Product Development Manager

Our Place

Product Development Manager leading product development for innovative kitchenware at Our Place. Collaborating with diverse teams and managing external partnerships for successful product launches.

Posted 5/20/2026full-timeLos Angeles • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $100,000 - $125,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Conduct thorough competitive analysis, research, and merchandising strategies for owned product developments & general category to set the stage for new product launches.
Communicate daily with domestic and international suppliers, independently leading and managing the full lifecycle of new development projects, from concept to launch.
Collaborate daily with internal design, engineering, supply chain, consumer insights, and marketing partners, to develop, design, and perfect the Our Place product line.
Create and maintain detailed timing & action calendars, WIPs, costing grids, and product briefs.
Lead competitive reviews, pricing strategy, and provide IMU & contribution margin analyses internally.
Troubleshoot development and timeline issues using creative thinking while maintaining a positive and calm attitude as the project’s leader.
Partner with Brand, Creative, Marketing, and Customer Experience teams on samples for photoshoots and end-to-end marketing and customer experience efforts relating to products offered.
Attend trade shows and visit manufacturing partners internationally as required.

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least 2-3 years experience developing products in cookware, kitchenwares, appliances, or other relevant hard goods categories
Strong design POV with the ability to translate and communicate trends and competitive learnings into actionable ideas or suggestions that fit the Our Place aesthetic and customer.
Experience with margin and assortment analysis and familiarity with e-commerce merchandising best practices.
Strong communication skills with ability to liaison and lead projects across many teams and internal/external stakeholders.
Strong presentation skills with ability to persuade and garner support with well-supported and clearly communicated proposals.
Passionate about product and solving design challenges, big and small.
Passionate about food/cooking and excited to use-test regularly.
Thrive at developing strong vendor relationships domestically and internationally.
Experience with (or understanding of) product compliance and testing.
Ability to be flexible and wear multiple hats in a fast-growing and rapidly-evolving organization.
Skilled in building processes and tools to support cross-functional communication.
Based in the LA area or willing to relocate.
Excited to travel internationally in the future.
A strong bonus: being able to speak Mandarin or multi-lingual.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Top of market compensation
Meaningful equity
Excellent medical benefits
Open vacation time and generous parental leave
Synchronized Time Off (STO) - periodic days of rest we take together as a team
A team of kind, compassionate people
A People Operations department focused on growth, development, and learning
Lots of Our Place products (duh!)

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Hard Skills & Tools

product developmentcompetitive analysismargin analysisassortment analysise-commerce merchandisingdesign communicationproduct compliancetestingproject managementcosting grids

Soft Skills

strong communicationleadershipcreative thinkingpresentation skillsvendor relationship managementflexibilityproblem-solvingcollaborationpositive attitudepassion for product