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Salary: USD 100,000 - 120,000 / annual
Sol de Janeiro, a globally recognized beauty brand founded in 2015, is seeking a Manager of Package Development to lead packaging innovation for body, hair, and lip categories. Headquartered in New York with international teams in Paris, London, and Germany, the company has been recognized as one of TIME 100's Most Influential Companies (2024), Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies (2024), and WWD Beauty Inc's Power Brands of 2024.
In this hands-on technical leadership role, you will drive end-to-end packaging development from concept through commercialization. You'll partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders—including product, supply chain, manufacturing, and sustainability teams—to deliver innovative, high-quality, and scalable packaging solutions that align with brand, cost, operational, and sustainability objectives.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading new product packaging development projects from feasibility assessment through full commercialization
- Developing scalable, supply-chain-efficient packaging solutions that meet brand, cost, quality, and operational goals
- Conducting risk assessments, feasibility reviews, and providing technical recommendations to support project decision-making
- Owning packaging specifications, testing protocols, validation, and documentation to ensure robust execution and launch readiness
- Supporting technical transfers between suppliers, manufacturing sites, or regions as needed
- Troubleshooting packaging-related issues and conducting root-cause analysis
- Supporting ESG and sustainability initiatives, including material optimization and EPR reporting
- Contributing to continuous improvement efforts across processes, testing standards, supplier strategies, and cost-saving initiatives
- Collaborating with suppliers and contract manufacturers to align technical requirements and execution
- Identifying opportunities to enhance accuracy, speed-to-market, technical rigor, and sustainability outcomes
You will be expected to demonstrate strong technical judgment, manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment, communicate clearly and influence without direct authority, maintain high ownership and accountability, collaborate effectively across functions, and navigate ambiguity while balancing speed with rigor.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical field (preferred)
- 5+ years of packaging development experience, with strong preference for body care, hair, and/or lip category experience
- Proven experience leading packaging projects from concept through commercialization
- Strong understanding of packaging materials, componentry, testing, and supplier capabilities
- Experience working with contract manufacturers and global suppliers
- Exposure to sustainability or ESG initiatives (preferred)
