Talo is hiring on behalf of our client
Head of Product Development
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A profitable DTC pet brand is hiring a Head of Product Development, based in Shenzhen, Dongguan or Hong Kong, to deliver roughly one main product launch per quarter plus consumables, accessories and upgrades. US$135–175K/yr base plus up to 20% in milestone bonuses, reporting straight to the CEO.
Our client is a profitable DTC pet brand selling premium products across Shopify, Amazon and Chewy: $50M+ a year, $2M+ a month on Meta, a 100% remote team. Products so far were developed with factories and outside help, led by the founder and the operations team; the plan is $100M+, and that needs a real product function built from nothing.
What you will do
- Own a quarterly product roadmap agreed with the CEO, with a signed-off brief per product
- Drive each product through EVT/DVT/PVT, from industrial design to mass production
- Find, vet and run Pearl River Delta factories; negotiate price, MOQ, tooling and quality
- Secure patents, NNNs, IP assignments and mould ownership before any factory sees a design
- Own QC, certifications and launch handover so new products match or beat the core range
- Build the function itself with contract engineers, design studios, selected hires and SOPs
Who you are
- 6–8+ years building physical consumer products end to end, ideally including electronics
- 2–3+ products you took from idea to mass production and launch
- You have built and led a team across design, engineering, patents and factories
- You have found, vetted and run Chinese factories in the Pearl River Delta
- You are based in Shenzhen, Dongguan or Hong Kong and in factories and studios every week
- You make independent calls on spend, tooling, suppliers and legal protection
What you get
- US$135–175K/yr base plus up to 20% in milestone bonuses
- Real budget for contract engineers, design studios and your own hires
- Direct line to the CEO, with no layer in between
- Your products reach customers through a brand doing $50M+ a year
- Full-time contractor engagement, invoicing the company, for example through your own Hong Kong company
How the process runs
- 1.Apply through the application link
- 2.Intro call on your product and factory track record
- 3.Deep-dive interview on a product you took to mass production
- 4.Conversation with the CEO, then offer
Questions people ask
Why is the company not named?
This is a confidential search. Everything else about the business is on this page: what it sells, its channels, scale, stage and how the team works. You learn the name once we are in conversation.
Is this remote?
The wider team is 100% remote, but this role is not. You need to be based in Shenzhen, Dongguan or Hong Kong and in factories, design agencies and studios in person every week.
Do I get a team?
You build the function with contract engineers, design studios and Pearl River Delta factories, plus selected hires, not a large salaried team. The budget is real.
What does contractor mean here?
Full-time contractor, invoicing the company, for example through your own Hong Kong company.
If you have taken products from sketch to mass production and want the function to be yours, apply.