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About the Role

The Director/Senior Director of Footwear Development will lead, manage, and execute the footwear development process, utilizing advanced product and process knowledge. This position will work with a cross-functional product creation team from the collection of insights to the delivery of products that exceed consumer expectations. This person is responsible for achieving results within the specified calendar and budget constraints, ensuring projects meet quality expectations, are delivered on time, and meet company financial margin targets.

You’ll Make a Difference By

• Leading the product creation process by managing both internal and external resources, in conjunction with vendor/factory resources, to meet execution timelines for new and inline products from concepts through approval of pre-production samples; drive product development timelines to ensure calendar deliverables and dates meet target schedule
• Reviewing and approving all tooling (blueprints) on a seasonal basis. Recommend, review, and approve all compounds on all components to ensure products meet end use requirements, pass all relevant testing, and meet global test standards
• Leading the drive towards automation, efficiencies, value engineering, design for manufacturing in partnership with Product Creation team, while maintaining Ariat’s best in class quality standards
• Standardizing fit and utilization of proven fitting back part on new lasts, allowing for different footwear types and constructions. Manage digital and physical last library on a global basis
• Leading the innovation agenda and transition to inline new product development, establish the requirement of new machine and technology capability requirements if necessary and influence the product sourcing decision
• Managing the Product Development team: training and development, talent assessment, coaching and mentoring to develop the talent and elevate the team capacity and build on the positive and inclusive working environment to support the long term business needs
• Collaborating though daily e-mails, video conferences, and regular factory visits with our overseas partners and Ariat offices to assure quality and on time delivery of prototypes and sampling through production.
• Collaborating with Design, Engineering, Merchandise, Material and Costing team to achieve product performance integrity through product testing (physical and field testing), product is engineered properly, FOB price meet targets, sample size fitting and visual is approved
• Traveling to overseas manufacturing facilities with TRIAD team 2 – 3 times per year to review Pullovers and manage problem solving of seasonal development
• Giving direct reports proper guidance on their projects, meeting their calendar milestones, and utilizing systems, while keeping them “on track” in terms of their professional development

About You

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Design, Biomechanics or related field, MBA or Master is a plus
• 10+ successful years of experience leading the development of high-performance footwear projects; minimum of 5 years as a leader of people
• A complete knowledge of footwear development, construction and production, comprehensive knowledge of lasts, molds, and patterns (and grading standards)
• Technical expertise in footwear product development, process, project management, costing and manufacturing of product from conception to retail
• Demonstrated success leading, developing, and motivating high performing teams
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with an advanced ability to communicate new ideas, concepts and functional expertise within project teams and to external stakeholders
• Ability to build strong and effective cross-functional relationships
• Availability to travel internationally
• Attention to detail, follow-through and organization skills are critical
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PLM systems
• Embrace and live Ariat values!

About Ariat

Ariat is an innovative, outdoor global brand with roots in equestrian performance. We develop high quality footwear and apparel for people who ride, work, and play outdoors, and care about performance, quality, comfort, and style.

The salary range for this position is $130,000 – $140,000 per year.

The salary is determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data for geographic locations. Ariat in good faith believes that this posted compensation range is accurate for this role at this location at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

Ariat’s holistic benefits package for full-time team members includes (but is not limited to):

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Expanded wellness and mental health benefits
• Paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, and paid volunteer days
• 401(k) with company match
• Bonus incentive plans
• Team member discount on Ariat merchandise

Note: Availability of benefits may be subject to location & employment type and may have certain eligibility requirements. Ariat reserves the right to alter these benefits in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.

Ariat International

Payrate : $96-114/hr. W-2, depending on experience .

Benefits : Health, Dental & Vision Insurance is available. Health savings account, Flexible spending accounts, Life insurance etc. are also available.

Job Description:

We are seeking a Technical Product Manager – Software to assist our client’s application security team onsite in Houston, TX.

The Product Manager will be accountable for gathering, analyzing, and documenting the requirements from stakeholders and existing code that will be used to define technical requirements that meet our security objectives. You will play an important role in ensuring coordination and collaboration of development teams in the continuous improvement of our client’s commercial applications.

Your duties will also include managing product backlog and prioritizing deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain a product backlog reflecting value and prioritizing work for the security engineering team.
• Analyze code and business requirements for the development of security related enhancements and documentation.
• Deliver technical designs, estimates of development time, and plan individual deliverable work.
• Distill roadmaps into requirements and then prioritized sprints with the help of the engineering team.
• Work with product engineering leadership to prioritize enhancements and releases
• Provide quality assurance (QA) review of non-code developer’s deliverables (i.e., design documents, test plans.)
• Collaborate with QA team to support test plans and execution.
• Acquire and maintain system and business knowledge needed to support both end users and other internal or external technical teams.
• Work directly with team members and business analysts to understand new/changing business requirements and functional enhancements as requested. This includes delivering high-value technical solutions in support of changing business requirements and initiatives.
• Manage the enhancement request process to identify work of high value.
• Conveys the goals and security requirements for enhancements and new development and works with Business Analysts to assist with the elaboration of the user stories and requirements to ensure proper adoption of security standards.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree from a 4-year accredited university, or 5 years of related industry experience or equivalent technical experience. Computer Science, Computer Information Systems (CIS), or Management Information Systems (MIS) degree is preferred
• Experience working in an Agile organization using Scrum, Kanban, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), or other scaling model.
• 5+ years supporting software application development teams and business partners.
• 5+ years specific to application development experience.
• 2+ years of Product Manager or Product Owner experience is a plus.
• Experience developing and driving adoption of public APIs for use by other developers.
• Prior software security framework development for authentication, action entitlements, and data entitlements (is a plus).
• security concerns that have regulatory implications.
• Have experience working with encryption.
• Proficiency with ADO TFS or Jira in managing application backlog
• Be comfortable working with and recommending configuration in a zero-trust security setting.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran

AllStates Consulting Services

DIBS is hiring for a Product Development & Packaging Manager, reporting to the Head of Product Development and Packaging. This position is responsible for end-to-end management of each product in development and other projects as determined by the Head of PD. The PD team collaborates with DIBS’ founders and all cross-functional teams to develop and execute new color cosmetic products and related accessories from concept ideation through execution. The PD team is responsible for all new development with a focus on innovation through ingredients, formula and packaging. This role will support in all phases of the product and packaging development lifecycle (ranging but not limited to formula, primary packaging, and secondary packaging) across all products, including Merch, GWPs and Limited Editions.

The role will:

• Drive day-to-day development of all new launches and manage existing product reformulations or tech transfers.
• Manage multiple project development milestones and final project timelines in tandem with cross functional teams and provide weekly updates to the Head of PD.
• Review and provide clear redirects on development samples.
• Draft briefs and product concepts to kick-off new development with vendors, as well as to share with our internal cross-functional teams.
• Develop color stories and shade lineups that represent DIBS, ensuring creative strategy and align with brand business goals.
• Collaborate with Marketing team at the start of new development to ensure desired claims and copy are supported by formulation and ingredients.
• Responsible for completing competitive analysis highlighting relevant trends in color, formula, and new product launches.
• Work with regulatory to compile the final ingredient list for artwork and initiate testing and coordinating all testing samples (i.e. stability, safety, claims, etc.).
• Work with manufacturing sites to confirm fill weight and compliance with assembly instructions.
• Work with the art department to meet packaging artwork deadlines.
• Assist PD team in meeting retailers’ standards and requirements.
• Review all artwork for accuracy, prior to submitting to the client/ vendor.
• Understand DIBS’ existing portfolio and continuously perform deep analysis of category assortments to identify innovation opportunities.
• Support team in coordinating product samples for photoshoots, retailers, and marketing needs.
• Research and manage potential new raw materials and ingredients to introduce into new development.
• Partner closely with Marketing teams to identify the language and positioning of new product launches.
• Orchestrate internal testing panel groups for all new launches (from organization of testing samples to survey design and data analysis).
• Receive and evaluate all incoming batch approval submissions, working closely with operations to ensure timing and feasibility.
• Establish and maintain close relationships with all vendors. Responsible for coordinating and attending all innovation presentations.
• Develop fill and assembly instructions.
• Gain an in-depth understanding of DIBS’ calendar, strategy, and innovation opportunities.
• Meet deadlines discussed with the Head of PD & Packaging.
• Be adaptable to changes in project direction, priorities, and deadlines.
• Oversee each project lifecycle from development through first production.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3+ years of experience working in Product and Packaging Development for a cosmetics brand
• Thorough understanding of the specific details and milestones of the Product and Packaging Development process from concept to final launch
• Clean beauty experience is preferred, but not required
• Detail-oriented, flexible, and innovative. Ability to wear multiple hats, work in teams and autonomously, providing self-direction when needed
• The ability to be agile and thrive in a dynamic, fast moving startup environment
• Strong skills in anticipating needs and demonstrating a proactive approach to job responsibilities
• A creative thinker who is organized and has meticulous attention to detail
• Comfortable asking questions
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills
• Ability to think outside the box
• Positive personality: able to take on new challenges as they come and to switch gears immediately when necessary
• Be up-to-date and aware of current graphic, type, fashion, and beauty trends
• Proficient in Word, Excel, Power Point, Google Workspace
• This job is primarily remote, with regular meetings with the PD and broader team in-person. Southern California (Orange County/LA) highly preferred.

DIBS Beauty

A rapidly growing insurance-focused financial technology (FinTech) company based in Austin, Texas are looking for a Technical Product Manager to join the team. Their mission is to revolutionize the insurance industry by leveraging cutting-edge technology to create innovative and customer-centric solutions. They are seeking a skilled and dynamic Technical Product Manager to join our team and help drive the development of their next-generation insurance products and services.

Responsibility of the Technical Product Manager:

• Play a critical role in shaping and executing our product strategy
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business objectives into actionable product roadmaps and features
• Work with engineering, design, data science, marketing, and other teams to ensure successful end-to-end product delivery, from concept to launch
• Leverage your technical background to understand the intricacies of our products and provide informed insights to guide decision-making

Requirements of the Technical Product Manager:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, Business, etc.); MBA or advanced degree is a plus
• Proven experience (5+ years) as a Technical Product Manager in a technology-driven environment, preferably within the finance or insurance industry
• Experience working with Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools (JIRA, Confluence, etc.)
• Familiarity with compliance, regulatory, and risk management considerations within the financial and insurance sectors

The position offers a hybrid work arrangement, providing flexibility for both remote and in-office work. They are offering a competitive salary and performance-based bonuses (150,000-180,000 depending on experience) along with some great benefits!

X4 Technology

A leading data analytics company headquartered in Texas are looking for a Director of Product Management to join the team. They provide innovative solutions that empower businesses to make informed decisions and drive growth. As they continue to expand their offerings and serve a diverse range of clients, they are seeking a dynamic and experienced Director of Product to lead their product strategy and drive innovation.

Responsibility of the Director of Product Management:

• Play a critical role in shaping and executing our product strategy
• Hire, mentor and lead a team of product managers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.
• Lead the end-to-end product development process, from concept to launch, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality products.
• Leverage your technical background to understand the intricacies of our products and provide informed insights to guide decision-making
• Effectively communicate product plans, updates, and priorities to internal stakeholders, executives, and external partners.

Requirements of the Director of Product Management:

• Background in data analytics, business intelligence, or related industries is strongly preferred.
• A minimum of 7 years of experience in product management, with at least 3 years in a leadership or head of product role
• Proven track record of developing and executing successful product strategies that align with company goals and customer needs.
• Passion for delivering exceptional user experiences and a deep understanding of user-centered design principles.

The position offers a hybrid work arrangement, and are looking for a Texas-based candidate who is happy to travel to the Austin office on an ad-hoc basis per month.

They are offering a competitive salary and performance-based bonuses ($200,000+ depending on experience) along with some great benefits!

If you think you are suited for this role, please apply immediately!

X4 Technology

Job Title: Product Manager

Location: Plano, TX 75075

Duration: 24 months Contract

Pay Range: $ 50.00/hr to $ 52.00/hr. on W2

“All candidates must be directly contracted by ASK Consulting on their payroll and cannot be subcontracted. We are unable to provide sponsorship at this moment”.

Job Description

1) Comfortable speaking with Front end/ Back end/ API developers

2) Extremely clear and articulate communications skills

3) Previous product management experience in an online e-commerce role

4) Demonstrated experience using data to drive product management experience.

5) Self-starter who can navigate in a complicated corporate environment.

Overall Purpose:

Leads the product launch and lifecycle activities for new products and services through the product development process, from conception to launch, and provides ongoing support throughout the product lifecycle.

Roles & Responsibilities:

1) Manages cross-functional teams through functional requirements gathering, implementation, and validation through to the initial launch or lifecycle of a service.

2) Defines functional requirements for wireless services.

3) Manages product development including product requirements gathering and definition, project planning, project management, budgeting, financial acumen, test design and execution, long-term tactical roadmap, and release management and planning.

4) Communicates product requirements to various organizations such as IT, Engineering, Supply Chain, Customer Care, and Sales.

5) Leads vendor selection process, delivery, and quality required.

6) Develops, maintains, and distributes, standard project management deliverables for the successful launch of new data applications and devices, including implementation plan, project schedule, issues & action items log, meeting minutes, risks assessment, and contingencies.

About ASK:

ASK Consulting is an award-winning technology and professional services recruiting firm servicing Fortune 500 organizations nationally. With 5 nationwide offices, two global delivery centers, and employees in 42 states-ASK Consulting connects people with amazing opportunities

ASK Consulting is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all associates.

ASK Consulting

The EMS Customer Success Manager position is responsible for all marketing and customer aspects of EMS in South Carolina. Receiving support from the corporate team, the South Carolina General Manager, and subsequent area and division managers to coordinate marketing efforts, establish new clients, and strengthen relationships with current clients. A high focus on client experience and excellent customer service.

Responsibilities include:

• Working with the management team to resolve issues.
• Establishing marketing plans
• Routing travel
• Daily/Weekly marketing plans
• Logging contact data with clients
• Attending local and regional marketing and educational events
• Trend analysis
• Working with other area Customer Success Managers to establish marketing strategies.

Requirements:

• Must be 21 years of age
• High School Diploma Required
• Education level associates
• 3-5 years in business development or professional customer service. EMS background preferred
• Valid Driver’s License clean driving record
• Must pass a drug screen and background check
• Willing to travel 85%

Purpose: They’re responsible for marketing the company to potential clients. This role will service the SC areas Greenville (uplands). They are working on day-to-day logistics to meet new market demands. Communication with current customers and maintaining strong relationships (visits, outreach, complaints, strategy), prospecting for new customers ( learning chain of commands to set up meetings for contract negotiations). This employee will be traveling Columbia, Greenville, Rock Hill (Midlands and Upstate) .

Salary for this role is determined by $10 for every call ran between both divisions (avg. 5k a month). Transition of $60k a year 90 days .

Benefits– Expense accounts, vehicle $10,000 addition to salary , company phone , laptop, gas card. Manager’s company store $450 clothing branded professional clothes .

Schedule – FT M-F , may be extensive weekend duties and conference requirements on weekends.

Travel– 85% Healthcare Sales experience , Business Development. Any EMS

Onboarding– Normal background and drug screening, driver’s license.

Hire Velocity

Payrate: $88-100/hr W-2, depending on experience

Benefits : Health, Dental & Vision Insurance is available. Health savings account, Flexible spending accounts, Life insurance etc. are also available.

Job Description:

We are seeking a Technical Product Manager to assist our client’s application security team onsite in Houston, TX.

The Product Manager will be accountable for gathering, analyzing, and documenting the requirements from stakeholders and existing code that will be used to define technical requirements that meet our security objectives. You will play an important role in ensuring coordination and collaboration of development teams in the continuous improvement of our client’s commercial applications.

Your duties will also include managing product backlog and prioritizing deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain a product backlog reflecting value and prioritizing work for the security engineering team.
• Analyze code and business requirements for the development of security related enhancements and documentation.
• Deliver technical designs, estimates of development time, and plan individual deliverable work.
• Distill roadmaps into requirements and then prioritized sprints with the help of the engineering team.
• Work with product engineering leadership to prioritize enhancements and releases
• Provide quality assurance (QA) review of non-code developer’s deliverables (i.e., design documents, test plans.)
• Collaborate with QA team to support test plans and execution.
• Acquire and maintain system and business knowledge needed to support both end users and other internal or external technical teams.
• Work directly with team members and business analysts to understand new/changing business requirements and functional enhancements as requested. This includes delivering high-value technical solutions in support of changing business requirements and initiatives.
• Manage the enhancement request process to identify work of high value.
• Conveys the goals and security requirements for enhancements and new development and works with Business Analysts to assist with the elaboration of the user stories and requirements to ensure proper adoption of security standards.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree from a 4-year accredited university, or 5 years of related industry experience or equivalent technical experience. Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or Management Information Systems degree is preferred
• Experience working in an Agile organization using Scrum, Kanban, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), or other scaling model.
• 5+ years supporting software application development teams and business partners.
• 5+ years specific to application development experience.
• 2+ years of Product Manager or Product Owner experience is a plus.
• Experience developing and driving adoption of public APIs for use by other developers.
• Prior software security framework development for authentication, action entitlements, and data entitlements (is a plus).
• Awareness of security concerns that have regulatory implications.
• Have experience working with encryption.
• Proficiency with ADO TFS or Jira in managing application backlog
• Be comfortable working with and recommending configuration in a zero-trust security setting.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran

AllStates Consulting Services

Senior Product Manager – Smart Contracts

Salary up to $190k

Remote – US or Asia + equity + medical/dental + unlimited vacation!

Join a revolutionary business that is building the next wave in DeFi derivatives. Their vision is to create diverse, industry leading yet versatile investment opportunities for every Web3 investor.

The business are the leading decentralized derivatives platform, focused on exotic derivatives and after their recent $9.3m in funding from key investors Pantera, Capital, Coinbase Ventures and Dragonfly Capital, they’re looking at scaling the team further!

As a Senior Product Manager, reporting directly into the CEO, you will be instrumental in shaping the direction of the platform and overall mission of the business. If you are a self-starter who excels in fast-paced and constantly evolving environments, this would be a great progression opportunity for you.

You will be responsible for:

✔Spearheading financial requirements for top-tier crypto smart contracts

You will have ownership of the financial product requirements that govern the development of smart contracts, which involves developing existing products and options terms and filtering them into requirements that the Engineering team can deliver on.

✔Creating immersive and user-centric Web3 experiences

Web3 experiences haven’t got the best reputations; they are striving to change this, creating user focused experiences whether they are a first time user or seasoned DeFi-degen!

✔Supporting the development of internal systems

Working closely with the backend and trading teams to aid the smooth running of smart contracts, define requirements and maintain internal systems

✔Collaborating across the business

Work cross-functionally with the Sales, Trading, Marketing and of course Engineering teams on a wide range of projects

You will have:

✔Experience launching complex, cross functional projects

✔Ideally 4+ years’ experience in Product Management, as either a Senior Product Manager or Group Product Manager (interested mainly in what has been achieved and delivered rather than an exact tenure when it comes to experience)

✔In depth knowledge of Smart Contracts and Web3 tech

✔Passionate about DeFi, aware of all the new developments when it comes to protocols, keep updated on the latest trends and can articulate the difference between Uniswap v3 & v4.

✔Strong understanding of options; able to understand what call and put option PNL graphs look like comfortably.

✔Coding or a UX/UI background is a nice to have not a prerequisite

You will get:

✔Competitive salary and significant equity in the business

✔Healthcare benefits – medical/dental/vision for U.S. & stipends for non U.S. based employees

✔Unlimited vacation

✔Opportunity to work remotely from anywhere in the US or Asia!

Be part of a team that constantly wants to push boundaries and through a culture of collaboration will continue to build on an industry leading platform

If you’re a Senior Product Manager looking to join a vibrant Product team then apply now!

Understanding Recruitment is acting as an employment agency for this Senior Product Manager vacancy.

Understanding Recruitment

Job Description: Senior Product Manager – Home Storage (Consumer Goods)

• Position Overview: We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Product Manager with 4-6 years of dedicated Home Storage product experience within the Consumer Goods industry. The successful candidate will report directly to the Director of Product Management, and will play a pivotal role in driving our company’s growth through strategic product planning, development, and management. The Senior Product Manager will lead and mentor product managers and associates, contribute to category development strategies, and ensure the competitiveness and profitability of our Home Storage product lines.

Need someone who has HANDS ON EXPERIENCE in Product Management within the Consumer Goods industry with a focus on Home Storage. Up to 130K+

Ultimate Staffing