Director, Package Development

HOURGLASS COSMETICS — Director, Package Development (Hybrid Role) 

Connected by creativity and driven by purpose. Hourglass Cosmetics is a vegan and cruelty-free beauty brand, redefining luxury cosmetics with high-performance products, innovative formulas, and award-winning franchises. Recognized by Forbes, Fast Company and Time Magazine as one of the most inventive beauty companies, Hourglass leads the industry with its breakthrough products and its commitment to animal welfare. Founded in 2004, Hourglass is globally available in 32 markets and nearly 4,600 doors including Sephora, Ulta, Neiman Marcus, Selfridges, Space NK and more. Hourglass became part of the Unilever Prestige division in 2017. Discover more about the Hourglass brand story and mission on our website hourglasscosmetics.com.

The Director of Package Development reports to the VP of Packaging and Sustainability. The Director works collaboratively with the Founder, Product Development, and related cross-functional teams, to develop and execute new color and skincare products from concept through launch. This leadership role manages and supports a team with a solution-oriented and strategic approach to ensure projects meet the intended design, quality, cost, risk, sustainability, functionality, and manufacturability objectives.  

WHAT YOU DO

• Provide comprehensive feasibility of each concept or package that defines function, manufacturability, component cost, tooling estimates, preliminary development lead time, risk and global consistency 
• Communicate and resolve timeline challenges, provide updates on project milestones, and inform appropriate teams of technical and timing issues to ensure seamless project execution 
• Offer engineering technical support, expertise, and guidance to the Packaging team 
• Proactively mitigate and minimize potential issues by collaborating with PD, Operations, Quality and Regulatory throughout the development and validation stages of each project by creating risk assessments 
• Source stock and develop custom primary and secondary packaging by providing detailed briefs to suppliers 
• Review and approve technical drawings and component submissions during development for stock and custom packages to ensure they meet quality, fit, form function, and aesthetic expectations 
• Manage Bill of Materials and review/approve fill & assembly instructions 
• Oversee artwork requests and review/approve files for accuracy and completeness before releasing to vendors 
• Manage all areas of package testing including testing samples, perform in-house testing as needed, drop & transit testing, etc., and review and analyze test results 
• Develop packaging testing protocols and associated cross-functional SOPs 
• Work with contract fillers and production team to ensure project feasibility, production optimization, and attend line trials and production as needed 
• Identify creative and innovative packaging, sustainable materials, decoration and technologies both within and outside the industry that fit the voice of the brand 
• Liaises with Quality and Operations determine root cause, resolution and finding alternatives as needed 
• Coordinate photo-ready, retailer, and internal meeting comps for NPD 
• Attend tradeshows and supplier meetings to build and maintain relationships with our partners 
• Project responsibilities include but are not limited to new development, resourcing, sampling, collateral, etc. 

YOU’LL LOVE THIS JOB IF:

• You are a SELF-STARTER: You thrive in autonomy and are motivated to take initiative.
• You are DETAIL ORIENTED: You appreciate the importance of having detailed and precise information with an impeccable eye for aesthetics.
• You are a strong COMMUNICATOR and COLLABORATOR: You work and communicate effectively with all members of the organization, from individual contributors to executive team.
• You are extremely ORGANIZED: You are not overwhelmed by the though