Who We Are

Fueled by passion, KAYALI was founded in 2018 by beauty mogul and fragrance fanatic, Mona Kattan. Translating to ‘my imagination’ in Arabic, KAYALI provides a modern fragrance experience inspired by Mona’s rich Middle Eastern heritage and the art of layering scents to help you create your mood; where sharing scents is a ritual and smelling good is both an act of goodwill and self-love.

Mona collaborates with some of the world’s most renowned perfumers and sources the finest ingredients to create unique juices that are infinitely memorable, long-lasting, and cruelty-free. Each luxurious fragrance is an ode to true craftsmanship and tells a special story, from the addictive notes to the multi-faceted jeweled bottles.

Our Mission

To make everyone feel like the diamond they are! To build a global community of fragrance lovers through the power of scent and by providing them with the most innovative & luxurious fragrances, education and sharing our Middle Eastern fragrance rituals with the world.

Summary

The Senior Production Manager leads the day-to-day operations and people management of KAYALI’s in-house Production Team, overseeing delivery of social, brand, market, e-commerce/PDP and retailer content in a fast-moving, founder-led business. The role acts as KAYALI’s production point of contact for outsourced campaign production and coordinates in-house cutdowns and retouching.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage direct reports, including hiring, onboarding, one-to-ones, performance reviews, development and addressing performance concerns.

• Receive approved briefs from the Traffic Controller and confirm requirements are complete before scheduling.

• Own production and post-production schedules, assignments, team capacity and deadlines across concurrent projects.

• Own and control the department budget, including production budgets, freelance crew, vendors and external editor bookings.

• Oversee the outsourced campaign producer’s agreed milestones, deliverables and asset handovers.

• Track assets through editing, retouching, review, approval and final delivery.

• Consolidate feedback, resolve conflicting instructions and assign revisions.

• Coordinate review rounds and approvals with the Traffic Controller.

• Flag changes outside the approved brief and their implications for timing, resources and cost.

• Maintain production trackers, delivery records and clear processes for file organisation, backups and archiving.

• Identify bottlenecks and improve workflows as the department grows.