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Job Title: Director Product Development
Job #:
1770
Location:
Salt Lake City, UT (in office - hybrid schedule)
Industry:
CPG - Outdoor / Durables
Reports To:
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Channel of Trade:
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Company Size:
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Specialty Area:
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Sales Volume:
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Position Level:
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Relocation:
Yes
Compensation (DOE):
up to $210,000 (DOE) + 25% bonus + equity
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Product Development Manager
- We are partnering with a well-established, publicly traded consumer products company to identify a senior product leader who can own the product vision, roadmap and strategy for a major category.
- This is a highly visible role with significant P&L impact and the opportunity to influence the future direction of the business.
What they’re looking for:
- Deep CPG / durable consumer goods experience with long product development cycles
- Proven success building and owning a 3-year product roadmap
- Strong understanding of pricing strategy, product positioning and competitive landscapes
- Experience taking products from consumer insight and ideation through development, launch and commercialization
- Ability to balance strategy with execution — this person needs to build the playbook AND drive it
- Strong consumer and market insights orientation with a track record of translating insights into meaningful P&L impact
- Experience leading and developing a product team (manage a team of 3 direct reports)
- Global manufacturing exposure, particularly China / Asia, is valuable
- The ideal background could come from categories such as outdoor cooking, appliances, tools, housewares, sporting/outdoor products or other durable consumer goods.
The opportunity:
- Base: $180K–$210K (DOE) + 25% bonus + equity
- Location: Salt Lake City, UT (in office / Hybrid 2 days WFH)
- Limited travel — approximately one week per quarter internationally
- Leadership: 3 direct reports
- Public company
- Relocation assistance is available
- This could be particularly compelling for a strong product leader who feels they have one more major product story to build and wants the opportunity to leave a measurable mark on a consumer brand.
EXPERIENCE:
Product Development Manager
- We are partnering with a well-established, publicly traded consumer products company to identify a senior product leader who can own the product vision, roadmap and strategy for a major category.
- This is a highly visible role with significant P&L impact and the opportunity to influence the future direction of the business.
What they’re looking for:
- Deep CPG / durable consumer goods experience with long product development cycles
- Proven success building and owning a 3-year product roadmap
- Strong understanding of pricing strategy, product positioning and competitive landscapes
- Experience taking products from consumer insight and ideation through development, launch and commercialization
- Ability to balance strategy with execution — this person needs to build the playbook AND drive it
- Strong consumer and market insights orientation with a track record of translating insights into meaningful P&L impact
- Experience leading and developing a product team (manage a team of 3 direct reports)
- Global manufacturing exposure, particularly China / Asia, is valuable
- The ideal background could come from categories such as outdoor cooking, appliances, tools, housewares, sporting/outdoor products or other durable consumer goods.
The opportunity:
- Base: $180K–$210K (DOE) + 25% bonus + equity
- Location: Salt Lake City, UT (in office / Hybrid 2 days WFH)
- Limited travel — approximately one week per quarter internationally
- Leadership: 3 direct reports
- Public company
- Relocation assistance is available
- This could be particularly compelling for a strong product leader who feels they have one more major product story to build and wants the opportunity to leave a measurable mark on a consumer brand.
EDUCATION:
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OTHER:
- Email Resumes to: Sarah@HunterM.com
PERCENT TRAVEL:
1x per quarter internationally