Global PD Manager, Furniture

About the role

We are seeking a Global PD Manager, Furniture to join our growing team at Quince. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring products are launched in a timely manner while achieving the highest quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Own and actively manage day-to-day product development timelines across new products, color and size extensions, vendor transitions, and refreshes, tracking milestones and escalating risks early.
• Serve as the central point of coordination across Merchandising, Sourcing, Fit, Technical Development, Materials, QA, Creative, and Vendors to ensure alignment on development status and dependencies.
• Ensure all required product documentation is accurate, complete, and ready prior to vendor handoff, including technical specifications, build documentation, testing requirements, and fit inputs.
• Coordinate and track all sample requests, shipments, reviews, fit requests, and revisions to drive efficiency and maintain momentum toward target timelines.
• Facilitate timely product reviews and approvals by Merchandising, Fit, and Technical teams; track testing requests and results to ensure quality outcomes are clearly communicated.
• Run in-person country development trips with Global Merchants, Global Fit, and Local PD teams to accelerate decision-making and strengthen vendor execution.
• Partner with Sourcing to support timely staging of materials and finished-goods production; coordinate delivery of photo samples to Creative to ensure marketing and launch readiness.
• Maintain clean, accurate, real-time data across all product development systems and tracking tools to ensure transparency and support fast execution.

Qualifications

• Role is based in San Francisco California, with 3 days per week in office requirement.
• 10+ years in product development or factory-facing roles
• Deep functional category expertise, including product and material standards
• Extensive experience working directly with factories and sample rooms
• Comfortable operating independently and navigating ambiguity
• Highly organized, detail-oriented and analytical with focus on execution, problem-solving, improving processes and quality enhancement
• Clear communicator across language, cultural, and functional boundaries
• Proven track record of progressing within an organization and demonstrating continuous growth in roles and responsibilities
• Continuous learner and highly curious; always open to considering new perspectives; proactive when changing course and facing added challenges
• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Motivated by working in a fast-paced collaborative environment, where flexibility to stretch into or out of functional comfort zones is crucial for team success
• Bachelor’s Degree, preferred