Life is Good

Director of Product Development

Life is Good

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • Massachusetts

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • You've made it to the show. Picture this: You’re standing at the podium, baton in hand. In front of you? A well-tuned orchestra, every section in sync… most of the time. Here at Life is Good, our product development ensemble features a founder-led jazz section that loves to riff, improvise, and add new notes you when you least expect it.
  • As our Director of Product Development, you’re the conductor who makes the music happen, the tempo steady, and the whole band playing in time—so we can deliver delightful apparel to our customers on time. You’ll collaborate with designers, manage developers, and keep artists and dreamers on calendar. You bring the gift of blending structure and creativity—so our products hit all the right tones and still leave room for those unexpected flourishes that make people smile. Here, the score is written in pencil, and every voice matters. If you can lead with confidence, listen like a pro, and still dance when the music changes—then we can’t wait to jam with you.
  • If you are energized and inspired by this kind of music, we want to know more about you.
  • IMPORTANT DETAILS: This application requires a significant commitment to answering specific questions. You may want to compose your answers outside of this app and paste them once you're satisfied with your composition, spelling, grammar, and tone. We can't consider incomplete applications. so you'll get an immediate disqualification if you don't anwer the questions.
  • Our market-based compensation strategy determines base pay for our jobs. You can use any of the publicly available tools to predict what you might earn here. All permanent roles are eligible for an annual bonus based on company performance, to which you will make a significant contribution.
  • This role is based in Boston. You'll work on-site Wednesdays and Thursdays each week.
  • Everyone who applies will get a response from a human. Although we love and use AI regularly, you're about to put a lot of heart and skill into this application and deserve a human response. You'll get one.

Requirements

  • Review analyses of critical success factors, individual product costs, margins, and timeline to determine the progress toward stated company goals. and objectives leveraging market knowledge, consumer insights, trend assessment, financial risk, and reward
  • Lead the briefing process for product graphics
  • Collaborate with business unit leaders on assortment size and sales planning for all product categories by distribution channel
  • Oversea the selection of materials, components, and construction options to meet quality and costing targets while working collaboratively with design, graphics and technical design
  • Create and manage seasonal company milestone calendar and vendor calendar. Work with cross-functional business leaders to incorporate timing challenges from all disciplines, such as finance, eCommerce, retail, operations
  • Develop effective strategic relationships and communication with our supply chain partners (agents, factories, material and trim suppliers, etc.) to ensure effective collaboration in meeting company objectives
  • Lead market trends analysis by product category
  • Ensure correct, global manufacturing support for the seasonal designs as well as key, ongoing programs through working closely with VP Merchandising and Director of Sourcing on vendor selection and matrix management
  • Ensure quick resolution of product-related issues with the appropriate team
  • Coordinate product changes due to legal copyright concerns, and create clarity between counsel and graphics team
  • Manage change tracking log for product and design departments
  • Ensure Centric system is accurate and used as intended
  • Present season plans and product selections to the sales team and senior management
  • Contribute to the smooth flow of information and efficient operation for the team
  • Develop strategic, long-term solutions that enhance company and team performance
  • Ensure that all established product timelines and deliverables are met or exceeded through effective management