Product Development Senior Manager – Hybrid NYC

BaubleBar is seeking a Senior Manager, Product Development to lead the end-to-end development of our bead and craft kit collections across all accounts and customers. The role is responsible for driving strategy, process excellence, and innovation within the product development team while building strong cross-functional partnerships across merchandising, design, production, and overseas factories.

Requirements

• Lead and manage the full product development process for our bead and craft kit categories — from design handoff through prototype, costing, and production
• Drive vendor communication, clearly conveying design intent, materials, quality standards and technical details, while managing sample readiness for key milestones and market meetings
• Own cost and margin performance, leveraging deep knowledge of materials, components, and factory capabilities to optimize costs without compromising quality or design integrity
• Partner cross-functionally with merchandising, design, and production to ensure creative vision, cost targets, and timelines are met
• Monitor and manage development calendars, proactively identifying risks and implementing solutions to maintain timelines and ensure flawless execution
• Constantly evaluate and support evolution of the product development process through education of development team and process change
• Bring a high level of creativity, attention to detail and efficiency while working under tight deadlines and on multiple projects simultaneously
• Be enthusiastic about expanding your skill set and working on a broad range of projects
• Stay knowledgeable about industry standards and trends

Benefits

• Outstanding company contribution towards employee premiums for Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• PTO
• 10 paid Company Holidays
• Company paid Life Insurance