Project Manager, Consumer Products – Maternal Care
Willow Innovations
WorldwideremotePosted 1 month ago
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Key highlights
- Level Required: 6+ years with 3+ years in project/program management
- Key benefit: Opportunity to work on innovative products that improve women's lives
- Notable requirement: Experience in consumer product or consumer electronics project/program management
Role overview
Willow is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead new product development for our consumer maternal care product line. This role involves collaboration across various teams to bring innovative products to market that cater to the needs of mothers. The Program Manager will manage the entire product lifecycle, from concept to launch, ensuring a seamless process.
Responsibilities
- Manage complex cross-functional consumer product programs, driving new product development, packaging, and sustaining initiatives from concept to launch.
- Collaborate with industrial design, engineering, marketing, and supply chain to define product requirements, set priorities, and establish scope, budget, and timelines.
- Identify, assess, and mitigate risks, and proactively remove obstacles to support functional leads in resolving issues.
- Incorporate voice-of-customer feedback from moms throughout the development process by partnering with marketing and customer insights teams.
- Coordinate packaging, retail, and DTC launch readiness activities, including go-to-market timelines and cross-functional launch reviews.
- Develop recommendations, gain alignment, and facilitate decision-making across engineering, marketing, and operations stakeholders.
- Manage supplier and contract manufacturer relationships in partnership with supply chain to ensure on-time, on-quality delivery.
Requirements
- 6+ years of experience, with 3+ years of project or program management in consumer products or consumer electronics.
- Experience bringing consumer hardware or CPG products through the full lifecycle, from concept to retail/DTC launch and sustaining.
- Experience partnering with marketing, industrial design, and supply chain teams to launch products on time and on budget.
- An ability to communicate technical problems and solutions clearly to diverse audiences at all levels of the organization.
- A strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive.
- Strong familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree or higher preferred, or equivalent experience.
- Familiarity with the maternal health, baby, or wellness product category.
- Experience using Atlassian tools such as JIRA & Confluence for project management, analysis, and reporting.
- An agile project management style, approach, and execution.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) or Program Management Professional (PgMP) certification preferred.
Additional details
- Willow is a platform for products that help improve the lives and health of women, with a mission-driven team dedicated to making a difference.
- The Willow™ Wearable Breast Pump was selected as one of TIME's 25 Best Inventions in 2017 and received the 2018 CES Innovation Award for Wearable Technologies.
- Willow is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace, committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, disability, or Veteran status.