Director, Product Line Management
About The Position
Otter Products is currently seeking a Director, Product Line Management to lead our Product Line Management team! This is a hybrid role based in our Fort Collins, CO office, with flexibility to work a portion of your time remotely. The Director, Product Line Management is a strategic business leader responsible for establishing and executing the vision, strategy, and growth plans for the Company's product portfolio. This role leads the development and commercialization of innovative, consumer-focused products that drive revenue growth, market share, profitability, and brand differentiation. As a people leader, the Director develops and leads a high-performing team of product line management professionals while fostering strong cross-functional collaboration across Design, Engineering, Merchandising, Consumer Insights, Marketing, Planning, Operations, Finance, and Sales. The Director of Product Line Management owns the long-term product roadmap, category strategy, and product lifecycle management process, ensuring the organization delivers marketplace-winning solutions that meet evolving customer needs and business objectives. The ideal candidate possesses deep product management expertise, strong leadership capabilities, outstanding commercial acumen, and a proven track record of successfully conceiving, developing, and scaling innovative products in competitive markets.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Product Development / Management, Merchandising, Engineering, or a related field required. Experience in lieu of degree may be considered.
- Minimum of ten years of progressive product management and/or category management experience, including conceiving, developing, launching, and scaling innovative products required.
- Experience developing and executing product strategies that drive revenue growth, profitability, and market share gains required.
- Minimum of four years of people leadership experience in a Manager, Senior Manager, Director, or higher-level role.
- Ability to travel up to 25% required.
Nice To Haves
- Consumer products, durable goods, outdoor products, sporting goods, apparel, electronics, or related industry experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the long-term vision, strategy, roadmap, and portfolio plans for assigned product lines, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives, brand positioning, consumer needs, and financial goals.
- Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle from market opportunity identification and concept development through commercialization, lifecycle management, and product retirement, ensuring products deliver differentiated value and exceptional customer experiences.
- Identify emerging market trends, consumer insights, competitive intelligence, and whitespace opportunities to drive innovation, category growth, and sustainable competitive advantage.
- Translate consumer, marketplace, and business insights into actionable product strategies, business cases, product requirements, assortment architectures, pricing frameworks, and product roadmaps.
- Maintain accountability for product line performance, including revenue growth, market share, profitability, margin achievement, forecasting accuracy, and overall category financial results.
- Partner closely with Design, Engineering, Merchandising, Marketing, Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and other stakeholders to successfully develop, launch, and optimize products while ensuring achievement of key milestones and commercialization objectives.
- Drive data-based decision making by evaluating product performance, customer feedback, marketplace trends, and financial results, implementing strategies to optimize assortments, product portfolios, and future innovation investments.
- Present product strategies, business plans, category performance, and key recommendations to executive leadership, facilitating informed decision-making and organizational alignment.
- Build, train, mentor, develop, and retain a high-performing team of product management professionals, establishing clear expectations, fostering accountability, and supporting employee growth and succession planning.
- Champion a culture of innovation, collaboration, continuous improvement, and customer-centric thinking while effectively leading cross-functional teams and influencing outcomes across the organization.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- basic life
- voluntary life
- long-term and short-term disability
- employee assistance program
- flexible spending accounts
- health savings account
- 401(k) retirement plan
- accrued paid time off based on seniority
- volunteer time off
- parental leave
- bereavement leave
- company holidays
- years of service awards
- Variable Incentive Program - Short Term Incentive - Eligible for Director Level Incentive Opportunity
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
