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Senior Product Development Manager – Electric Shaving

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Senior

About the role

  • Own execution of new product development programs from concept through mass production and launch
  • Act as the day-to-day project leader, owning scope, schedule, risks, dependencies, and delivery commitments
  • Create and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, and charters defining objectives, milestones, assumptions, constraints, and success metrics
  • Plan, lead, and support major development gates including concept reviews, design freeze, EVT, DVT, PVT, and production release
  • Prepare and deliver executive-ready updates, status reports, risk assessments, decision points, and gate review materials to senior leadership
  • Proactively identify risks across cost, quality, performance, and timing, and drive mitigation plans to closure
  • Monitor and analyze the competitive landscape, translating market insights into actionable inputs for product definition
  • Author and maintain clear, structured Product Requirements Documents (PRDs) and supporting specifications
  • Translate consumer, brand, and business requirements into actionable technical requirements for ODM/JDM partners
  • Review and approve key technical and design deliverables, including concepts, CMF proposals, prototypes, and validation builds
  • Lead trade-off decisions balancing cost, performance, quality, schedule, and manufacturability
  • Lead product and technical discussions covering industrial design, mechanical systems, motors, blades/foils, batteries, electronics, waterproofing, and packaging
  • Hold external partners accountable for execution quality, milestone delivery, and performance targets
  • Support supplier RFPs, technical alignment, and partner selection decisions as needed
  • Oversee product validation and verification activities, including safety, reliability, regulatory, and consumer-use testing
  • Partner closely with Quality and Manufacturing teams to drive DFMEA/PFMEA, reliability testing, and corrective actions
  • Support BOM development, cost modeling, and margin targets in collaboration with Sourcing
  • Contribute to post-launch lifecycle activities including line extensions, refreshes, and cost-down initiatives
  • Analyze field performance, consumer feedback, and returns data to inform continuous product improvement

Requirements

  • 7–10+ years experience in consumer electronics or electromechanical product development
  • Proven experience leading multiple hardware NPD projects through mass production
  • Strong execution ownership across schedule, deliverables, and risk management
  • Hands-on collaboration with China-based ODM/JDM partners
  • Solid technical fluency across electronics and mechanical assemblies
  • Comfortable reviewing designs, asking critical technical questions, and translating business needs into requirements
  • Proven ability to independently manage complex programs without project support resources
  • Experience working cross-functionally in lean, fast-moving environments
  • Willingness to collaborate across time zones and support Asia-based partners
  • Willingness to travel as needed (typically 10%)
  • High bar for ownership, reliability, and follow-through
  • Nice to Have
  • Direct experience developing electric shavers, trimmers, or grooming appliances
  • Familiarity with blades, foils, motors, wet/dry use cases, and durability requirements
  • Bilingual - English and Mandarin fluency (spoken and written)
Benefits
  • Autonomy with support — real responsibility paired with strong leadership
  • Remote-first & flexible — work with trust, autonomy, and accountability
  • No politics, just execution — a fast-moving, results-driven culture
  • Make your mark — help scale a 9-figure brand entering its next growth chapter
  • Kind and people-focused — we communicate openly, collaborate deeply, and support one another
  • Growth mindset — we embrace change, never settle, and continuously improve
  • Bias for action — we move fast, keep it simple, and innovate without fear
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
leadershipcollaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingcritical thinkingownershipreliabilityfollow-throughcross-functional teamworkadaptability