VP Product Development

Vice President of Product Development

Glass Ratner’s Private Equity Practice partnered with a rapidly growing, design‑forward Canadian owned consumer goods company to hire a Vice President of Product Development.

What You Will Do

Upstream Strategy & Market Fit – Essential

• Partner with the CEO and leadership team to determine the product strategy and priority initiatives ("What shots are we going to take?").
• Lead ideation for new product categories, extensions, and improvements to existing items (sizes, textures, colours, materials).
• Build business cases including BOE assessments, size‑of‑prize analysis, and share targets.
• Conduct market, trend, and consumer insight work to determine brand fit and channel fit across e‑commerce and retail.
• Bring strong design intuition and trend awareness.
• Build and manage the full product development pipeline.
• Oversee design direction including form, function, and aesthetics.
• Work closely with Engineering to define specifications, validate feasibility, and ensure manufacturability.
• Collaborate with external partners to expand manufacturing capabilities.
• Lead costing, value engineering, sourcing assessments, and tariff considerations.
• Oversee QA, QC, and compliance.

Go‑to‑Market (GTM) Execution – would be of added value but not essential

What You Bring

Experience

Leadership & Personal Attributes

Who You Are

Why This Role

If this sounds interesting, please apply or reach out to Benish Khan (Bkhan@glassratner.com) or Marty O'Doherty (Modoherty@glassratner.com).

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