekly updates on priorities, upcoming deadlines, risks, and decisions needed.
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• Capture action items with clear owners and due dates, and drive them to completion.
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• Partners closely with program owners, who lead on decisions and program status, while this role owns timing and follow-through
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• Partner with vendors and internal teams to understand what it takes to hit key dates, then turn vendor updates into revised timelines, tasks, and owners.
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• Make sure timing changes, decisions, and approvals are documented and reflected consistently across trackers and timelines.
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• Set up efficient communication rhythms that keep teams aligned and cut down on unnecessary meetings.
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• Partner with PD and Operations on BOM creation and changes. Own internal BOM revisions and send updated BOMs directly to vendors.
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Who you are

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• 3-5 years of experience in Cosmetic Project Management
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• Bachelors Degree or higher
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• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
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• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, start up and creative environment, demonstrating adaptability and resilience.
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• Ability to work from our Montclair, NJ office as required (3 days per week)
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• This role is not eligible for sponsorship
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The compensation range for this role is $85,000 - $125,000. This role is also eligible for a performance based bonus of 15% annually. Exact compensation package will be determined based on experience level.

Jones Road Beauty is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.