Director, Product Development - Innovation Ventures
Core
Lead the Development workstream for a complex product portfolio and new brand, serving as the senior decision-maker for technical direction, manufacturing readiness, and commercialization from concept to launch.
Role type
Senior Director, Product Development Program Management
Builds
Physical toy products and licensed properties for global consumers
Domain
Consumer Goods / Toys / Manufacturing
Required skills
Product development lifecycle management, cross-functional team leadership, technical trade-off analysis, portfolio governance, production readiness alignment, strategic process improvement, stakeholder influence, risk mitigation
Preferred skills
Advanced degree in Engineering or related field, experience with Value Stream Mapping, experience leading new brand launches
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Lead development workstream priorities and governance for assigned portfolio; Resolve complex technical and execution risks; Drive production-readiness alignment across cross-functional teams; Establish readiness gates and executive reporting; Lead resolution of high-complexity product development issues; Build and coach a high-performing Development Program Management team; Represent Development in senior leadership discussions
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership & team building
