Product Development Manager Opportunities

This evergreen job post is for upcoming product development roles at SharkNinja. Were continuously seeking exceptional candidates who aspire to make a positive impact on peoples lives. Your application will be thoroughly reviewed for potential future opportunities within our team. We encourage you to explore all relevant current openings and apply accordingly.

The Product Development organization within SharkNinja drives our global product roadmap from concept to shelf through the constant lens of the consumer. We are the product CEOs and partner crossfunctionally with almost every other team within the company to drive high satisfaction for our end user and to drive business results. We are comprised of individuals from a variety of professional and educational backgrounds from product marketing managers to consumerfocused engineers but we all have one thing in common: were consistently striving to deliver a 5star experience for every customer on every product we bring to market.

About the role:

The Product Development Manager defines develops and implements new products globally from proof of concept to retail launch and often have continued impact beyond. You will relentlessly and successfully drive continuous innovation and seek to deliver 5star customer experiences across the global business for SharkNinja. You have the mindset that anything is possible and possess the willingness to do whatever it takes to win.

You will work in close partnership with our Engineering Quality Marketing Industrial Design Consumer Insights Customer Excellence and local European teams to ensure flawless development and . Your strong leadership will continuously deliver on time product launches from first prototypes to tooling release production and retail (and online) launch. SharkNinja moves at a very fast pace so your ability to lead and inspire the crossfunctional teams to deliver 5star consumer experiences is critical. Your passion will show in both the product consumer experience and high rate of sale.

As a Product Development Manager you work daily with the global team and leadership to synchronize on goals priorities and responsibilities across offices. You will provide daily direction and inspiration to the team through not just management but handson design work as the leader.

Here are some of the exciting things youll get to do:

• Lead a team of product managers that oversee a rolling 624month pipeline of new products within your categories to launch within the UK and mainland Europe. This teams responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Partnering with global product development on creating product definitions consumerrelevant design targets and performance KPIs including creation/drive toward critical messaging claims
• Developing and maintaining channel management strategy within a product family
• Creating consumercentric product collateral including instruction manuals informational stickers and product packaging
• Understand regional and local compliance risks/issues and be an advocate in early development to ensure on time delivery and compliance to all local requirements
• Track and manage product and category financials (cost gross margin P&L) for the category roadmap initiatives
• Take a rarely satisfied approach by working with the PMO org to ensure global launches are given as much focus as a North American product launches
• Identify supply chain and quality risks and work closely with crossfunctional partners to mitigate
• Handson validation both regionally and locally within the support markets using the proven SN methodologies that gain internal confidence and support product readiness
• Drive and enable swift decisionmaking provide clear direction to the teams to empower decisions be made among peers within working programs while also allowing for cake baking with leadership.
• Serve as a thought leader in product launch alongside critical regional sales and brand marketing leaders ensure that the triad of product marketing and sales comes together for every new launch.
• Be the technical expert for the marketing team to translate product into the marketing sizzle for the retailer and beyond
• Be engaged in SN cadence of exec reviews and inperson reviews.
• Provide regular clear communication and reporting with direct leadership
• Must represent the voice of the consumer and hold consumer experience above all else.
• Consistently deliver 5star products and an overall highquality consumer experience
• Critically analyze global consumer feedback throughout a programs life to drive 5star consumer satisfaction by mass production
• An unwavering resolve to deliver 5star rated products in a challenging yet highly rewarding development environment
• Build retain and manage an Aplayer team. Manage performance and talent development with clear talent development plans in place
• Identify talent gaps and share openly with direct leadership
• Provide training and mentorship to less experienced team members
• Be nimble and flexible; adapt quickly to changing circumstances or new insights
• Be in the details and handson; think strategically but drive to action
• Clearly articulate Product Solutions and Challenges to a multidisciplinary team at the executive level and translate these into highlyimpactful projects
• Set priorities and keep momentum going on a mix of projects and project timelines. Respond quickly to shifting priorities without losing sight of longerrange projects and goals
• Challenge assumptions and think innovatively to solve complex problems creatively
• Hold crossfunctional engagement sessions and encourage new thinking and ways to iteratively improve

Here are some of the things youll bring:

• 6 years of related Product Development experience with global market presence
• BS in Engineering or related discipline Masters or Advanced Degree a plus
• Extensive experience leading consumercentered innovation projects
• A 100 on consumerfirst perspective when it comes to introducing new products/processes or improving current products
• Intuition on what consumers want and what works in the marketplace
• Open to pursuing multiple paths to get to the best solution and open to listen to others
• Embody strong SN mindset and willingness to keep challenging oneself and peers
• Ability to lead a dynamic fastpaced deadlinedriven team
• Highlyeffective communication skills both written (presentation/email) and inperson (ability to host succinct effective conversations that solve problems and ability to make effective presentations to all levels of management)
• A desire to learn and grow in a passionate environment
• Analytical and quantitative skills; experience using hard data and metrics to back up assumptions and develop business cases
• Respect and understanding of other disciplines; including Industrial Design User Experience Electronics Quality and Manufacturing
• Ability to travel