Product Development Lead, Knit to Shape

If you were in the Product Development Lead role now, here are some of the core activities you would be responsible for:

• Supporting the Director, Product Development in building and coaching a team of technical Product Developers, and owning the day-to-day leadership and development of the team
• Training the team on design, fit, and quality to deliver pre-production worthy samples and specifications
• Partnering with Product Operations on calendar requirements, ensuring timelines are met throughout the product creation process by managing workloads amongst team members
• Providing regular reporting of team performance metrics to Product Development leadership team
• Facilitating regular communication between cross-functional groups to establish and maintain practices to ensure consistent fit, pattern and construction through the product development process
• Accurately producing prototypes, maintaining an accurate documentation of BOM information, and supporting quality processes by leveraging standard spec documentation
• Managing a limited repertoire of complex models as the technical expert, ensuring Arcteryx brand standards are consistently met

Here are some of the things you could be working on in the future:

• Supporting strategic needs through contributions to high-visibility projects
• Project management of custom calendar projects

Are you our next Product Development Lead?

• You have 8+ years’ experience in product development, with a minimum of 2 years at a senior level with an emphasis on technical / innovative apparel and equipment, or equivalent additional experience in lieu
• You have an Undergraduate Degree OR equivalent industry training, certification, or related business experience
• You have a complete understanding of the product lifecycle process - from ideation to consumer
• You have a comprehensive understanding of design intent, product aesthetics, construction, production and fit
• You have excellent interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills
• You have strong leadership skills with an aptitude for coaching and mentoring teams
• You have an extensive knowledge of raw materials, technical construction, and sourcing
• You have experience effectively communicating with and travelling to domestic and offshore vendors and manufacturers
• You have experience in product costing and negotiation skills
• You are detailed and accuracy oriented with strong organizational skills
• You are goal-driven with a results-oriented attitude
• You have strong prioritization skills
• You have strong computer skills in Adobe Illustrator and Microsoft Office