Senior Product Development & Regulatory Affairs Manager (f/m/d) - Maternity Leave Replacement

What you will do

As Senior Product Development & Regulatory Affairs Manager, you will guide gitti’s product development activities across the nail, makeup, and care categories during a maternity leave cover until April 2027. You will manage and guide the Project Manager ensuring cross‑functional alignment, smooth gateway process execution, and timely delivery of launches. In addition, you will manage formula development for key nail innovations and oversee efficiency testing. You will be the central point of expertise for all regulatory topics across the gitti product portfolio to ensure compliance of our products with EU, UK, and US cosmetics regulations.

• Own and deliver the 2026 product roadmap, ensuring timely execution and prioritization. Monitor the approved budget and resource allocation.
• Define the 2027 product roadmap and related budget in close collaboration with Management.
• Manage and guide the Project Manager, ensuring cross‑functional alignment, gateway process execution, and timely delivery of launches.
• Drive major nail innovations per year that require technical expertise by managing the formula development process in close collaboration with external laboratories.
• Oversee external testing processes (esp. efficiency testing) for all new product developments.
• Own all regulatory processes (internal and external), ensuring compliance with EU, UK, and US requirements. Closely monitor updates of the regulations.
• Conduct product notifications for the different markets and review PIFs.
• Ensure correct product labeling and communication by providing necessary information and supporting the artwork creation and approval process.
• Act as primary contact with regulatory authorities on product safety and compliance topics, ensuring timely and transparent communication.
• Design, implement, and maintain a structured product safety and recall process, including risk assessment, authority communication, and cross‑functional execution.
• Train and advise internal stakeholders (e.g. Copywriter, Customer Service) on product‑specific questions and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure that new product packaging meets the requirements of the new EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) coming into effect in August 2026. Develop and oversee a long‑term compliance strategy for the existing portfolio, tracking deadlines and adapting to evolving PPWR requirements.

What we're looking for

• Degree in Cosmetology, Chemistry, or a related technical field.
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience, including 3+ years in Regulatory Affairs or technical product development in cosmetics.
• Deep knowledge of EU Cosmetic Regulation required; UK and US regulations would be ideal.
• Strong knowledge of cosmetic ingredients and formulations, with experience in technically complex nail formulas.
• Solid project management skills with excellent organizational and planning abilities.
• Proven leadership or team management experience.
• Passion for beauty products and emerging trends.
• Structured, hands‑on, and solution‑oriented mindset.
• Positive, collaborative personality with a strong team spirit.
• Fluent in English and German, additional languages are always welcome.
• Willingness to work from our Berlin office at least 3 days per week.

Why you should join us

• Being part of gitti means working with an ambitious and highly motivated team that wants to set new standards. Every day brings a new challenge: our fast‑paced, performance‑oriented environment offers you great opportunities to learn and take on responsibility. We want to continue building gitti into an international brand. Join our team and be part of our journey.
• Room for entrepreneurship: Be creative, present your ideas and implement them from start to finish.
• Freedom to grow: Support for personal and professional development with individual development planning and on‑the‑job training.
• Flexible working conditions: hybrid working model, two months of remote working abroad per year, training and charity days.
• Incentives that make you happy: whether it's, a membership to Urban Sports Club or Class Pass or a monthly voucher for Wolt.
• Employee discounts.
• BGV‑ticket.
• Big city flair: our office in the heart of Berlin makes dreams come true.