Project Manager Packaging Development at Juul Labs

THE COMPANY:

Juul Labs’ mission is to impact the lives of the world’s one billion adult smokers by eliminating combustible cigarettes. We have the opportunity to address one of the world’s most intractable challenges through a commitment to exceptional quality, research, design, and innovation. Backed by leading technology investors, we are committed to the same excellence when it comes to hiring great talent.

We are a diverse team that is united by this common purpose and we are hiring the world’s best engineers, scientists, designers, product managers, operations experts, and customer service and business professionals. If the opportunity to build your career at one of the fastest growing companies is compelling, read on for more details.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Your attention to detail is impeccable—each comma, each logo. As a member of the fast-paced, multi-disciplinary Global Packaging team you’ll use creativity and experience to solve a variety of challenges. Collaboratively, you’ll transform requirements into production-ready packaging.

Modestly, you own your domain expertise. Your background should include, but not be limited to, artwork asset management, printed packaging production and color consistency within a consumer packaged goods (CPG) environment. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Project Manager, Packaging Development at JUUL Labs leads program delivery efforts with enthusiasm, collaboration, and attention to detail. Further, she/he is motivated by elevating quality and capabilities for speed-to-market. The daily goal is to drive excellence in communication through clear requirements and comprehensive timelines with regular progress updates. Project Managers, Packaging Development, will take direct ownership of mission critical projects and be required to produce results in a timely manner.

• Distill objectives into actionable results every day
• Facilitate decision making, bridge communication and escalate when necessary
• Partner with key teams including Commercial, Engineering, Legal, Brand and Regulatory to ensure packaging objectives are met in a timely manner
• Work to create and maintain the program schedule, ensuring key milestones from different disciplines are aligned
• Assess historical performance to drive continuous improvement of future performance
• Ensure correct packaging BOM set-up in product lifecycle (PLM) systems
• Participate in writing and presenting Packaging project initiation requests
• Proactively identify and manage project opportunities/ issues/ risks
• Review Packaging assets files for accuracy and completeness
• Responsible for project close-out processes

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5+ years of experience leading cross-functional teams for sustaining and new packaging efforts
• Experience in high-volume consumer packaged goods (CPG)
• Validation of print technologies including pre-press, proofing and final production
• Experience with packaging design process, systems and tools
• Detail oriented, highly organized both personally and at the team/project level

• Launch and maintenance of international products
• Ability to listen and learn
• Attention to detail in rapid development cycles with challenging goals
• Ability to influence and motivate a diverse set of people and expectations
• Ability to distill opinions into facts to produce better results

EDUCATION: 

• Bachelor’s degree and/or other relevant experience in packaging technology, product development or artwork management

JUUL LABS PERKS & BENEFITS:

• A place to grow your career. We’ll help you set big goals - and exceed them
• People. Work with talented, committed and supportive teammates
• Equity and performance bonuses. Every employee is a stakeholder in our success
• Cell phone subsidy, commuter benefits and discounts on JUUL products
• Excellent medical, dental and vision benefits

JUUL Labs is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment for all employees and job applicants, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. JUUL Labs also complies with applicable employment eligibility verification requirements. All applicants must have the authorization to work for JUUL Labs in the country of employment.