Senior Product Developer - Ninja Indoor Heated

About Us

SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company, with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positively impact peoples lives in homes around the world. Powered by two trusted, global brands, Shark and Ninja , the company has a proven track record of bringing disruptive innovation to market, and developing one consumer product after another has allowed SharkNinja to enter multiple product categories, driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than 3,600+ associates, the companys products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world .

The Product Development organization within SharkNinja drives our global product roadmap from concept to shelf through the constant lens of the consumer. We are the product CEOs and partner cross-functionally with almost every other team within the company to drive high satisfaction for our end user and to drive business results. We are comprised of individuals from a variety of professional and educational backgrounds, from product marketing managers to consumer-focused engineers but we all have one thing in common : were consistently striving to deliver a 5-star experience for every customer on every product we bring to market.

Responsibilities :

• Support the Ninja Indoor Heated business onsite in our Needham, MA headquarters with the development of successful and profitable programs for key products to ensure continued growth of the product portfolio you will assist in leading new product development (creation and management) of assigned product(s) from brainstorm phase through mass production, as well as partner with leadership to define the over-arching category direction to a team of product developers. You are responsible AND accountable for progressing, reporting on, and actioning your and your teams deliverables.
• Define, develop, and iterate product specifications, marrying consumer wants / needs, white space in the market, and product technologies as the primary consumer advocate.
• Take ownership of your assigned categories sales performance partnering with others in the company to identify what products are working / not working; and recommend new product opportunities to fill those gaps.
• Lead competitive product analyses, giving your business partners insight into how Shark stacks up against the competition - and maintaining a clear lens on how we can constantly improve to make Shark the consumers top choice every time.
• Be the voice of our legacy product lines : share insights and learnings from consumers and the market with Product Developers focused on NPD to ensure critical features and feedback are incorporated into next generation products.
• Partner with SharkNinja Testing and Quality organizations to define, develop, and manage quality and performance testing procedures.
• Act as the product expert for cross-functional team member questions and concerns.

ATTRIBUTES & SKILLS :

COMMUNICATING FOR IMPACT, one of SharkNinjas SUCCESS DRIVERS, is immensely critical in this role. Highly-effective communication skills both written (presentation / email) and face-to-face (ability to host succinct,