As our Vice President of Product Development, you will lead Maiden Home's product development function end-to-end, from concept through launch and lifecycle management. This leader will report directly to the Founder & CEO and be accountable for delivering a best-in-class, luxury product assortment that is true to Maiden Home's brand standards, while building the teams, processes, and partner network required to scale an increasingly complex, multi-category business.
This role is located at our New York headquarters, located in the TriBeCa design district.
Responsibilities:
Product Strategy & Roadmap
- Work with the Founder & CEO to own Maiden Home's product development roadmap, ensuring high-quality, on-time product launches that adhere to brand standards and original design intent.
- Partner closely with Design and Sourcing to align on product priorities, launch sequences, and long-term assortment strategy.
- Translate brand and business goals into clear product development plans with measurable milestones and success metrics.
Process, Systems & Scale
- Build necessary processes and timelines to scale an increasingly complex, multi-category product development roadmap.
- Implement and optimize stage-gate processes, calendars, and tools that drive transparency, predictability, and accountability across all development workstreams.
- Continuously refine ways of working to improve speed-to-market without compromising quality or brand standards.
Manufacturing Partner Network & Technical Stewardship
- Serve as a key stakeholder to Sourcing and Operations in the development of our manufacturing partner network, ensuring optimal product-partner fit across the dimensions of quality and capabilities.
- Participate in hands-on vetting of manufacturing partners through in-person visits, outside of Product Development needs.
- Own final approval of partner viability for the Maiden Home network from a technical point of view (quality, capabilities).
- Collaborate with partners to solve technical challenges, optimize construction methods, and drive continuous improvement in quality and efficiency.
Quality, Brand Standards & Product Excellence
- Champion our quality-focused culture through decisions around product specifications, product placement, and new partner selection.
- Ensure that all product decisions - from materials and construction to finishes and comfort - meet or exceed Maiden Home's luxury standards and customer expectations.
- Partner with Client Services and Operations to understand quality trends and issues, using data to inform product refinements and roadmap decisions.
Team Leadership & Culture
- Define team standards for performance and culture and effectively recruit, coach, and develop high-caliber talent to these standards.
- Acts as a strong culture carrier and member of the Senior Leadership team.
- Build and lead a high-performing Product Development organization (e.g., product development managers, engineers, technical designers), ensuring clear roles, responsibilities, and growth paths.
- Promote a culture of excellence, accountability, and collaboration across the team and cross-functional partners.
Qualifications
- 15+ years of relevant experience working and rising within luxury furniture brand(s).
- Strong understanding and belief in the Maiden Home luxury brand and product
- Working technical knowledge of furniture and upholstery, including materials, construction techniques, and comfort/ performance standards.
- Deep understanding of furniture development concepts, including engineering, prototyping, testing, and commercialization.
- Experience being successful in building and executing an ambitious product roadmap, ideally across multiple categories and/or channels.
- Demonstrated ability to scale teams, processes, and systems in a high-growth environment.
- Enjoys being highly accountable for results; comfortable personally signing up for hard targets.
- Strong ability to balance competing priorities and make clear tradeoff decisions grounded in strategy and data.
- Excellent at building cross-functional relationships with people of varying seniority and knowledge.
- Deep expertise in managing supplier relationships effectively, including negotiation, collaboration, and conflict resolution.
- History of hiring strong talent and growing them over time.
- Seasoned team lead, comfortable rallying a larger group around a singular vision and goals.
- Excellent coach, perceptive to team members' development opportunities and comfortable laying out individual growth paths.
Estimated Salary: $220,000 - $270,000
