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Sr. Manager, Product Development - Teva Innovation & Collaboration
Goleta, California · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$138k-$186kDetected 6 days ago
IllustratorProduct ManagementSupply ChainProcess ImprovementPerformance ManagementCinema 4DLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingMentoringAdaptabilityMicrosoft OfficeLean Manufacturing
About the role
- You will transform ideas, emerging technologies, and consumer insights into commercially viable products that strengthen TEVA's market position.
- You are accountable for driving product development from concept through commercialization readiness, ensuring successful sample execution, product validation, testing, quality, cost, and timeline objectives are achieved.
- We celebrate diversity--of your background, your experiences and your unique identity.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the Innovation & Collaboration product development teams through hiring, onboarding, coaching, performance management, succession planning, and career development.
- Drive organizational capability and continuous improvement by identifying and implementing opportunities to enhance product development effectiveness and business outcomes.
- Lead advanced concepts, athlete, and innovation product development from ideation to commercialization readiness, translating consumer insights and emerging technologies into viable solutions.
- Guide collaborations and special make-up (SMU) product development, aligning strategies and priorities to deliver products that meet brand, consumer, and commercialization objectives.
- Drive product development strategy and execution, leading planning, resource prioritization, and portfolio management to ensure successful innovation initiatives.
- Lead sample development and execution activities, ensuring products progress efficiently through milestones and commercialization requirements.
- Drive cross-functional alignment and risk management, collaborating across teams and communicating priorities, risks, and decisions to support quality and timeline adherence.
- Partner with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders to align on best practices, tools, processes, and standards that support product development and commercialization objectives.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across product development, innovation, collaborations, and 3D-enabled workflows to enhance efficiency, quality, and execution.
- Together, Every Step is how we continue to deliver exceptional business results, experience an amazing place to work, and have a positive impact on the communities and world around us.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, materials science, engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience in footwear.
- 10+ years of experience in product development, innovation, collaborations, materials, or sourcing within global footwear organizations.
- 5+ years of progressive leadership experience leading teams, managing cross-functional initiatives, and driving organizational outcomes.
- Proven experience leading advanced concepts, innovation, athlete-driven initiatives, collaborations, SMUs, or comparable product development programs from ideation through commercialization.
- Advanced product development expertise with in-depth knowledge of footwear construction, materials, prototyping, sample development, and commercialization processes.
- Strong analytical capabilities with experience evaluating product performance, development metrics, quality, cost implications, and commercialization readiness.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree in business, supply chain, material science, engineering, or related field preferred but not required.
- Bilingual in English and Mandarin Chinese or Vietnamese preferred but not required.
- Certification in Lean Six Sigma, AI automation, sustainability (HIGG/Worldly), or PLM (Flex/Centric) systems preferred but not required.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and advanced experience with FlexPLM or similar Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems
- experience with Adobe Illustrator, Rhino, Vizcom, Cinema 4D, or similar Digital Product Creation (3D) platforms is preferred but not required.
Compensation
- Competitive Pay and Bonuses - We've created a variety of competitive compensation programs to foster career development, reward success and to show our employees just how much they're valued.
Company info
- We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and equitable workplace where all of our employees can Come as They Are.
- We believe that when we bring our different perspectives to work, we are truly Better Together.
Equal opportunity
- Diversity and inclusion are key to our success.
- We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds who share a passion for our brands.
- We welcome qualified applicants regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, military or veteran status, mental or physical disability, medical condition and all the other beautiful parts of your identity.
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