Sr. Manager, Product Development - UGG Footwear
Core
Lead end-to-end footwear product creation process, ensuring alignment to product excellence standards (fit, comfort, quality, cost-to-value) for Women's footwear.
Role type
Senior Manager, Product Development
Builds
UGG Women's footwear products
Domain
Footwear manufacturing and product development
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Footwear product creation expertise, Pattern engineering, Tooling and manufacturing processes, Data and analytics for development decisions, PLM systems proficiency, Development tools proficiency (calipers, durometer, Brannock, last tools), Team management, Cross-functional partnership
Preferred skills
SATRA footwear certifications, Experience with new technologies and materials integration
Technologies
PLM systems (FPLM or similar), Microsoft Office, Adobe applications
Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end product development execution across categories, Drive global alignment between USA and Asia PD teams, Guide cross-functional triad decision-making, Establish structured frameworks for evaluating design concepts and construction approaches, Influence product decisions to balance cost, quality, and performance, Manage and develop a team of product developers, Analyze product performance and consumer feedback to drive improvements, Implement process enhancements to strengthen development efficiency
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities