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Victoria’s Secret & Co. · 11 hours ago

Senior R&D Technical Project Manager

Victoria’s Secret & Co is a world-leading specialty retail brand recognized globally for innovation and excellence in lingerie and fashion. They are seeking an experienced Sr R&D Technical Project Manager to drive innovation and trends within the personal care space by managing technical aspects related to new technologies and raw materials, while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Work closely with suppliers to identify new raw materials and new technology platforms with potential benefits for personal care applications
Understand the current portfolio, suggest innovative ingredients and textures to fulfill white space
Communicate and present technology and products to product development colleagues
Act as technical project manager and serve as a liaison between product development and the contract manufacturers
Work closely with fragrance house and contract fillers‘ labs to advise on stability protocols, read results and make suggestions to solve issues. Accountable for ensuring formulas in development are robust and ready to be commercialized
Work closely with the packaging team to ensure formulas are compatible with components. Advise fixes to fragrance or formulas as necessary
Assess project timelines
Follow-up and drive development communication w/contract manufacturers, internal cross functional teams
Manage and maintain all project development tools – PLM, Project Trackers, etc
Attend Commercialization meetings and discuss project status while proposing proactive solutions
PLM workflow (i.e. formula review/ approve)
On or off-site trouble shooting
Responsible for maintaining standards
May have a direct report or perform as a supervisor
Primary technical liaison on day-to-day activities for commercialized programs
Make recommendations for risk mitigation / risk assessments
Some travel may be required
May supervise team of 1 – 2 associates – provide coaching and feedback, development and recognition of direct reports
Train cross functional partners when needed
Identify continuous learning opportunities for own development
Attend olfactive and stability training at fragrance houses
Continue to build the technical & soft skills to stay relevant to business needs
Provides input to manager on talent conversations for direct reports

Qualification

R&D experiencePersonal care formulationTechnical project managementCommunication skillsProblem-solving skillsAgileOrganizedBachelor's degreeLeadership experienceInterpersonal skills

Required

5-8 years R&D experience with personal care or consumer product goods
Experience working with personal care product formulation
Must have the ability to influence and interact with cross functional partners on technical matters and prepare thorough and professional presentations to communicate to a broad audience
Strong communication skills - written and verbal
Agile, organized, and ability to prioritize
Proactive thinking and demonstrated problem-solving skills required
Able to handle multiple projects simultaneously
Strong interpersonal skills – able to build strong internal and external relationships
Bachelor's degree in Scientific field required

Preferred

Prior home fragrance experience a plus
Prior leadership experience is a plus

Company

Victoria’s Secret & Co.

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Victoria’s Secret & Co.

H1B Sponsorship

Victoria’s Secret & Co. has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (4)
2024 (3)
2023 (5)
2021 (5)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
unknown
Key Investors
BBRC WORLD
2025-05-20Post Ipo Equity
2021-07-23IPO
2020-09-15Acquired

Leadership Team

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Hillary Super
Chief Executive Officer
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Casey Christine Gates
Senior Raw Material Designer
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