Director, Project Management

Kendo Holdings, Inc. is a San Francisco-based beauty brand developer and wholesaler owned by LVMH Mot Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, the world's largest luxury group. A play on the words "can do", Kendo has become the hub of creativity and next generation beauty product development for global Sephora channels and selective retailers outside of Sephora.

Through original development, collaborations and acquisitions the Kendo stable of brands will always be creative, inspiring and innovative. A dynamic engine of speed, expertise and market-savvy, the Kendo team continues to redefine the beauty industry through great product, great storytelling, great retail and direct-to-consumer partnerships. This shows up in everything we do and in what we stand for:

• "Can Do" Spirit: We work together to make our wildest dreams a reality: As entrepreneurs, we embrace optimism and find creative ways to reach our goals
• Advocacy, Diversity, and Inclusion: We recognize and celebrate the full spectrum of personal identities. We create safe spaces so everyone's voice is heard. We listen with humility and act with courage.
• Storytelling: We tell authentic stories like no, one else. It's our key to inspire trust and build relationships, rallying, our people, partners, and consumers around our brands.
• Resilience: We embrace challenges as opportunities. Change is ever- constant, and agility is our strength.
• Product Excellence: We put the consumers first: We constantly raise the bar to create products of the highest quality that everyone just has to have.

The salary range for this position is $164,000 - $205,000 per year based upon a San Francisco location. Offered salary is dependent upon experience and location. Kendo Total Rewards offerings also include an annual bonus and a comprehensive benefits package including: medical, dental and vision insurance, flex paid time off program, parental leave, employee discount/perks, a retirement plan with employer contributions, Summer Fridays, opportunity to work from anywhere for two weeks in the summer and July and December wellness/shutdown weeks for applicable positions.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Director of Project Management leads the Project Management team and reports to VP of Strategic Sourcing & Project Management. This role leads and mentors project managers, coordinates with cross-functional team members, and facilitates planning and tracking progress through launch.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Project Management - Responsible for establishing timelines for delivering new products and projects. Create and manage detailed project plans complete with dependencies, owners, and duration. Provide a regular status on progress, risks, and issues. Drive issues to resolution through partnerships and creative problem solving.

• Project Tracking & Monitoring - Track and provide project status and on time reporting. Manage the risk, issue, and change resolution process, and work with other leaders to take corrective action as needed. Oversee Project Managers for the delivery of projects on time, within scope, and on budget.

• Problem Solving - Use rigorous logic and method to solve difficult problems with effective solution. Drives to keep overall resources on task and on schedule, manage change, understand all issues from the top down. Support Project Managers and cross-functional team members by ensuring they are clear that tasks are prioritized, addressed, and resolved in a timely manner.

• Process Management - Responsible for understanding and evaluating the end-to-end process and lead new Project Management process implementation companywide. Identify and execute opportunities for continual process improvement. Contributes to implementation of companywide initiatives.

• Project Prioritization - Provide executive leaders with the information needed to assess which proposals have the highest potential value, impact, and strategic alignment. Interface with executives to define project priorities and keep them up to date with project risks and opportunities.

REQUIREMENTS:

• 5 - 10 years of experience in Cosmetics, Personal Care, Health & Beauty is preferred.

• 5 years of strong Project Management experience required, preferable within the consumer products industry

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects - prioritization, planning, and task delegation

• Applicants must have a track record of leading cross-functional teams to execute projects

• Proven track record of taking ownership and driving results

• Ability to work in fast-paced, often-changing environment.

• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills

• Ability to think both strategically and tactically

• Strong organizational / analytical skills and attention to details.

• Experience with Project Management Tools