Vice President of Product, Glossier
$235-305k
+ Equity
Beauty & skincare brand
Open for applications
Beauty & skincare brand
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$235-305k
+ Equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
To give voice through beauty by building products, growing its community, and making decisions in inclusive, customer-devoted, curious, courageous, and discerning ways.
Role
Who you are
- We’re looking for someone who can see what’s coming, translate it into products our community will love, and meaningfully involve that community as a source of inspiration, insight, and co-creation throughout the development process, leading the work from idea to shelf and beyond
- If you’re energized by building, refining, and reimagining, and know how to pair creativity with disciplined execution, you may be exactly the ingredient we’re missing. So, is this you? Read on carefully to see what it takes to bring this vision to life from start to finish
- We know you’re here to do great work, raise the bar, and make a meaningful impact, and we’re here for that, too. While there’s no single path to success, we’ve found that the key ingredients below set the foundation for doing your best work, thriving in the role, and ultimately making it your own (i.e. successfully bringing this formula to life)
- 10+ years of experience across product development, portfolio strategy, and/or product marketing within beauty or adjacent consumer categories, including 4+ years in senior leadership roles
- Proven track record of building and bringing differentiated product pipelines to market at global scale
- Experience leading end-to-end product development, from concept and formulation through commercialization and launch
- Strong vendor management experience (domestic and international)
- Strategic and analytical thinker with strong attention to detail; able to balance big-picture portfolio strategy with tactical execution
- Excellent communicator and presenter, comfortable with executives and large groups
- Experience managing and collaborating with cross-functional teams including regulatory, marketing, operations, and supply chain
- Deep passion for beauty, with strong creative instincts and a willingness to take thoughtful risks that reflect customer needs and business goals
- Travel as needed to meet with vendors or external partners
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Vice President, Product to help shape what’s next at Glossier and bring it to life in a way only we can
- Think of this role as a carefully crafted formula: equal parts visionary and operator, with a strong dose of curiosity, taste, and follow-through
- Reporting to the CEO, the VP, Product will set the direction for our product portfolio across multiple categories, building an innovation roadmap grounded in consumer insight, cultural relevance, and market opportunity, and expressed through a lens that feels fresh, distinctive, and unmistakably Glossier
- This leader will partner closely with Marketing, Creative, Supply Chain, Quality, and Finance, and play a key role on the Senior Leadership Team to ensure cross-functional alignment, clarity, and momentum
- This role is all about balance: instinct and analysis, big-picture vision and rigorous execution, brand-building and business-driving
- You will define our long-term product vision, create a differentiated pipeline of innovation, and ensure every product we bring to market meets a real customer need– while aspiring to create the next generation of category-defining, iconic products that only Glossier can deliver
- Just as important, you’ll build and lead a high-performing Product team, fostering collaboration, elevating standards, and ensuring best-in-class work at every stage of the process
- The North Star: Build iconic, category-defining products with our community, not just for them
- From bringing new ideas to life (and reimagining what already exists), shaping the future of our portfolio, to leading and inspiring the team behind it all, the Vice President, Product will play a key role across Product Development & Execution, Product Strategy & Portfolio, and Leadership & Cross-Functional Partnerships
- Lead the end-to-end product development lifecycle, driving decisions across formulation, claims, naming, pricing, testing, and production
- Deliver best-in-class launches across new products, reactivations, and renovations, from concept through execution
- Own and execute the product roadmap, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery to the highest quality standards
- Establish and scale standardized processes for PD/PM collaboration, including clear briefs and decision frameworks
- Develop innovation pipelines informed by consumer insights, community feedback, and industry trends
- Embed community-driven insights into product briefs and portfolio decisions
- Ensure rigorous validation of product claims, safety, stability, and compatibility
- Build and strengthen relationships with contract manufacturers and external partners to accelerate development cycles
- Lead reformulations, repackaging, and optimizations to enhance competitive positioning
- Support international expansion, including reformulations for compliance, localized claims, and registrations
- Define long-term portfolio strategy to drive differentiation and global growth
- Lead 3-year category planning and portfolio strategy across Skincare, Makeup, Body Care, and Fragrance
- Build reporting frameworks to assess category health and portfolio performance
- Develop data-driven business cases for new launches and product investments
- Lead consumer research and concept testing to validate innovation
- Identify and scale key marketing levers, including promotions and reactivations
- Partner with Creative and Brand Marketing to deliver impactful launch strategies and assets
- Own global pricing strategy, balancing customer experience, competitiveness, and margin
- Lead and develop a high-performing Product team, fostering innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement
- Own PD/PM budgets, forecasts, and alignment with Finance on revenue goals
- Partner closely with cross-functional leaders across Supply Chain, Operations, Brand, and Creative to drive execution
- Champion efficient, standardized ways of working to accelerate timelines and decision-making
- Support key retail partnerships, including Sephora, in collaboration with Wholesale
- Manage budgets, timelines, and cost targets to support growth and profitability
- Serve on the Senior Leadership Team and act as a key partner to Founder & Executive Chairwoman Emily Weiss
Our take
Weiss, a former stylist and beauty writer, started Glossier as an offshoot of her beauty blog 'Into the Gloss' in 2014. Early on, she got her products into the makeup cabinets of celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Karlie Kloss. Glossier shook up the beauty business by selling items online only in an industry that has always prioritized in-person sales.
Glossier focuses on minimalist products designed with customers' real beauty routines in mind. Its minimalist approach marks a stark difference from traditional beauty brands, and the company has developed a cult-like following as a beauty brand that emphasises communication with its customers, even involving them in the creation of its products.
Because of this, the company experienced impressive growth, marked by the opening of flagship brick-and-mortar stores. It then expanded further with the launch of its products in Space NK stores across the UK and Ireland. However, its situation seems to have taken a turn. The company is now reducing staff and closing down 9 out of 12 stores as it undertakes a structural overhaul.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
18% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jul 2021
$80m
SERIES E
Mar 2019
$100m
SERIES D
Total funding: $266.4m
Company benefits
- Health and Wellbeing: Option for no-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance - Glossier covers 100% of the premiums. Access to mental health benefits, direct primary care, annual wellbeing stipend, and caregiver support benefits
- Family: Generous parental leave of 18 weeks for all parents, with transition back to work program following leave. Access to fertility and family planning reimbursement, along with resources to support you in your family forming-journey
- Time Away: Generous paid time off, plus a one month paid sabbatical after your first 4 years. Access to leave programs to take care of yourself and your family when you need it, plus time off for volunteerism to support your community and causes you care about
- Finance: Company equity awards. Plan for the future with access to 401(k) program, 100% employer-sponsored life and disability insurance, and voluntary supplemental life insurance
- Growth & Development: Internal mobility program to support career growth at Glossier. Glossier Talks speaker series and learning opportunities. Exclusive Fireside Chats with thought leaders and inspirational industry experts
Company HQ
South Village, New York, NY
Leadership
Colin Walsh
(CEO)Founder at YayDay. Previously CEO (Specialty Beauty) at Procter & Gamble, CEO at OUAI and Board Member at Lime Crime.
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