Director Product Development - Indoor Heated

SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positively impact people’s lives in homes around the world. Powered by trusted brands Shark and Ninja, the company drives disruptive innovation across multiple product categories, delivering significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts, SharkNinja operates with a consumer-first mindset and an AI-native culture, empowering teams to experiment boldly and redefine what’s possible.

About the role

The Director of Product Development is a senior-level category owner who drives a cross-functional team to deliver against consumer satisfaction, revenue, and profitability targets for an assigned product category. This role partners with leadership to define the category roadmap and leads new product development from brainstorming through mass production, ensuring a 5-star experience for every customer.

Responsibilities

• Support the Ninja business and VP/SVP of Product Development in developing successful, profitable programs for a full product category to ensure continued portfolio growth.
• Lead new product development (creation and management) from brainstorm phase through mass production, defining the over-arching category roadmap direction.
• Progress, report on, and action deliverables for both personal and team responsibilities, ensuring accountability across the product lifecycle.
• Lead, manage, and grow team members (from Intern to Manager level), providing guidance, ensuring product success, supporting professional advancement, and holding them accountable to their roles.
• Drive the definition and development of product specifications, balancing consumer wants/needs, market white space, and new/flagship product technologies as the primary consumer advocate.
• Steer the development of user-relevant design targets for product performance and user experience, acting as the beacon of these targets for engineers, industrial designers, and commercial marketers.
• Partner with SharkNinja’s Consumer Insights team to develop consumer testing objectives and integrate feedback into product specifications and design iterations.
• Collaborate with testing and quality organizations to define, develop, and manage quality and performance testing procedures.
• Manage product cost structure, reporting, and cost rationalization, working with supply chain, merchandising, and supply planning teams on sourcing strategy recommendations.
• Provide direction and oversight for go-to-market collateral, including instructional material and consumer-facing product specifications to support product launches.
• Oversee the development of product troubleshooting guides and FAQs to ensure a 5-star post-purchase consumer experience.
• Serve as the product/category expert for cross-functional team questions and concerns.
• Lead larger cross-functional “breakthrough” initiatives to increase executive visibility and accelerate career growth.

Requirements

• 8-10+ years of experience in product development, product marketing, marketing, human factors engineering, or a related field, preferably at a consumer goods company.
• Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent experience) in Business, Marketing, Management, Engineering, or a related field.
• Prior experience hiring, managing, leading, and goal-setting with team members of varying professional experience levels.
• A “100% on” consumer-first perspective when introducing new products/processes or improving existing ones.
• Ability to effectively “manage up” by communicating priorities and seeking feedback on work product.
• A mindset geared toward building relationships across multi-functional teams, coupled with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Highly effective communication skills, both written (presentations/emails) and verbal (hosting succinct, problem-solving conversations and delivering presentations to all management levels, including executives).
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to prioritize effectively, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and stay organized in a fast-paced environment.
• A desire to learn and grow in a passionate, innovative environment.
• Ability to embrace transparency, shifting priorities, and learning from each decision while focusing on forward progress.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts (HSA) with company contribution.
• 401(k) retirement plan with matching.
• Employee stock purchase program.
• Life insurance and AD&D.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Generous paid time off and company holidays.
• Parental leave.
• Identity theft protection and pet insurance.
• Pre-paid legal insurance.
• Back-up child and eldercare days.
• Product discounts and referral bonus program.
• Wellness programs.
• High-impact learning programs featuring bold voices redefining what’s possible.

Pay

Annual salary range: $123,800—$246,400 USD.

Our Culture

At SharkNinja, we push past the bar every day with an Outrageously Extraordinary mindset, tackling the impossible and delivering results others only dream of. We foster a culture where breaking out of your swim lane is encouraged, and personal and professional growth is empowered through high-impact learning programs. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are vital to our global success, blending unique voices and skills to strengthen innovation. We support all associates in bringing their authentic selves to work, ensuring equity is a key component of our DNA.