Senior Manager, Innovation Operations & Strategy

At Revlon, we create beauty innovations for everyone that inspire confidence and ignite joy every day.

Breaking beauty boundaries is in our company’s DNA. Since its game-changing launch of the first opaque nail enamel in 1932 (and later, the first long-wear foundation), Revlon has provided consumers with high-quality product innovation, performance, and sophisticated glamour. Elizabeth Arden made waves as a woman-led beauty company in the 1920s. In 1931, Almay became the original hypoallergenic, fragrance-free beauty brand.

Today, Revlon resiliently continues its legacy as a leading global beauty company. Our diverse portfolio—which consists of some of the world’s most iconic brands and product offerings in color cosmetics, skincare, hair color & care, personal care, and fragrances—is sold around the world through prestige, professional, mass, and direct-to-consumer retail channels. These brands include Revlon, Revlon Professional, Elizabeth Arden, Almay, American Crew, CND, Cutex, Mitchum, Sinful Colors, Creme of Nature, Christina Aguilera, John Varvatos, Juicy Couture, Ed Hardy and more.

We honor our heritage, embrace change, and applaud diversity. We champion our employees and celebrate our consumers.

We are Revlon, together, transforming beauty.

This role is a Hybrid Role: Employees are expected to work from our Kenilworth, NJ office 3 days per week and may work remotely the remaining days

The Senior Manager, Innovation Operations & Strategy, is a key program leader responsible for independently driving execution excellence across multiple complex projects and cross-functional programs within Revlon’s organization. This role ensures operational rigor across New Product Development (NPD), Business Continuity (BC), Design to Value (DTV), Quality, and Strategic initiatives by leading cross-functional delivery, optimizing processes, and enabling data-driven decision-making.

With strong financial acumen and deep understanding of project governance, the Senior Manager ensures project health, accountability, and strategic alignment. This position partners closely with functional leaders to influence prioritization, manage risks, and drive timely, high-quality outcomes within stage‑gate and steering committee frameworks.

Major Duties: 

• Lead and deliver multiple complex projects or cross-functional programs across NPD, DTV, BC, Quality, and Strategic workstreams.
• Independently manage integrated timelines, critical paths, and execution risks, ensuring programs meet defined objectives.
• Ensure full adherence to governance frameworks, stage‑gate standards, and project execution best practices.
• Provide visibility into program health through structured reporting, dashboards, and escalation pathways.
• Conduct scenario modeling and provide recommendations based on impact, risk, and financial trade-offs.
• Influence and align cross-functional leaders (Marketing, R&D, Packaging, Supply Chain, Regulatory, Legal, Finance, Plant Operations) to maintain unified plans and organizational readiness.
• Facilitate decision-making by preparing clear, concise program summaries for leadership and gate review forums.
• Secure alignment on scope, risks, resources, and financial implications prior to governance checkpoints.
• Drive transparent communication, ensuring all partners understand priorities, commitments, and mitigation plans.
• Own identification and independent design of mitigation strategies, driving them through closure.
• Proactively anticipate risks, challenge assumptions, and manage dependencies across programs.
• Elevate unresolved risks to key stakeholders when they surpass established parameters.
• Apply financial acumen to evaluate business cases, validate savings (DTV), monitor cost drivers, and flag deviations.
• Optimize project management tools, documentation, dashboards, and communication templates for enterprise use.
• Lead lessons-learned reviews and prioritize continuous improvement actions across programs.
• Recommend and support training to enhance PM discipline and cross-functional readiness.

Experience:

• 7+ years of project/program management experience, with increasing levels of responsibility.
• Background in FMCG, CPG, Beauty, OTC, or relevant manufacturing/innovation environments preferred.
• Proven success leading multi-disciplinary teams and managing multiple complex projects concurrently.
• Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional leaders and navigate a global matrix organization.
• Strong capability in financial interpretation, business case assessment, and cost management.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite, MS Project, and PM tools; experience with Power BI or JMP bonus skills.
• MP/PMI or equivalent certifications are a strong plus.
• Ability to lead through ambiguity, resolve conflict, and drive accountability.          

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong enterprise thinking, cross-functional leadership, and relationship-building skills.
• Advanced project management and program leadership skills with an emphasis on risk management.
• Excellent communication and facilitation capabilities, able to translate complex information clearly.
• Continuous improvement mindset and commitment to elevating program management maturity.
• Strong business and financial acumen; able to balance speed, quality, and cost.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, resource constraints, and shifting timelines effectively.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree required (Engineering, Sciences, Operations, Business, or related field).
• Master’s degree or MBA preferred.

Revlon is unable to sponsor or transfer employment visas for this role; candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa support.

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The base pay range for this position is $120,000.00 - $135,000.00 / year; however base pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, job-related knowledge, and geographic location. Certain positions may also be eligible for short-term incentives as part of total compensation.

Employees (and their families) are eligible for medical, dental, and vision benefits. Employees are covered by the company-paid basic life insurance policy and company-paid short-term disability insurance (the benefit commences upon hire and allows for a portion of base salary for up to 26 weeks if you are disabled). Other benefits offered to employees include but are not limited to the following: long-term disability, supplemental life insurances, flexible spending accounts, critical illness insurance, group legal, identity theft protection, etc. Employees are also able to enroll in our 401k Retirement Savings Plan.

Employees will also receive 3 weeks of vacation, pro-rated based on date of hire for the 1st year of employment and twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Vacation will depend on role.

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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