Job Title: Engineering Director, NPD

Location: Battersea, London (3 days a week in the office)

About Us

SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company, with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positively impact people’s lives in homes around the world. Powered by two trusted, global brands, Shark and Ninja, the company has a proven track record of bringing disruptive innovation to market and developing one consumer product after another has allowed SharkNinja to enter multiple product categories, driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than 3,300+ associates, the company’s products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world.

What You’ll Do

We are lookingfor a Engineering Directorto join our UK NPD team creating a new generation of innovative heated products for the Ninja brand.In this position you will be responsible for overseeing and directing all aspects of design, and development activities, driving innovation, and ensuring the successful execution of NPD projects aligned with SharkNinja’s goal of positively impacting people’s lives every day. You will put the consumer at the centre of everything you do, and lead with an innovative mindset for the business. You are the product’s market expert/curator: you will ensure a 5-star product and commercialization experience for consumers. You must have a passion for bringing innovative, successful new products to market, and be a strategic thinker who strives to align category goals and objectives with company mission, moving forward vigorously with consensus. You will be positive, energetic, self-reliant, an agile thinker, a lover of products, action-oriented, and be able to develop and drive a 5-star team that lives and breathes the SharkNinja Success Drivers.

What You’ll Bring:

• Leadership and Team Management: Lead, mentor, and manage a team of engineers and researchers. Provide guidance, support, and encouragement to foster a culture of innovation and excellence.
• Project Management: Oversee the entire lifecycle of NPD projects from conception to completion. Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and meet quality standards.
• Research and Innovation: Drive continuous innovation by staying updated with emerging technologies, market trends, and industry advancements. Encourage and facilitate research activities to develop new products, technologies, or processes.
• Collaboration and Cross-Functional Coordination: Foster collaboration between R&D, advanced development, product development and other departments to ensure seamless integration of NPD initiatives into product development cycles.
• Quality Assurance: Implement quality control processes and ensure adherence to regulatory standards and industry best practices in all NPD activities.
• Communication and Reporting: Effectively communicate NPD strategies, progress, and outcomes to key stakeholders, executives, and other relevant parties.
• Collaborates seamlessly with our U.S. and China-based Product Development teams, multi-functional teams.

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