Director, Product Development Job Description
Director, product development
provides quality reviews of protocols, amendments, and other study specific documents as requested for consistency and acceptable standards and practices to ensure compliance with internal standards, regulations and ICH GCP guidelines.
Director, Product Development Duties & Responsibilities
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Manage the Nick Jr
Maintain various documents / databases for recent product launches and changes, future initiatives
Responsible for Industrial Design and Engineering Product Development team for Robern’s unique line of bathroom products
Participate and lead in design reviews
Communicate the strategic direction of the company to all stakeholders along with the tactical methods for success
Ensure the Product Development process is deployed, standardized, and continuously improved
Identify emerging technology opportunities
Maintain current awareness of consumer and competitor product offerings including product design trends in both the US and foreign markets
Analyzing product performance, making recommendations for changes to existing collections and identifying opportunities for new product introductions and line extensions
Director, Product Development Qualifications
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Licensing or Certifications for Director, Product Development
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Education for Director, Product Development
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Employers hiring for the director, product development job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Engineering, MBA, Business, Computer Science, Education, Marketing, Technical, Management, Business/Administration, Science
Skills for Director, Product Development
Desired skills for director, product development include:
Operations
Encryption
Build processes
Code reviews
Fabric and garment construction
GCP
ICH and PhRMA Guidelines
Industry Security standards: Oauth
Marketplace into product assortment with Warner Bros.’ characters
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Desired experience for director, product development includes:
Maintain a work environment that stimulates creativity
Promote a “corporate design philosophy” to be on the leading edge of design and performance
Maintain high standards for new product development within Industrial Design, Engineering in tandem with Marketing
Develop relationships with outside consultants and vendors
Coach and advise designers and engineers as needed on all new product development work
Create and maintain the department budget
Director, Product Development Examples
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Director, Product Development Job Description
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Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of director, product development. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for director, product development
- Works with Sales, IT and Operations to develop new product initiatives and technologies and leads research on competitor programs
- Coordinate with various departments throughout the organization to move new product from conception to production
- Champion new product opportunities in the consumer market segment
- Collaborate with senior managers and perform market research to identify opportunities to develop new products to fill gaps in the current consumer product line
- Create financial projections for the new product
- Work with Editorial newsrooms to define specifications for new product
- Support Production and Design during weekly W.I.P
- Coordinates all phases of new product development, including research and design, pricing, proposition/marketing for MyMediaInfo, the web-based SaaS media intelligence solution
- Serves as the product owner for scrum team(s), manages product prioritization and backlog, and authors user stories
- Manages relationship with existing 3rd party content and capability vendors, and makes build/partner recommendations to fill content/feature gaps
Qualifications for director, product development
- High end CG / Art production experience preferred ( Games or Film )
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Pharmacy, or closely related field is required
- Advanced degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Pharmacy, or closely related field is desirable
- Significant experience in formulation development, process development and / or pharmaceutical manufacturing
- Detailed knowledge of European and US regulatory requirements for drug products
- Experience in API synthesis and manufacturing is desirable
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Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of director, product development. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for director, product development
- Acts as an internal evangelist for MyMediaInfo and the media intelligence market
- Actively researches the market conditions, tracks competitor activities, and attends industry events, conferences
- Manages and coaches the business analyst(s) for MyMediaInfo
- Select samples for meetings, photography, and evaluate/organize 1st Production Finished goods
- Travel to R&D (Melville and Canada) and outside vendors (US and International) on a regular basis for development/shade matching of new product concepts and calendarized formula development
- Lead a team of product managers in the definition of detailed functional requirements and product specifications for both new products enhancements to existing products
- Supervise a staff of Prepaid Processing product managers and ensure they work in concert to achieve the group's goals
- Manage the process for all pre- and post-release aspects (delivery, reporting, documentation, training, support, marketing, and legal and regulatory issues) of major development projects related to prepaid processing product ownership
- Understand and analyze multiple concurrent business requirements while insuring that the implications of any given change to the system both from an internal and external standpoint are fully understood and communicated
- Responsibility for understanding, reviewing, and providing input to prepaid projects being implemented on the platform insuring that any potential changes provide a wide range of client benefits
Qualifications for director, product development
- Progressive strategic and operational experience in a leadership capacity, preferably with a Fortune 100 company
- Excellent Emotional Intelligence excellent interpersonal and formal communication abilities to interact effectively with executives and staff at all levels in the organization, and externally to consultants and partners
- Knowledge and experience in working with clients and stakeholder groups in the healthcare and insurance environment, particularly in the areas of consultation and program management
- Ability to gain rapid knowledge of product and service offerings, standards, policies, and quality improvement strategies
- Strong skill in relationship building, communications and facilitation as work functions will occur in cross functional team environments
- Master’s Degree of Business Administration or a level of knowledge equivalent to that ordinarily acquired through completion of a Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Health Care or a related field
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Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of director, product development. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for director, product development
- Manage a multi-million dollar development budget
- Initiate complete new product launch timelines and assign critical dates for all new product launches
- Manage, direct and inspire product development staff
- Manage the daily maintenance and work flow of projects, including creation of production schedules and status reporting
- Work with merchandising on seasonal selling reports
- Lead design to understand and execute product specifications
- Understand status of all material and key components for both submits and samples
- Create costing worksheet and establish target prices
- Lead Coordination and dispatch of any labeling materials needed for market samples
- Ensure sample ordering, tracking, check in, reporting and hand-offs- including but not limited to Protos, Market, PR, and Rigging Samples are completed in a timely and organized manner
Qualifications for director, product development
- 10+ years of experience in game development program management w/ demonstrated track record of success in successively senior roles
- Strong comfort with financial acumen including experience managing data and numbers
- Ability to facilitate change and implement process improvements
- Computer knowledge – Outlook, Excel, Word, WebPDM a plus
- 10+ years’ experience in product management and/or a service discipline working with business/media intelligence solutions
- Ability to lead and work in cross-functional, geographically dispersed teams
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Our growing company is looking to fill the role of director, product development. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for director, product development
- Analyzes business results, identifies strategic opportunities and implements business plans and strategies to increase profitability, grow balances and gain operational efficiencies
- Exploits selective new revenue / alliance opportunities within the market place
- Ensures new products complement and support manufacturer initiatives and support continued portfolio growth
- Provide accurate cost analysis vs
- Drive high level product/material trends responsible for developing and managing product line strategies
- Interpret infant adult trends into successful fashion industry relevant products, storytelling with quality, innovation and technology
- Conduct constant trend research across multiple avenues regarding influences in the relevant market, including key silhouettes, competitors, retail and trend services
- Partner with xLob and franchises to compliment and coordinate development
- Drive strong Category, Sales, and Licensee partnerships with regard to design, vision and execution of compelling products and all retail pitches
- Lead and manage the overall product direction of the infant, apparel business
Qualifications for director, product development
- Leadership skills with the ability to coach and develop PD talent strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple, complex projects
- MBA, or equivalent degree, is preferred
- 8+ years' experience in product management or product development in the financial services industry, including prior experience developing and implementing product plans/requirements
- 5-10+ years experience in electronic funds transfer, retail banking, or card processing
- 3-5 years people management and cross functional experience with sales, client management, product, and development
- Demonstrated experience with Agile and Waterfall product development methodologies
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Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of director, product development. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for director, product development
- Develop new business opportunities and extend existing business within the infant industry
- Review and manage creative direction of all licensed apparel development, from concept stage, to line sheet, to pre-production, with a focus on brand integrity, age appropriateness, differentiation, construction, silhouette, trim details and monitoring appropriate quality
- Lead, develop and maintain strong partnerships with internal and external partners, licensees and retailers
- Drive presentations to retailers, licensees and vendors
- Innovate design and storytelling
- Develop, mentor and guide personal career growth of the team
- Establish and maintain alliances across creative category and with other lines of businesses in Warner Bros
- Oversees the issuance of all specs (BOMs/tech packs) for accuracy, completeness, quality, affordability, and compliance prior to release
- Recommends enhancements, construction and material options to elevate our brand, hitting financial requirements
- Directs the coordination of the development and cross functional teams to manage spec turnover within calendar to insure timely prototyping, and finalization through to production
Qualifications for director, product development
- Proven ability to service and support a range of internal and external customers, often in parallel and within a shifting set of priorities
- A strategic and creative thinker with a high level of self-motivation and initiative
- Excellent oral and written communications skills who can effectively work with clients on strategic initiatives and drive client satisfaction
- Proven negotiating skills and strong interpersonal skills to influence network strategies and cross functional team decisions
- Cosmetics Industry experience preferred
- Degree in computer/information science, statistics, engineering or another quantitative field