Beauty, E-commerce, Retail

Senior Manager, Fragrance Development

New York, NYHybridFull TimeManager / Head$122,000–$158,000 /yrPosted 10 days agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

fragrance development
fragrance creation
fragrance evaluation
complex development projects
fragrance knowledge
olfactive literacy
evaluate submissions
communicate feedback
development discussions
fragrance houses

Nice to have

fine fragrance
Balm Dotcom flavor portfolio
ancillaries
product readiness
Product Marketing
Education

Role summary

Glossier is seeking a Senior Manager, Fragrance Category Development to own the end-to-end development and maintenance of its fragrance portfolio, including fine fragrance, Balm Dotcom flavors, and ancillaries. This role involves managing reformulations, raw-material changes, and ensuring project progression across internal and external partners. The ideal candidate will combine fragrance development expertise with strong organizational skills, proactive problem-solving, and the ability to manage complex, cross-functional projects. Responsibilities include evaluating submissions, providing olfactive feedback, managing new fragrance projects from brief to launch, and ensuring documentation and compliance. The role also requires serving as a liaison with fragrance houses and contract manufacturers, managing timelines, and ensuring quality and brand integrity.

WHO WE ARE.

Glossier is a people-powered ecosystem, brought to life by engaging online and offline experiences. In 12 years, we have built an iconic brand that goes far beyond beauty. Our brand is built on trusted emotional connection, empathy, and consistency in how we show up for people every day. We are woven into everyday moments of people’s lives, becoming part of their routines, their self-expression, and their confidence. We are defined not just by what we make, but by how we make people feel and the relationships we build over time. Our north-star values are to be Human, Curious, Playful, and Helpful. We are driven by a shared mission to become the Most Loved Lifestyle Brand in the World.

The Senior Manager, Fragrance Category Development will own the end-to-end development and maintenance agenda across Glossier's fragrance portfolio, including fine fragrance, the Balm Dotcom flavor portfolio, and ancillaries. This person will play a critical role in maintaining and evolving the existing business, overseeing reformulations and compliance requirements, managing raw-material changes, and ensuring projects progress smoothly across internal teams and external partners.

The ideal candidate combines fragrance development knowledge with exceptional organization, attention to detail, proactive problem-solving, and the ability to manage complex, cross-functional work. Collaborating closely with multiple partners across the organization, this person will translate priorities into clear plans, anticipate risks, and drive projects through to completion while maintaining Glossier's standards for quality and brand integrity.

Fragrance Portfolio Maintenance & Development

Own the day-to-day development and maintenance of the fragrance portfolio, including reformulations driven by regulatory requirements, raw-material availability, product registration, and other business needs.

Evaluate fragrance submissions and development iterations, providing technically informed and olfactive feedback; partner with the GM, Fragrance, on creative direction, brand alignment, and decisions affecting category strategy.

Manage development activities for new fragrance projects, partnering with the GM, Fragrance, to ensure alignment with category priorities and brand direction.

Own the end-to-end development process from initial brief through formula finalization, production readiness, and launch, ensuring that technical, operational, and commercial requirements are addressed at each stage.

Ensure accurate, accessible documentation of formulas, specifications, development decisions, and relevant compliance requirements across the portfolio.

Build and maintain expertise in fragrance development, the competitive landscape, and relevant category trends.

Attend meetings internal and external as needed including but not limited to retailer presentations, trade shows, fragrance houses, labs, factories, etc.

Project Management & Cross-Functional Execution

Own project timelines, critical milestones, deliverables, and dependencies across the development process.

Maintain clear visibility into project status, key decisions, dependencies, and risks, proactively driving resolution and escalating issues when needed.

Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, and relevant cross-functional teams to assess the timing, inventory, cost, and production implications of development changes and ensure the business is prepared for implementation.

Support product readiness by coordinating relevant product information, formula dossiers, usage instructions, FAQs, and training materials for Product Marketing, Education, Design, Creative, Commercial, and CX partners.

External Partnerships

Serve as a primary day-to-day liaison with fragrance houses, contract manufacturers, and other external vendors.

Communicate briefs, specifications, feedback, and timelines clearly to external partners, ensuring work meets Glossier's requirements and standards.

Build strong vendor relationships and maintain accountability for deliverables, timing, quality, and follow-through.

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE MIX.

5+ years relevant work experience in fragrance development, creation, or evaluation with demonstrated ownership of complex development projects from brief through execution required.

Strong fragrance knowledge and olfactive literacy, with the ability to evaluate submissions, communicate feedback, and navigate development discussions with fragrance houses and technical partners required.

Confident presentation skills, comfortable communicating complex development topics to management and cross-functional audiences.

Exceptional project and process ownership, with a track record of managing multiple complex workstreams, anticipating risks, resolving problems proactively, and driving execution with minimal oversight.

Excellent communication, influence, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to connect teams, simplify complexity, drive alignment, and represent the Glossier fragrance business both internally and externally.

Strong organizational judgment: able to distinguish urgent issues from routine work, identify dependencies, and know when to make a decision, engage a partner, or escalate.

Comfortable operating in a fast-moving, evolving environment and building structure where processes are not yet fully established.

Adaptable, motivated self-starter who takes initiative and works effectively both independently and collaboratively.

Passionate and curious about the fragrance/beauty industry, olfactive trends, and consumer behavior.

In accordance with the applicable law, the following represents a good faith estimate of the minimum and maximum compensation range for this position:

The estimated annual pay range for this role is $122,000-$158,000 per year

Actual compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications, and location, and the final offer will reflect the totality of the candidate's background.

There may be future opportunities for continued pay progression based on continued strong performance in the role.Full-time positions are also eligible for a competitive compensation and benefits package that include medical health insurance, 401K, equity in the form of Restricted Stock Units, Paid Time Off, Short Term and Long Term Disability leave, and a range of other benefits.

Learn more at the Glossier Career page.

Compensation for the role will be determined based on permissible, non discriminatory factors such as a candidate’s qualifications, skills, and experience.

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