Our purpose is to positively impact people’s lives every day in every home around the world! We work very hard to provide our consumers with high-quality, exciting 5-star products that make life easier. We thrive on passion and innovation and are looking for great people, with great ideas, who want to build the next big thing and develop while they do.
We are seeking a strategic and visionary Vice President of Outdoor Product Development to lead our product innovation efforts. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in product development within the outdoor industry, a strong understanding of market trends, and a passion for outdoor activities. This role will be pivotal in shaping our product portfolio, driving growth, and ensuring alignment with our brand values. This role will be responsible for ensuring the effective and timely execution of deliverables across the entire product life cycle on new programs, specifically for Ninja Outdoor, as well as sustaining existing products. The role will report to our SVP of Product Development.
Job Description Main Responsibilities
- Develop and implement a comprehensive product development strategy aligned with company goals, market demands, and customer insights.
- Drive the ideation and creation of new outdoor products, ensuring they meet performance, quality, and sustainability standards.
- Conduct thorough market research to identify trends, customer preferences, and competitive landscape to inform product development and positioning.
- Lead and mentor a team of product managers and developers, fostering a culture of creativity, collaboration, and accountability.
- Establish and maintain quality standards throughout the product development lifecycle, ensuring compliance with safety regulations and industry standards.
- The incumbent will be able to determine risk and to recognize operational issues / challenges and to recommend pragmatic solutions in line with the departmental key objectives
- The candidate will ensure that projects are managed effectively to completion, on time, within budget to the desired quality.
- The candidate will have a strong understanding and knowledge of indoor product categories.
- Ability to partner closely with departmental leaders to ensure alignment on the relevant key objectives as well as helping to determine customer expectations. Ensure seamless product launches and go to market strategy.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in business, Product Design, Engineering, or a related field; MBA preferred.
- 10+ years of experience in product development, with at least 6 years in a leadership role within the indoor consumer goods industry.
- Proven track record of successfully launching innovative products that resonate with consumers.
- Strong understanding of outdoor market trends, consumer behavior, and competitive dynamics.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
At SharkNinja, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are vital to our global success. Valuing each unique voice and blending all of our diverse skills strengthens SharkNinja’s innovation every day. We support ALL associates in bringing their authentic selves to work, making an impact, and having the opportunity for career acceleration. With help from our leadership, associates, and our community, we aim to have equity be a key component of the SharkNinja DNA.
YOUR ROLE in leading our SUCCESS DRIVERS & representing our UNIQUE MINDSET
- Lead us to be “RARELY SATISFIED”
- Make things better each day; “PROGRESS OVER PERFECTION”
- Use your knowledge of our consumer, understand that “DETAILS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE”
- Deliver something great; “WINNING IS A TEAM SPORT”
- Be clear and honest, “COMMUNICATING FOR IMPACT”
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What We Do
SharkNinja redefines fast-paced. Bringing new, complex products to market in new categories every six months is not for the faint of heart. As a result, the talent that comprises our workforce is intelligent, committed, creative, and resilient no matter which department you call home. Everywhere you look here, you see the best of the best.
What makes SharkNinja unique is our method – almost a proprietary intensity – that is shared from top to bottom and produces incredible results. Ours is a winning team that creates the opportunity for anyone to be a winner. It’s a place where we can all (and are expected to) test, fail, learn, win, scale, and do it fast without ego. It’s not easy here by any stretch, but when you see that product that was just a sketch on a slide six months ago and is now on Amazon getting rave reviews, you can’t help but think, ‘Wow, look what we did together.’ If you like that feeling, then SharkNinja might be the place for you.
Why Work With Us
Whether your passion is engineering, designing, marketing, or developing, at SharkNinja you’ll find we’re all about people. We work together to create world-class products that delight our consumers. Building an admired consumer products problem solving engine is hard; we do it better than others by operating differently.
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