Our purpose is to positively impact people’s lives every day in every home around the world! We work very hard to provide our consumers with high-quality, exciting 5-star products that make life easier. We thrive on passion and innovation and are looking for great people, with great ideas, who want to build the next big thing and develop while they do.
About the role:
As an Engineering Director, NPD, Motorized, you will be responsible for overseeing and directing all aspects of research, design, and development activities, driving innovation, and ensuring the successful execution of NPD projects aligned with SharkNinja’s goal of positively impacting people’s lives every day. You will put the consumer at the center of everything you do, and lead with an innovative mindset for the business. You are the product’s market expert/curator: you will ensure a 5-star product and commercialization experience for consumers. You must have a passion for bringing innovative, successful new products to market, and be a strategic thinker who strives to align category goals and objectives with company mission, moving forward vigorously with consensus. You will be positive, energetic, self-reliant, an agile thinker, a lover of products, action-oriented, and be able to develop and drive a 5-star team that lives and breathes the SharkNinja Success Drivers.
Here are some of the exciting things you’ll get to do:
- Leadership and Team Management: Lead, mentor, and manage a team of engineers and researchers. Provide guidance, support, and encouragement to foster a culture of innovation and excellence.
- Project Management: Oversee the entire lifecycle of NPD projects from conception to completion. Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and meet quality standards.
- Research and Innovation: Drive continuous innovation by staying updated with emerging technologies, market trends, and industry advancements. Encourage and facilitate research activities to develop new products, technologies, or processes.
- Collaboration and Cross-Functional Coordination: Foster collaboration between R&D, product development, engineering, and other departments to ensure seamless integration of NPD initiatives into product development cycles.
- Quality Assurance: Implement quality control processes and ensure adherence to regulatory standards and industry best practices in all NPD activities.
- Communication and Reporting: Effectively communicate NPD strategies, progress, and outcomes to key stakeholders, executives, and other relevant parties.
- Collaborates seamlessly with our U.S. and China-based Product Development teams, multi-functional teams.
Here are some of the things you’ll bring:
- Extensive experience (typically 10+ years) in NPD roles, with progressively increasing responsibilities and leadership positions. Prior experience in managing teams and leading NPD initiatives is crucial.
- A master’s or doctoral degree in engineering, computer science, or a related field. Additional business qualifications or an MBA might be beneficial.
- Ability to lead a dynamic, fast-paced, deadline-driven team
- A “100% on” consumer-first perspective when it comes to introducing new products/processes or improving current products
- Ability to work cross-functionally with product developers, product managers, supply chain, quality and marketing team members across the globe
- Demonstrated management skills to lead and energetically motivate direct reports but also members of those functions who contribute to the business unit
- Analytical and quantitative skills; experience using hard data and metrics to back up assumptions and develop business cases
- Strong leadership and persuasive communication skills
- Experience in the consumer goods household appliance space desirable
- Experience in plastic manufacturing processes
- Positive, driving attitude with an inquisitive nature.
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At SharkNinja, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are vital to our global success. Valuing each unique voice and blending all of our diverse skills strengthens SharkNinja’s innovation every day. We support ALL associates in bringing their authentic selves to work, making an impact, and having the opportunity for career acceleration. With help from our leadership, associates, and our community, we aim to have equity be a key component of the SharkNinja DNA.
YOUR ROLE in leading our SUCCESS DRIVERS & representing our UNIQUE MINDSET
- Lead us to be “RARELY SATISFIED”
- Make things better each day; “PROGRESS OVER PERFECTION”
- Use your knowledge of our consumer, understand that “DETAILS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE”
- Deliver something great; “WINNING IS A TEAM SPORT”
- Be clear and honest, “COMMUNICATING FOR IMPACT”
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