Manager, Product Development (Physical Products)

Product Development Manager

Lovevery is a fast-growing digitally native brand co-founded by successful serial entrepreneurs and based in Boise, Idaho. Our customers are parents, and our mission is to help them feel confident they are giving their children meaningful development experiences in the critical early years of life. Taking a science-based approach, Lovevery products have won awards from Red Dot, Parents' Choice, and NAPPA. Lovevery was named one of Fast Company's 10 most innovative education companies in 2022.

About The Role

As a product development manager, you will lead the team of innovators, researchers, designers, and engineers to design and develop innovative child learning tools that serve early childhood development from concept to reality. You will partner with our innovation and marketing teams closely, to shape product definitions and provide strong leadership to cross-functional teams throughout the product development lifecycle by ensuring quality, safety, cost, and time-to-market expectations are met. This role is required onsite in Boise, Idaho.

Attributes Required for Success in the Role

• Project Management Work ethic, responsiveness, and results orientation matter in every role at Lovevery. It is critical to have strong project planning and management skills, and a structured approach to big decisions such as product launch dates, new supplier selection, and manufacturing tradeoffs.
• Communication and Collaboration Exceptional communication and collaboration is crucial for success in this connective role that interfaces with the entire company. You are skilled at structured and complete verbal and written communication, and you are comfortable articulating what needs to be done when things are ambiguous.
• Incredible Attention to Detail You have strong organizational skills and a keen attention to detail. You catch the mistakes that others miss.
• Humble Hustle You are a go-getter who makes things happen, and have an idea / methodology behind each action. You're humble and know that you don't know everything, but you are willing to learn.
• Passionate About Developing New Products - You have a passion for developing products and bringing innovative ideas to life. You have a natural ability to identify potential improvements to both quality of products and efficiency of resources used.

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The Benefits / Perks You'll Enjoy

Lovevery is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that values diversity in all forms. All employment decisions at Lovevery are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, HIV status, marital status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.