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Manager, Innovation Operations & Strategy

Kenilworth, New Jersey ; New York, New York

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 New York, NY or Kenilworth, NJ office 3 days per week and may work remotely the remaining days

This role within Revlon’s Innovation Operations & Strategy team drives cross-functional project excellence across key business pillars including New Product Development (NPD), Business Continuity, Design to Value, and Quality. With a focus on optimizing productivity and alignment, the position leverages financial acumen and strategic communication to enable data-driven decision-making and ensure project health. The role is instrumental in stakeholder engagement and management, governance adherence, and timeline accountability, operating within stage-gate and steering committee frameworks to deliver high-impact results across the organization.

Major Duties: 

  • Lead end-to-end timeline management for all projects, including NPD, DTV, BC, Quality, and Tariff.
  • Govern project execution, ensuring adherence to guidelines and gate review standards.
  • Oversee cross-functional teams, independently managing timelines, critical paths, and deliverables.
  • Track and report project status, risks, and impact to support strategic goals and decision-making.
  • Escalate unresolved issues and guide teams in developing mitigation strategies.
  • Champion projects, driving results and motivating teams toward successful outcomes.
  • Partners across departments (Marketing, Finance, R&D, Packaging, Regulatory, Legal, Supply Chain) to align
  • NPDs with business objectives and ensure successful launches.
  • Collaborate with Marketing to maintain updated Masterplans and initiate projects per leadership guidelines.
  • Secure stakeholder alignment on scope, planning, financials, and risks before gate presentations.
  • Ensure project recommendations meet business objectives and gain approval through stage-gate or steering committees.
  • Identify cost reduction opportunities and flag projects at risk due to scope or financial deviations.
  • Support portfolio reviews with functional leads across NPD, BC, DTV, Quality, and Tariff.
  • Maintain project documentation, templates, dashboards, and communication tools.
  • Facilitate transparent communication and accountability across teams.
  • Lead “lessons learned” sessions to integrate insights and improve processes.
  • Recommend training to enhance team performance and skills.
  • Monitor team metrics to ensure alignment with goals.
  • Communicate complex concepts clearly and effectively.
  • Anticipate potential risks and proactively develop mitigation strategies.
  • Encourage creative thinking to overcome project roadblocks.
  • Analyze feedback and data to make informed decisions.
  • Balance short-term fixes with long-term project health.
  • Manage competing deadlines and resource constraints effectively.
  • Help teams stay focused on high-impact tasks.
  • Ensure timely delivery of milestones without compromising quality.
  • Use tools and techniques to streamline workflows and reduce bottlenecks.

Experience:

  • 5+ years’ experience in Project Management
  • At least 5+ years of professional experience; prefer 2+ years in FMCG, CPG or OTC healthcare.
  • Project management experience leading/managing cross-functional teams.
  • Experience working in at least two functional areas (e.g., R&D, Supply Chain, Project Management, Procurement, Marketing, etc.)
  • PM certification (PMI, PMBOK) or other documented intra-company certification/training are desirable
  • Experience interacting with senior leadership required
  • Proficiency in Excel required; familiarity with financial concepts preferred. Experience with JMP and Power BI is desirable.
  • Must be familiar with standard PM tools and templates. Strong MS Office suite skills; can demonstrate expertise with MS Project. Familiarity with stage-gate processes
  • Direct, successful leadership experience within a global, matrix organization. One can show evidence of directing, motivating and facilitating skilled professionals in a dynamic, high pressure, constantly changing environment.
  • Highly developed leadership skills, able to lead from the back, middle and front.
  • Understands how to motivate versus direct and can handle multiple complex priorities in a global, ever evolving business environment
  • Highly self-motivated, proactive, result-oriented individual with robust interpersonal skills that are resilient.
  • Able to prioritize tasks and responsibilities independently; strong negotiation and communication skills
  • Proven ability to resolve conflict and act independently through ambiguity
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

  • Understanding of Supply Chain
  • Strong project leadership capabilities and clear communication.
  • Demonstrates a constant improvement mindset
  • Ability to enhance or create effective program management capabilities and tools to more consistently deliver projects.
  • Enterprise leadership and facilitation, collaboration, attention to detail, significant experience and demonstrated proficiency in MS Project and in planning, and demonstrated business acumen, project management, communication, process management and team performance management.
  • Possess strong facilitation skills to drive the team to deliver results, engage teams in healthy debate/conflict, and deliver solutions.
  • Business and financial acumen

Education: 

  • Bachelor's Degree is required, typically a degree in Sciences, Engineering, Operations, Business or a related discipline.
  • Master’s degree or MBA or other advanced degrees are desirable.

#LI-Hybrid #LI-AH1

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.

The base pay range for this position is $95,000.00 - $130,000.00 / 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.

  • Kenilworth, NJ: $95,000.00 - 120,000.00 / per year
  • New York, NY: $105,000.00 - 130,000.00 / per year

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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