Whoop
Director of Development, Accessories & Apparel
Boston, MA · Director · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$155k-$195kDetected 18 days ago
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About the role
- Interested in the role, but don't meet every qualification?
- The U.S. base salary range for this full-time position is $155,000 - $195,000.
- Salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end product development across bands, apparel, accessories, materials, and emerging product categories, driving execution from early concept through commercialization and production readiness
- Lead, coach, and grow the Accessories & Apparel development team, initially spanning materials and product development, while building the organizational capabilities needed to support an expanding product portfolio
- Partner with Sourcing, Quality, and manufacturing partners to drive product feasibility, costing, testing, validation, commercialization, and successful transition into mass production
- Lead materials development and innovation in partnership with internal teams, mills, suppliers, and factories, identifying new materials, constructions, manufacturing processes, and technologies that create differentiated product experiences
- Develop strong relationships with factories, suppliers, mills, and technical partners, leveraging their capabilities while pushing partners toward solutions.
- Identify technical and manufacturing risks and improvements early and drive cross-functional teams to improve
- WHOOP empowers members to perform at a higher level through a deeper understanding of their bodies and daily lives.
- WHOOP is hiring a Director of Development, Accessories & Apparel to lead the development of a growing portfolio of products across bands, apparel, accessories, materials, and future product categories.
- This role will lead the team responsible for translating ambitious design concepts into high-quality, manufacturable products, driving development from concept through production readiness.
- The Director of Development will lead and grow a team across product and materials development and work closely with Design, Product, Product Marketing, Sourcing, Quality, and global manufacturing partners.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in product development, materials development, or a related role within performance apparel, footwear, wearables, accessories, consumer products, or adjacent categories
- Experience managing complex development calendars and multiple product programs across different categories simultaneously
- Proven ability to establish and improve product development processes, tools, and ways of working within a growing organization
- The successful candidate must be prepared to relocate if necessary to work out of the Boston, MA office.
- Build the long-term development organization, processes, tools, and supplier capabilities required to support WHOOP's growing physical product ecosystem
- Proven track record of developing physical products through the full lifecycle, from early concept and prototyping through testing, commercialization, and mass production
- Deep understanding of materials, construction methods, manufacturing processes, product testing, and supplier capabilities
- Experience working directly with global factories, mills, suppliers, and manufacturing partners to develop and commercialize innovative products
- Demonstrated ability to translate ambitious design concepts into high-quality, scalable, and manufacturable products
- Strong technical judgment with the ability to navigate tradeoffs across design intent, innovation, performance, quality, cost, timing, and manufacturability
- Strong cross-functional leadership skills with the ability to influence, drive alignment, and make decisions across teams without direct authority
Nice to have
- 3+ years of experience leading and developing high-performing product development and/or materials teams, with experience building teams or organizational capabilities preferred
Compensation
- The U.S. base salary range for this full-time position is $155,000 - $195,000.
Benefits
- Partner closely with Design to translate creative vision and product intent into technically feasible, manufacturable solutions while preserving the integrity of the original concept
Company info
- DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, ACCESSORIES & APPAREL At WHOOP, we're on a mission to unlock human performance and healthspan.
- At WHOOP, we believe there is much more to a candidate than what is written on paper, and we value character as much as experience.
- At WHOOP, we're on a mission to unlock human performance and healthspan.
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