Product Manager Job

Job Title: Product Manager
Location: Toronto, Ontario [Hybrid]
Reports To: Chief Brand Officer

Have you heard about Everist? We’re a 20x award-winning clean haircare company on a mission to create the future of beauty. We launched in 2021 with a patent-pending innovation – the first-ever shampoo, conditioner and body wash concentrates, which have since been named one of Time Magazine’s Best Inventions and Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas. We care a lot about what goes into our products and the impact on the planet that they leave behind. We also care a lot about giving you the fullest, shiniest, healthiest-looking hair of your life thanks to our one-of-a-kind cream-concentrate formulas and their unique benefits for scalp health and healthy hair growth.

We want to hear about you!

Do you want to help solve the global plastic-waste crisis and also help build a company focused on the latest and greatest beauty and personal care innovations? Cool, us too. Here’s a couple other things we’re looking for as we build our team.

The Role:
We are seeking a strategic and results-driven Product Manager to lead the development and enhancement of our hair care and body care products within the shower care category. This role will focus on managing new product innovation as well as optimizing existing products to align with our brand’s mission, market trends, and consumer needs. The ideal candidate has experience in consumer packaged goods (CPG), a deep understanding of formulation and packaging considerations, and a passion for creating high-performance, sustainable products.

Key Responsibilities:
- Product Development & Innovation: Drive end-to-end product development for new haircare products, from ideation to commercialization, ensuring alignment with brand strategy and consumer insights.
- Product Lifecycle Management: Oversee changes to existing products, including formulation improvements, packaging updates, and regulatory compliance.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with R&D, Packaging, Marketing, Operations, and Supply Chain teams to bring products to market efficiently and effectively.
- Market & Consumer Insights: Conduct market research, trend analysis, and competitive benchmarking to identify whitespace opportunities and inform product development decisions.
- Project Management: Lead product development timelines, manage key milestones, and ensure seamless execution from concept to launch.
- Sustainability & Innovation: Partner with sustainability teams to ensure product innovations align with clean, eco-conscious formulations and packaging.
Regulatory & Compliance: Ensure all product innovations meet industry standards and regulatory requirements for key global markets.
- P&L Management: Support pricing strategy, cost analysis, and margin optimization to ensure profitability of new and existing products.

Qualifications:
- Experience: 2-5 years in product management, innovation, or brand management within beauty or personal care categories (Start-up experience is a plus).
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or related field.
Technical Knowledge: Understanding of product formulation, packaging development, sourcing and procurement, manufacturing processes and regulatory compliance.
- Project Management Skills: Strong ability to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, and drive results.
- Consumer-Centric Mindset: Ability to translate consumer insights into successful product innovations.
- Analytical & Financial Acumen: Experience working with cost structures, pricing, and margin analysis.
- Strong Communication: Excellent ability to collaborate cross-functionally and influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Passion for Sustainability: Knowledge of clean beauty trends, sustainable packaging, and eco-conscious product development.

Experience with the following platforms:
- Shopify
- TripleWhale
- SOS Inventory Management System
- ShipHero
- Asana
- Proficient in Microsoft Suite (Excel, Powerpoint, etc.)

Paid Holidays, Vacations, and Sick Leave

Most shampoos, conditioners and body washes are more than 70% water, made from petrochemicals and packed in single-use plastic. Everist is different. Named one of Time’s Best Inventions and Fast Company's World Changing Ideas, Everist is leading the waterless beauty movement with the first-ever hair and body concentrates. These patent-pending shampoo, conditioner and body wash creams are 3x concentrated and simply activated with the water you’re already using in the shower. Formulated to the highest clean standards, these plant-based concentrates are free from parabens, sulfates, silicones, dyes and synthetic fragrances and have a 77% smaller carbon footprint than traditional water-filled shower products. Packaged in 100% recycled and recyclable aluminum tubes, Everist formulas are a hybrid of haircare and skincare, packed with over 50% skincare ingredients for optimal hair, scalp and skin health.