Spin Master · 14 hours ago
Director, Product Development
Wilton, CT
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$175K/yr - $200K/yrSpin Master is a leading global children's toy, entertainment, and digital gaming company. They are seeking a Director of Product Development to manage the end-to-end product development process, ensuring products meet brand, quality, and timeline expectations while leading cross-functional teams.
Digital EntertainmentManufacturingMarketingMobileToys
Responsibilities
Ensure product timelines are adhered to through management of the milestone tracking process
Drive alignment across Marketing, Design, Packaging, and Engineering to ensure adherence to development milestones and product launch schedules
Partner with the Brand team to address issues impacting development timelines and escalating as appropriate
Manage cross-functional team to ensure timely and accurate turnovers
Work with cross-functional teams (Design, Engineering, Packaging, QA/Compliance and Sourcing offices) to resolve product development issues that impact timelines and intended product functionality and design
Oversee timely communications on project status throughout the organization
Lead product costing preliminary engineering initiatives to improve productivity and efficiency in the early design and engineering process
Help streamline the development and quality of turnover packages to the Far East office. Ensure turnover packages are timely and complete
Work with Marketing and Design to optimize content and features of the products. Review proposed materials and functional designs against marketing requirements and ensure preliminary design turnovers maximize the best design solutions given the constraints of selling price, target cost and margins
Review utilization of materials, methods and processes to help meet cost objectives and quality specifications
Assist Far East teams in trouble shooting products both before and after turnover to the Far East office
Oversee product costing to maximize cost and value and integrate budget considerations into all evaluations
Participate in business and product strategy development
Participate in the Stage Gate process to ensure product concepts advance through each phase with the appropriate technical, design and cost requirements
Qualification
Required
Experience managing the end-to-end product development process from early concepting through design, preliminary engineering, costing, and final delivery
Ability to ensure products meet brand, quality and timeline expectations
Experience in people leadership with direct management responsibilities
Ability to ensure product timelines are adhered to through management of the milestone tracking process
Experience driving alignment across Marketing, Design, Packaging, and Engineering
Ability to partner with the Brand team to address issues impacting development timelines
Experience managing cross-functional teams to ensure timely and accurate turnovers
Ability to work with cross-functional teams to resolve product development issues
Experience overseeing timely communications on project status throughout the organization
Ability to lead product costing preliminary engineering initiatives
Experience streamlining the development and quality of turnover packages
Ability to work with Marketing and Design to optimize content and features of the products
Experience reviewing utilization of materials, methods and processes to meet cost objectives and quality specifications
Ability to assist Far East teams in troubleshooting products
Experience overseeing product costing to maximize cost and value
Participation in business and product strategy development
Participation in the Stage Gate process to ensure product concepts advance through each phase
Preferred
Toy and/or CPG experience
Demonstrated retail experience including knowledge of developing retail exclusive product development across key accounts such as Amazon, Walmart, Target and mid-tier eCommerce partners
Willingness to share a portfolio and representative body of work
Systems knowledge with SAP, Smartsheet's Wrike Software systems experience
Ability to travel domestically and internationally, up to 2-3X per year
Flexibility to adjust working hours for evening or early-morning calls with China based teams
4 days on-site as part of a hybrid schedule
Benefits
Growth and Career Opportunities
Flexible Work Hours
Innovation, Collaboration and Fun
Comprehensive Benefits
Other fun Perks!
Company
Spin Master
Spin Master is a children's entertainment company that creates toys, games, entertainment, and digital games for children.
Founded in 1994
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$46.51M2022-11-10Post Ipo Secondary· $45.75M
2015-08-11Post Ipo Equity· $0.76M
2015-07-30IPO
Leadership Team
Max Rangel
CEO & Global President
Heather Oster
Global Head of Franchise Development
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