We are seeking an accomplished Chief Product Officer to lead product strategy, development and operational execution for a growing consumer products organization with a broad portfolio across home, gift, accessories and related lifestyle categories.  Reporting to the CEO and working closely with the executive leadership team, this individual will be responsible for shaping the companys product vision and translating market opportunities, consumer trends, customer needs and business performance into compelling, commercially successful product assortments. The Chief Product Officer will oversee the operational execution and product development bringing together creative vision, operational excellence and commercial discipline to identify where the business should grow, innovate and invest.  This is an ideal opportunity for a seasoned product executive who has built and managed multi-category businesses, understands the needs of major U.S. retailers, and has a strong track record developing differentiated products that balance design, value, margin, speed and scalability.

• This role is based in Brooklyn, NY with a hybrid in-office / WFH schedule.  The client will offer relocation assistance for the selected candidate.  The salary range for this role is $250,000-275,000 based on experience.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and lead the overarching product strategy across home, gift, accessories and adjacent lifestyle categories.
• Translate company growth objectives, marketplace trends, customer insights and historical performance into clear product and assortment priorities.
• Evaluate category opportunities and determine where the organization should invest, expand, innovate, reposition or rationalize.
• Establish a strong pipeline of new products, key items and scalable concepts capable of driving meaningful incremental business.
• Balance near-term customer opportunities with the long-term development and health of the overall product portfolio.
• Bring a disciplined approach to determining which product concepts and category opportunities warrant investment.
• Lead category and assortment planning across multiple product classifications, price points and retail channels.
• Evaluate selling performance, retailer feedback, competitive activity, consumer trends and market intelligence to guide product decisions.
• Identify white-space opportunities within existing and emerging categories.
• Build differentiated assortments tailored to the needs of individual retailers while maintaining a clear and compelling product point of view.
• Partner closely with sales leadership on major retailer presentations, seasonal opportunities and new business initiatives.
• Continually assess mature categories for opportunities to refresh, reposition or reinvent the assortment.
• Provide senior leadership across the complete product lifecycle, from concept and trend direction through design, development, sourcing, customer presentation, launch and lifecycle management.
• Lead and develop Product Development, Design and Creative teams with clear expectations around priorities, timing, quality and commercial results.
• Encourage original product thinking rather than simply reacting to existing market trends.
• Ensure that new products successfully combine aesthetic appeal, functionality, value, manufacturability and commercial viability.
• Champion innovation in materials, formats, product applications, packaging and emerging consumer trends.
• Introduce new tools and technologies, including appropriate use of AI-enabled creative and product-development tools, to improve speed, insight and innovation.
• Maintain a deep understanding of the U.S. retail landscape and the product expectations of major national and specialty retailers.
• Translate broader consumer and design trends into customer-specific product opportunities.
• Partner with Sales to develop assortments and product concepts that strengthen existing customer relationships and create new revenue opportunities.
• Evaluate competitive assortments, pricing, positioning and presentation to identify opportunities for meaningful differentiation.
• Understand the complexities of developing products for high-volume retail while maintaining the creativity and agility required for emerging or specialty opportunities.
• Evaluate product opportunities through both a creative and financial lens, considering revenue potential, margin, development complexity, speed to market, competitive differentiation and organizational capacity.
• Use sales results and product performance to continually refine assortment breadth, category investment and innovation priorities.
• Make disciplined decisions regarding resource allocation and product-development investment.
• Partner with executive leadership, Sales and Sourcing to balance growth objectives with margin, timing, operational capabilities and customer expectations.
• Ensure teams remain focused on the products and opportunities with the greatest potential business impact.
• Build, mentor and develop high-performing teams across Product Development, Design and related creative functions.
• Assess organizational capabilities and recruit key talent where additional expertise is needed to support growth.
• Establish clear accountability and effective decision-making across product, design, sourcing, sales and creative teams.
• Foster a culture that combines creativity, curiosity and innovation with commercial awareness and executional discipline.
• Develop processes that allow teams to move efficiently from concept through commercialization without sacrificing product quality or originality.
• Serve as a senior member of the leadership team and contribute to broader company strategy, growth initiatives and organizational planning.
• Act as a strategic partner to the CEO and other functional leaders on major product, category, customer and investment decisions.
• Bring well-developed product recommendations to executive leadership and translate strategic decisions into executable plans.
• Provide leadership with clear visibility into product opportunities, priorities, performance, organizational capabilities and resource requirements.

Required Qualifications:

• Significant senior-level product leadership experience within Home, Gift, Accessories, Lifestyle or closely related consumer product categories.
• Strong experience developing multi-category product assortments rather than operating within a single narrow classification.
• A successful track record working with major U.S. retailers, ideally across mass, department store, specialty, off-price and/or national retail channels.
• Deep expertise in product development, merchandising, assortment strategy and commercialization.
• Strong understanding of the relationship between design, sourcing, pricing, margin, retailer requirements and speed to market.
• Experience identifying and successfully entering new product categories or materially expanding existing ones.
• The ability to interpret consumer and design trends and translate them into commercially relevant, differentiated products.
• Experience managing and developing senior creative, product development and design talent.
• Strong financial and analytical judgment, with the ability to prioritize opportunities based on both creative potential and business return.
• Experience partnering closely with Sales and executive leadership on major customer and growth initiatives.
• A collaborative leadership style combined with the confidence to make difficult product, assortment and investment decisions.
• Experience within a wholesale business.

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