Project Manager (Part-Time/Consultant)

Ursa Major is looking for a part-time Project Manager to support our cross-functional teams in a special project. Starting at 20 hours a week, this person will help manage dynamic timelines, streamline processes and must love problem-solving!

This role will work closely with our product development, packaging, creative, operations, and marketing teams. To thrive in this role, you should have a thorough understanding of product development, packaging development, creative packaging testing, and manufacturing of cosmetics. The right person will have a mix of outstanding organizational and communication skills. You can untangle timelines in your sleep, turn ideas into action items, and manage people & resources to get any project across the finish line. 

*This role is considered remote. We are headquartered in VT, with team members all over.

What You’ll Do: 

• Be the connector and coordinator across multiple teams and functions of our business 
• Create, manage and track product timelines, working heavily in our project management software (we use Airtable and Wrike). Some tasks may include:
• Oversee product testing timelines, hitting milestones and deliverables 
• Oversee creative packaging testing timelines, hitting milestones and deliverables 
• Oversee packaging production, from receipt to final delivery 
• Delivery of final artwork files to suppliers 
• Oversee sample process for photography
• Manage timelines for final creative delivery of assets internally and to external partners 
• Manage both internal and external consultant teams to stay ahead of timelines and due dates
• Audit, organize and create efficient processes 
• Own weekly cross-functional meetings (agenda and action items) 
• Update key stakeholders on breaking project news, keep the larger team regularly informed of the overall project status.

Requirements

• 4-6+ years of experience in a project management role, in beauty/skincare context. 
• You’ve developed seamless systems for other product teams, ideally at another DTC beauty/skincare company.
• You’re an expert in project management software. 
• You have an in-depth working knowledge of Product Development, Packaging Development, Creative, and Manufacturing functions. 
• You’re a true organizational wizard who takes initiative at every level—you can put together a high-level calendar, and also track the nitty-gritty execution of each asset.   
• You’re a super confident communicator—you’re not afraid to speak up, take charge, and hold team members accountable to timelines.