Opportunity Description
Vice President of Product Development Glass Ratner’s Private Equity Practice partnered with a rapidly growing, design‑forward Canadian owned consumer goods company to hire a Vice President of Product Development.
What You Will Do Upstream Strategy & Market Fit – Essential
Partner with the CEO and leadership team to determine the product strategy and priority initiatives (What shots are we going to take?).
Lead ideation for new product categories, extensions, and improvements to existing items (sizes, textures, colours, materials).
Build business cases including BOE assessments, size‑of‑prize analysis, and share targets.
Conduct market, trend, and consumer insight work to determine brand fit and channel fit across e‑commerce and retail.
Bring strong design intuition and trend awareness.
Build and manage the full product development pipeline.
Oversee design direction including form, function, and aesthetics.
What You Will Do Upstream Strategy & Market Fit – Essential
Partner with the CEO and leadership team to determine the product strategy and priority initiatives (What shots are we going to take?).
Lead ideation for new product categories, extensions, and improvements to existing items (sizes, textures, colours, materials).
Build business cases including BOE assessments, size‑of‑prize analysis, and share targets.
Conduct market, trend, and consumer insight work to determine brand fit and channel fit across e‑commerce and retail.
Bring strong design intuition and trend awareness.
Build and manage the full product development pipeline.
Oversee design direction including form, function, and aesthetics.
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