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Nomad Lane · 4 weeks ago

Fractional Director of Product Development & Merchandising

United States

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

Nomad Lane is seeking a highly executional product leader to own physical product development and merchandising strategy across our portfolio. This role is responsible for bringing new products to market end-to-end while optimizing the existing assortment through thoughtful positioning, pricing, and data-driven decision making.

E-CommerceTravel

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end product development lifecycle across new and existing products, from concept through launch and post-launch optimization

Lead all new product initiatives, including timelines, vendor coordination, costing, sampling, and initial buy planning

Partner with founders to define product strategy, roadmap priorities, and launch sequencing aligned with business goals

Own core merchandising inputs including assortment strategy, pricing logic, positioning, bundling, and seasonal or promotional planning

Analyze product and category performance to drive revenue growth, margin improvement, inventory efficiency, and customer experience

Serve as the primary point of contact for product vendors and factories, managing relationships and onboarding new partners as needed

Collaborate closely with Marketing on product storytelling, launch readiness, and merchandising effectiveness across the DTC experience

Partner with Supply Chain and Operations to ensure product costing aligns with margin targets, internal standards, and negotiated vendor terms

Ensure accurate product details and specifications are communicated internally and reflected clearly across all customer-facing channels

Support ongoing optimization of the e-commerce merchandising experience to improve assortment clarity and conversion

Qualification

Product DevelopmentMerchandising StrategyVendor ManagementData AnalysisE-commerce OptimizationCross-functional CollaborationCommunication Skills

Required

Strong product development fundamentals

Commercial merchandising instincts

Experience in managing product workflows, vendors, timelines, and cross-functional inputs from concept through launch

Ability to analyze product and category performance to drive revenue growth, margin improvement, inventory efficiency, and customer experience

Experience in leading new product initiatives including timelines, vendor coordination, costing, sampling, and initial buy planning

Experience in defining product strategy, roadmap priorities, and launch sequencing aligned with business goals

Experience in owning core merchandising inputs including assortment strategy, pricing logic, positioning, bundling, and seasonal or promotional planning

Experience in collaborating closely with Marketing on product storytelling, launch readiness, and merchandising effectiveness

Experience in partnering with Supply Chain and Operations to ensure product costing aligns with margin targets, internal standards, and negotiated vendor terms

Ability to ensure accurate product details and specifications are communicated internally and reflected clearly across all customer-facing channels

Experience in supporting ongoing optimization of the e-commerce merchandising experience to improve assortment clarity and conversion