Senior Project Manager

About Glow25

Glow25 is a fast-growing beauty & pro-aging company from Berlin. Our mission is to empower people with scientifically grounded effective products and experiences that deliver visible and lasting impact. We operate end-to-end: from product development to brand operations and international commerce.

We are now searching for a Senior Project Manager to drive our high-impact strategic initiatives across products markets and functions. The ideal candidate is a strategic generalist with excellent project leadership skills stakeholder management competence and a strong bias for execution.

Role Purpose

You will own and deliver core strategic projects across teams commercial models product initiatives and cross-functional business operations. You will drive feasibility analyses rollout plans and end-to-end execution with measurable business outcomes. You are responsible for project governance timeline adherence financial control and transparent reporting to all stakeholders including but not limited to the c-level This role does not include direct line management but it requires the ability to lead without authority foster alignment and steer cross-functional teams with clarity and accountability.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Projects
   • Lead high-value high-complexity projects with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
   • Conduct market research and feasibility studies to identify and prioritize strategic trade-offs and value drivers
   • Develop and manage processes governance structures and KPIs for new market and regional launches.
2. Cross-Functional Collaboration
   • Partner closely with Product Marketing and Operations to design and maintain strong project governance.
   • Coordinate cross-functional touchpoints (Planning Performance Review Cost Centre Allocation) to ensure alignment.
3. Operational Excellence
   • Lead retrospectives and postmortems to drive continuous improvement.
   • Maintain transparent reporting for C-level stakeholders including dashboards and business reviews.
   • Coordinate external agencies and partners during launch operations.
4. Governance & Financial Control
   • Manage project cost structures cost centre allocations and financial adherence.
   • Track KPIs and business outcomes against forecasted targets.
5. People & Leadership (without direct reports)
   • Drive ownership documentation excellence and accountability within project environments.
   • Influence stakeholders at all levels through structured communication and strategic clarity.

Qualifications

Experience

• 46 years of experience in project management roles (strategic cross-functional or commercial environments)

Skills & Competencies

• Strong strategic and analytical thinking; including project management and delivery frameworks (waterfall or and agile such as Scrum)
• High stakeholder management competence across technical and business functions
• Excellent process governance and execution orientation
• knowledge of decision making frameworks and methods such as balance scorecard
• Strong written and verbal communication skills (decision memos frameworks reporting)
• High ownership and Get-It-Done mindset

Tools

• GSuite / Google Workspace (must have)
• Asana Notion Slack or similar (nice to have)

Languages

• English (C1) must have
• German (C1) nice to have

Thats something you can look forward to:

• Work flexibly in the way that suits you best. Work when and where youre most productive with flexible hours and smart time tracking
• Fully equipped from day one. Mac or Windows you choose what works best for you.
• Glow Card your monthly treat. Get 50 every month to spend however you like thats 600 a year just because.
• Learning is part of the deal. Whether its our Glowcademy dedicated learning time or personal development support we invest in you not just in numbers.
• Lets Glow! Enjoy 40% off our entire product range yes everything.
• Take a break youve earned it. 30 vacation days 1 personal holiday up to 10 additional unpaid days off when you need a real reset. Oh and New Years Eve Thats a day off too!
• Stay healthy stay glowing. Our company health insurance reimburses up to 600 per year for extras like vision aids alternative medicine or dental cleanings.
• Thinking ahead. After your probation period well contribute 600 toward your pension plan and if you add more well top it up with an extra 20%.
• Exclusive partner perks. Get access to discounts and special offers from top brands through our corporate benefit platforms.
• Team spirit to go. Our Glow25 merch is more than just fabric its your badge of belonging.
• Culture that truly shines. For five years in a row weve been recognized as a Top Company on Kununu - proof of the strong positive and genuine culture we live every day.
• Move your way. From workouts to wellness retreats you decide how to stay active. Choose between Urban Sports Club or Wellpass.

Yay! Youve made it this far!

But theres one more thing we want to say: Dont hesitate! Especially if youre a woman or from an underrepresented group. Even if you dont check every box we want to encourage you to apply anyway. We believe that a diverse range of perspectives and experiences makes a team stronger and the stronger our team is the better we can fulfil our mission of helping people bring more energy into their daily lives.