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Sr. Manager, Product Development - UGG Footwear

Goleta, CaliforniaFull-time$138k–$186k2026-06-23 → 2026-11-11
Hybrid

Core

Lead end-to-end footwear product creation process for Women's UGG footwear, ensuring alignment to standards for fit, comfort, quality, and cost-to-value performance.

Role type

Senior Manager, Product Development

Builds

Women's UGG footwear products

Domain

Footwear manufacturing and product development

Deliverable

product features

Required skills

Footwear product creation, pattern engineering, tooling, manufacturing processes, data analytics, PLM systems, development tools (calipers, durometer, Brannock, last tools), team management, cross-functional partnership

Preferred skills

SATRA footwear certifications, FPLM proficiency

Technologies

PLM systems, Microsoft Office, Adobe applications

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end product development execution, drive global alignment between USA and Asia PD teams, guide cross-functional triad decision-making, establish structured frameworks for evaluating design concepts and materials, influence product decisions to balance cost and quality, partner with Product Engineering for fit and wear testing, manage and develop a team of product developers, analyze product performance and consumer feedback, implement process enhancements, evaluate and integrate new technologies and materials

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities