Associate Product Developer Robots Business Management

Shark Ninja Operating - Needham, MA

Full-time - Entry Level

Needham, MA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Associate Product Developer role at SharkNinja focuses on supporting the Shark Business in developing successful and profitable product programs. This position involves being the market expert for Shark product lines, understanding the competitive landscape, and assisting the New Product Development team in creating innovative products that meet consumer and retailer needs. The role emphasizes collaboration, market research, product performance tracking, and cross-functional support to ensure product success throughout its lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Assist with product management activities for new product launches, product improvements, optimizations, and line extensions
• Support product lines through growth, active, and end-of-life stages by providing cross-functional support to resolve product, quality, manufacturing, and customer challenges
• Assist in the creation/management of merchandising, training, digital content support, and execution at retail
• Conduct market research to identify consumer needs and market gaps and analyze the competitive landscape
• Track product performance, communicate key learnings and developments to appropriate workflows for action
• Evaluate product optimization and improvement opportunities for cost and consumer impact
• Work closely with cross-functional teammates to convey the strategic vision and goals for the product line
• Maximize the value of the product line and align with cross-functional teams to ensure successful positioning in the marketplace
• Work with Product Managers for program launch and execution analysis while maintaining proper feedback to close open initiatives
• Manage the creation and execution of product support material, such as in-box collateral, FAQs, How-to Videos, and Troubleshooting scripts for online resources and call center agents
• Manage the product development of all domestic SKU extensions and work cross-functionally to ensure production deadlines are successfully executed
• Work cross-functionally to establish value engineering and cost-down initiatives

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent experience) in Engineering, Business, Management, Communications, or Marketing Concentrations
• 1+ years of experience in product development/marketing preferably at a consumer goods company
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; knowledge of SharePoint a plus
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, high-impact environment
• Strong verbal, presentation, and written communication skills
• Resourceful, well organized, highly dependable, efficient, and detail-oriented
• Ability to be a team player as well as work independently