Director, Drinkware + Analog Gear
Company: Fellow
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: May 4, 2024
Job Description:
At Fellow, as a Director, Drinkware & Analog Gear, you will be
the owner of our drinkware and non-electrics portfolio. This new
role will own the product definition, design engineering and
execution of our next generation drinkware and lifestyle consumer
products for coffee enthusiasts around the world. You will have
full responsibility for the success of the roadmap and lead a cross
functional team of design engineers and program managers across US
and China.
This is a key hire that will allow Fellow to expand our drinkware
and analog product lines and develop new products for coffee
enthusiasts around the world.
The Director, Drinkware & Analog Gear will accomplish all of this
while living out Fellowship Thinking, our leadership
principles:
- Fellowship Thinking centers our customers, always.
- Fellowship Thinking views all goals as shared.
- Fellowship Thinking never stops improving.
- Fellowship Thinking says "yes, if".
- Fellowship Thinking deliberately seeks equity.
This position is required to be in the Bay Area as this is a hybrid
position, 3 days in office. Availability for regular calls with
team members and partners in Asia is required as well as occasional
travel to these locations (once a quarter).
Responsibilities
- Ownership of the Drinkware & Analog product development,
including prioritizing new product roadmap opportunities.
- Lead and develop a team of program managers, industrial design
and design engineers by providing guidance, coaching and support to
drive product innovation and success.
- Product Development: Prioritize and guide product development
activities from prototypes to mass production. Partner with design,
engineering and operations teams to ensure products meet quality,
cost and timeline targets.
- In close partnership with our sales team, evaluate new product
candidates, prioritize internal prototype explorations, and work
with our manufacturing partners to launch 10+ new SKUs each
year.
- Collaborate with the Quality team to establish and maintain
quality standards for products, ensuring they meet or exceed
customer expectations and comply with relevant
regulations.
- Collaborate with the Supply Chain and Operations teams on
managing relationships with suppliers and manufacturers to ensure
product quality, cost efficiency, and timely delivery.
- Partner with the Category Management and Marketing teams to
align brand strategy and product marketing, ensuring products and
positioning are consistent with brand values and messaging.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree and at least 8+ years of product management,
product development, engineering or related experience within
consumer-centric global brands.
- Product development experience working in various development
models (JDM, ODM etc) and scaling productions to high
volume
- A passion for physical, lifestyle, or fashion products - not
just the way they work but how they feel to the end-user
- Deep understanding of customer journeys with a proven ability
to transform customer needs into actionable product roadmaps and
requirements
- Excellent quantitative and analytical skills with the ability
to use data to drive recommendations and actions
- Experience in parallel development with the ability to launch
many skus simultaneously
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the
ability to create compelling positioning/messaging strategies and
present complex information clearly and concisely to help others
understand the "What, Why, and How" of a feature
- High attention to detail and proven ability to manage multiple,
competing priorities simultaneously with minimal supervision in
ambiguous environments
- Passionate about translating needs between a wide audience of
stakeholders and developing strong partnerships with partners, tech
team, and operating at leadership levels
Benefits
- Competitive compensation including employee equity
plan
- Generous paid time off plan
- 401k with company contribution after 6 months of
employment
- Medical/dental/vision insurance
- Better Yourself Wellness credit & Better Your Community
donation matching
- Generous discount on Fellow products
- Monthly fitness stipend
- Best coffee anywhere
Salary Range: $180,000- $200,000
Our highest goal at Fellow is creating a safe, inclusive, and
rewarding environment where everyone can bring their whole selves
to work and thrive. We are committed to building diverse teams and
strongly encourage people from underrepresented groups, including
but not limited to women, people of color, LGBTQIA+ individuals,
people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities,
foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
Fellow is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be
discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, religion,
national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital
status, veteran status, medical condition or any protected category
prohibited by local, state or federal laws.
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