Senior Manager, Product Development

Senior Manager, Product Development

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Flamingo is an award‑winning body, hair, and care brand delivering high‑performance, thoughtfully designed products at an accessible price. Since launching in 2018, we’ve become the #3 player in women’s shave in the U.S. and expanded our assortment to offer products for every routine: razors, wax steps for face and body, shave gel, and body lotion. Our products and campaigns have been covered by Vogue, Vanity Fair, Elle, and InStyle, and we’ve won major beauty accolades from Allure and Essence.

With a mission to empower women, Flamingo is committed to partnering with nonprofit partners working to help women and girls build healthy relationships with their bodies and has helped connect over 200K people to quality mental health and wellbeing resources. Flamingo is part of Mammoth Brands, the modern CPG company behind category‑leading brands Harry’s, Flamingo, Lume, Mando, and Coterie.

The R&D Soft Product Innovation Team is responsible for all personal care category launches from concept to market for Mammoth Care 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.

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 Mammoth Care brands. You’ll work closely with cross‑functional teams to turn innovative ideas into market‑ready products that our customers will love.

• Lead Product Innovation:
  Drive the product development lifecycle from initial concept and ideation through to commercialization. Champion projects, ensuring they meet high standards for performance and quality.
• Collaborate Across Partners:
  Work with Brand Marketing, Product Research, Lab to Market, Program Management, Quality, Sourcing, and contract manufacturer partners for seamless development.
• Develop & Execute Product Strategy:
  Translate consumer insights and market trends into concrete product concepts and development plans. Stay ahead of scientific advancements to drive innovation.
• Oversee Product Testing & Validation:
  Build testing protocols with Product Research, Lab to Market, Regulatory & Legal teams to ensure products meet performance claims and consumer expectations.
• Champion Product Excellence:
  Maintain deep understanding of core development principles, ensuring all products align with our mission to “Create Things People Like More.” Continuously raise the bar.

• 7+ years of experience in product development within the personal care, cosmetics, or CPG industry. Fragrance experience is a plus.
• Passion for personal care and crafting products that people love; excited by new technologies and formats.
• Execution‑focused & results‑driven; proactive doer who thrives in a “no task too small” environment.
• Team player who excels in cross‑functional teams, embraces change, and communicates directly.
• Strategic & creative thinker, resourceful problem‑solver, lifelong learner, always looking to improve.
• Sense of humor – we take work seriously but ourselves unseriously.

• Reporting to the Head of Soft Product Innovation.
• Team member of the Soft Product Innovation team.
• Cross‑functional collaboration with Product Research, Formulators, Brand, Regulatory, Legal, Sourcing, Quality, Program Management, and third‑party partners.

• 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, 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…