Product Development Manager (Cosmetics)

Location: Seoul, Yeoksam, South Korea

Salary: USD 69,000–137,000 annual

Company

hirify.global develops and commercializes beauty and cosmetics products for retail and e-commerce channels.

What you will do

• Analyze beauty, skincare, cosmetic, ingredient, packaging, consumer, competitive, and channel trends to identify product opportunities.
• Develop product concepts, positioning, target consumers, benefits, claims, ingredient stories, competitive references, SKU architecture, and pricing.
• Build business assessments covering retail price, COGS, gross margin, competitive pricing, sales forecasts, and launch volumes.
• Manage formula development with internal R&D, OEM/ODM manufacturers, and suppliers, including briefs, prototype reviews, performance, quality, cost, and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate packaging, design, brand, regulatory, purchasing, supply chain, sales, marketing, and e-commerce stakeholders across development timelines and approvals.
• Lead launch readiness and post-launch reviews, using sales, reviews, ratings, returns, and channel feedback to guide product improvements and lifecycle decisions.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration or Management.
• 8–13 years of relevant experience or industry exposure in a related field.
• Experience in cosmetics product development.
• Korean language proficiency required.
• Ability to manage product development from concept through commercialization and coordinate cross-functional stakeholders.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment in Seoul.
• Work spans retail, Amazon, TikTok Shop, DTC, and other e-commerce channels.
• Equal opportunity workplace committed to diversity and inclusion.