Product Development Manager
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About Harry’s Harry’s is a men’s grooming brand that offers high quality shave, body, hair, and skin care products at an exceptional value. Launched in 2013, Harry’s redefined the shaving experience and helped pioneer the earliest era of direct to consumer in the process. Since then, the brand has become the #2 shave brand globally and expanded to offer products for every step in its customer’s routine. Harry’s is also on a mission to ensure guys have access to quality mental health care. To date, the brand has helped connect over 2 million men to quality mental health resources. Harry’s is part of Mammoth Brands, the modern CPG company behind category-leading brands Harry’s, Flamingo, Lume, and Mando. Driven by a mission to “Create Things People Like More,” the company is creating a new model—and home—for brands, founders, and talent looking to solve unmet needs, improve peoples’ lives and ultimately change the status quo. Even as we grow, we take extra care to maintain the small, scrappy, entrepreneurial culture that helped to get us where we are today: a company that people like more, that better serves its customers, employees, and community. Mammoth Brands is committed to making a positive impact and donated over $20 million through our network of nonprofit partners to date. |
About the Team
The R&D Soft Product Innovation Team is responsible for all personal care category launches from concept to market for our Harry’s & Flamingo brands. We are a team of researchers, developers, and formulators who are on a mission to Create Things People Like More. This team is a key driver for both new product innovation and continuous improvement, raising the bar for product excellence.
About the Role
The Product Development Manager will play a pivotal role in bringing our personal care products to life. Reporting to the Head of Soft Product Innovation, you'll be a key leader on our R&D Soft Product Innovation team, responsible for the end-to-end concepting and development of new, performance-driven products for both the Harry’s and Flamingo brands. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams to turn innovative ideas into market-ready products that our customers will love.
What You Will Accomplish:
- Lead Product Innovation: Drive the product development lifecycle from initial concept and ideation through to commercialization. You'll be the champion for your projects, ensuring they meet our high standards for performance and quality.
- Collaborate Across Partners: Partner with teams across the company, including Product Research, Lab to Market, Program Management, Quality, and Sourcing as well as contract manufacturer partners to ensure seamless product development.
- Develop & Execute Product Strategy: You’ll translate consumer insights and market trends into concrete product concepts and development plans. Stay ahead of scientific advancements and technologies to drive innovation.
- Oversee Product Testing & Validation: Collaborate with Product Research, Lab to Market, Regulatory & Legal teams to build testing protocols to ensure products meet performance claims and consumer expectations.
- Champion Product Excellence: Maintain a deep understanding of our core product development principles, ensuring all products align with our mission to “Create Things People Like More.” You’ll constantly look for ways to raise the bar on product excellence and innovation.
This Should Describe You:
- Experience: You have 5+ years of experience in product development within the personal care, cosmetics, or CPG industry. Fragrance experience is a plus.
- A Product Developer at Heart: You have a genuine interest in the personal care space and take pride in creating products that people love. You're excited by new products, technologies, and formats, paying close attention to every detail to craft the ultimate user experience.
- Execution-Focused & Results-Driven: You get things done. You're a proactive doer who takes initiative and thrives in a "no task too small" environment, eagerly tackling any issue that arises. You create efficient systems for tracking, testing, and reporting, and you are relentlessly committed to achieving goals.
- A Collaborative & Adaptable Partner: You're a natural team player who works well in cross-functional teams. You embrace change, pivot with shifting business needs, and excel at communicating directly and honestly.
- A Strategic & Creative Thinker: You're energized by challenges and are a resourceful problem-solver who can identify risks and proactively develop solutions. You're a lifelong learner with a hunger for knowledge who is always looking to improve.
- Sense of Humor: We take our work seriously, but ourselves unseriously!
Here’s Who You’ll Work With:
- Reporting to the Head of the Soft Product Innovation
- You’ll be a team member of the Soft Product Innovation team
- You will work cross-functionally with Product Research, Formulators, Brand, Regulatory, Legal, Sourcing, Quality, Program Management, and our third-party partners.
Benefits and perks
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401k match
- Equity in Mammoth Brands
- Flexible time off and working hours
- Wellness and L&D stipends
- 4 weeks sabbatical after 5 years, 6 weeks after 10 years, and 8 weeks after 15 years
- 20 fully paid weeks off for parents who give birth, or 16 fully paid weeks off for all other paths to parenthood
- Fun IRL and virtual events including happy hours, team building events, and parties on our rooftop
- Free products from all of our brands
The Mammoth Brands' working model is in-office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Our beautiful 70,000 square foot SoHo office is decked out with bagels on Wednesdays and lunch on Thursdays, and fully stocked kitchens with snacks, coffee, and drinks everyday. Can’t forget the free products and the opportunity to have some meetings without Zoom!
We can’t quantify all of the intangible things we think you’ll love about working at Mammoth Brands, like the exciting challenges we tackle, the smart and humble team you’ll get to work with, and our supportive and inclusive culture. That said, our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our size and industry, and are one part of our total rewards package, which also includes a comprehensive set of benefits and our equity program. The base salary hiring range for this position is $132,000-$150,000, but the final compensation offer will ultimately be based on the candidate’s location, skill level and experience.
Mammoth Brands is committed to bringing together individuals from different backgrounds and perspectives. We strive to create an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, feel a sense of belonging, and do great work together.
Mammoth Brands is an Equal Opportunity Employer, providing equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals. We recruit, hire and promote into all job levels the most qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), parental status, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, transgender status, sexual orientation, marital, family or partnership status, political affiliation or activities, military service, domestic violence victim status, arrest/conviction record, sexual or reproductive health decisions, caregiver status, credit history immigration status, unemployment status, traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles or any other status protected under applicable federal, state and local laws. Mammoth Brands' commitment to providing equal employment opportunities extends to all aspects of employment, including job assignment, compensation, discipline and access to benefits and training.
We respect the laws enforced by the EEOC and are dedicated to going above and beyond in fostering diversity across our company.
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