Product Development Director

Key Responsibilities

• Innovation Pipeline & Strategy
• Define and manage the long-term innovation roadmap across current and future babycare categories.
• Demonstrate curiosity and forward-thinking vision by identifying emerging trends, breakthrough technologies, and evolving parent needs — bringing future ideas to life, not just what’s possible today.
• Explore new category opportunities that align with HealthyBaby’s mission and have high consumer relevance.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring that HealthyBaby’s existing product portfolio becomes stronger, safer, and more effective every day.
• Product Development Lifecycle
• Lead development of new products from concept feasibility through launch.
• Build timelines for accurate project tracking and keep the leadership team abreast of any opportunities or challenges.
• Partner cross-functionally with Marketing, Finance, Operations & Supply Chain to ensure alignment on priorities, budgets, and launch execution.
• Oversee formulation, materials selection, prototyping, and safety testing to ensure technical superiority and consumer trust.
• Meet COGs targets for each development project, delivering creative alternatives when necessary.
• Supplier & Manufacturing Partnerships
• Leverage HealthyBaby’s existing partnerships with trusted suppliers and manufacturers to accelerate innovation and ensure continuity of quality.
• Forge new relationships with manufacturers, R&D labs, and raw material suppliers where needed to bring pipeline priorities to life.
• Identify best-in-class partners with category-specific expertise who can support HealthyBaby’s product goals.
• Regulatory, Safety & Quality
• Oversee compliance with regulatory requirements and category-specific standards (EWG, etc.)
• Lead rigorous safety testing and claims validation to ensure consumer trust.
• Partner with scientific and medical advisors where relevant.
• Commercialization & Launch Support
• Collaborate with Product Marketing on positioning, packaging, and storytelling that highlights technical differentiators.
• Work with Marketing and Sales to ensure readiness for retail distribution, category reviews, and retailer requirements.
• Support cross-functional launch teams to deliver on time and on budget.
• Team Leadership
• Help to recruit to a focused, detail-oriented Product Development team to support babycare development
• Manage and mentor the Project Development team, ensuring day-to-day execution aligns with innovation priorities.
• Build an innovation culture rooted in curiosity, science, creativity, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications & Skills

• 12+ years of experience in innovation, R&D, or product development within babycare or adjacent regulated categories.
• Proven track record of bringing technical products from concept through successful commercialization.
• Knowledge of safety, regulatory, and quality requirements in babycare.
• Track record of leveraging and expanding supplier/manufacturer partnerships.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with passion for shaping new categories and innovating beyond today’s norms.
• Builder who thrives on curiosity, continuous improvement, and creating the future of the category.