OUR STORY
Quince was started to challenge the existing idea that nice things should cost a lot. Our mission was simple: create an item of equal or greater quality than the leading luxury brands and sell them at a much lower price.
OUR VALUES
Customer First. Customer satisfaction is our highest priority.
High Quality. True quality is a combination of premium materials and high production standards that everyone can feel good about.
Essential design. We don’t chase trends, and we don’t sell everything. We’re expert curators that find the very best and bring it to you at the lowest prices.
Always a better deal. Through innovation and real price transparency we want to offer the best deal to both our customers and our factory partners.
Environmentally and Socially conscious. We’re committed to sustainable materials and sustainable production methods. That means a cleaner environment and fair wages for factory workers.
OUR TEAM AND SUCCESS
Quince is a retail and technology company co-founded by a team that has extensive experience in retail, technology and building early stage companies. You’ll work with a team of world-class talent from Stanford GSB, Google, D.E. Shaw, Stitch Fix, Urban Outfitters, Wayfair, McKinsey, Nike etc.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will support the evaluation of our products through detailed side-by-side competitive comparisons. Your role will involve dissecting and analyzing products to identify differences in design, materials, and construction, helping to uncover areas for improving quality and achieving cost savings.
Responsibilities
- Assist in managing the product teardown lab by disassembling and evaluating products to compare features and identify differences.
- Conduct analyses of materials, construction, and design elements to uncover opportunities for improving quality and finding cost-saving measures.
- Collaborate with Product Development and Merchant teams to support the translation of findings into actionable recommendations for product improvements.
- Help develop and maintain standardized procedures for product teardown and analysis, ensuring consistency and accuracy. Assist in translating these procedures into standards for vendors.
- Stay informed about industry trends and competitor products to help ensure our products meet or exceed market standards.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Product Design, Materials Science, or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience in product analysis, teardown, or quality assurance, with a focus on apparel, accessories, and/or home goods.
- Experience in integrating lab results with reviews, returns data, and customer survey data.
- Demonstrated ability to contribute to product performance improvements and cost reductions through design-to-value techniques.
- Strong analytical skills with good communication, presentation, and project management abilities.
*This role works Hybrid in our San Francisco office
We rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. Bonus eligibility varies by role and is determined based on the position’s impact and contribution to our strategic goals.
At Quince, we're dedicated to recruiting top talent who share our drive for innovation. To safeguard candidates, Quince emphasizes legitimate recruitment practices. Initial communication is primarily via official Quince email addresses and LinkedIn; beware of deviations. Personal data and sensitive information will not be solicited during the application phase. Interviews are conducted via phone, in person, or through the approved platforms Google Meets or Zoom—never via messaging apps or other calling services. Offers are merit-based, communicated verbally, and followed up in writing. If personal information is requested to initiate the hiring process, rest assured it will be through secure and protected means.
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What We Do
We started Quince to challenge the existing idea that nice things should cost a lot. Our mission is simple: create an item of equal or greater quality than the leading luxury brands at a much lower price. We did this by revising every part of a traditional retailer's playbook. We cut out all the middlemen and managed every element of the item's creation ourselves, including packaging and transportation. The end result: Quince goods are incredibly high quality, made in a sustainable way, and sold at radically lower prices. We hope you’ll compare our products with any premium branded ones, and see why our customers rate Quince so highly. Quince has raised $65 MM from Insight, Founders Fund, 8VC, Basis Set Ventures., and Luggard Road.
