Product Development Manager

Who We Are

Babylist is the leading vertical marketplace and commerce destination for baby, driving purchase decisions for more than 8 million people each year. Utilizing robust proprietary data, patented technology, and unbiased editorial guidance, Babylist recommends expert-tested products to those starting their parenting journey so loved ones can offer their support. Babylist registries connect new parents and their community of family and friends who help plan, prepare, and shop for a child's arrival. Babylist is the generational brand in baby, leading the $67 billion baby products market as the trusted go-to solution for growing families. To learn about Babylist’s registry options, editorial content, and more, visit www.babylist.com.

Our Ways of Working

We’re a remote-first company with team members located across the United States spanning multiple time zones. This means we put in extra effort to make sure we connect and collaborate in ways that make sense for us. We know how valuable the flexibility of remote work is for our employees so people can get the work done in the way that suits them best.

We know that personal connection is the foundation for the great work we do together. In order to quickly build those relationships, we offer the opportunity to meet with coworkers in person two times a year at a full company offsite and a departmental offsite. These are great opportunities to meet the people you work with every day and to do some of the work that is much more difficult to do virtually. Most of our roles are fully remote, but these opportunities to meet in person will involve limited amounts of travel. 

What the Role Is

Babylist launched two owned brands last year (AEIOU and Tiny Kind) and our Product Development Manager will be part of our owned brands team as a new, key member to help launch three more brands THIS year! As we expand our owned brands, our Production Manager will have the opportunity to work cross-functionally with external merchants and factories to drive efficient processes and timelines and liaise with factories to organize workflows in order to meet specifications and deadlines.

This is a huge opportunity to develop and produce products across multiple items from soft goods to hard goods. Because owned brands are new to Babylist, we are creating our own process and developing the roadmaps for sourcing and production—it’s always a plus to be on the ground floor and help build a successful product.

Who You Are

• You have a minimum of 3-5 years of experience taking initiative on product development, production, and sourcing processes and procedures
• You have proven success in keeping everyone in the production process on time and are not afraid to set proper expectations
• You have solid PLM experience
• You thrive in fast-moving environments and ambiguity and will be able to hit the ground running once fully on board

How You Will Make an Impact

• You will drive strategic initiatives to our sourcing and product management process 
• Be a key contributor to helping stand up and launch new and successful products and brands
• Resolve and coordinate production issues by having communication with design, merchandise, and technical design (and other) cross-functional teams
• Own sample management by tracking and ensuring appropriate teams receive samples in timely manner
• Ensure departmental productivity targets are met and troubleshoot scheduling and material issues
• Supports high level change management planning as leaders prepare to roll out strategies and/or announce strategic pivots
• Establish standard operating procedures and ensures standard work is followed

Why You Will Love Working At Babylist

• We are a remote first company and we invest in the infrastructure you’ll need to be supported and successful: tools, opportunities to connect with colleagues, and a stipend to help you set up your office
• We build products that have a positive impact on millions of people’s lives
• We work at a sustainable pace which means work/life balance is a real thing here
• We believe technology and data can solve hard problems 
• We believe in exceptional management 
• We are an antiracist organization and doing the work to support differences of all kinds
• We offer competitive pay and meaningful opportunities for career advancement
• We have great benefits like company paid medical, dental, and vision, a generous paid parental leave policy, and 401k with company match
• We care about employee wellbeing with perks for physical, mental and emotional health, parenting, childcare, and financial planning

Babylist takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. U.S. locations are categorized into one of four zones based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. 

A wide range of factors are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; and other business and organizational needs. Exact starting pay will be determined based on skills and experience as well as location. We hold two compensation reviews annually to review pay for performance and market and run an equity analysis to ensure our pay practices are fair and unbiased.

A reasonable estimate for the current range in each zone is:

• Zone 1  $71,000-$103,000
• Zone 2  $65,000-$93,000
• Zone 3  $60,000-$87,000

These ranges may be modified in the future.

In addition to the base compensation listed above, we offer a number of other benefits as part of your total compensation at Babylist, such as:

• Company performance bonus
• Medical, dental and vision, covered at 100% for employees. Unlimited fertility coverage with no infertility diagnosis required
• Paid Life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits 
• Retirement savings accounts (401k) with a 3.5% company match and immediate vesting
• Competitive employee stock options 
• Up to 12 weeks of paid leave,optional additional unpaid leave, and a flexible return to work policy to welcome a new child through any of the ways to form a family, for all genders
• Paid time off including 15 vacation days, 9 wellness days, and 10 paid holidays
• An initial work from home stipend to optimize your workspace
• Mental wellness programs, including access to four sessions with licensed providers and unlimited access to Expectful and Headspace meditation apps
• Other perks include Babylist store discount, childcare stipend, referral bonuses, twice-yearly in-person events with the team and more

If your experience is close to what we’re looking for, please consider applying. Experience comes in many forms – skills are transferable, and passion goes a long way. We know that diversity makes for the best problem-solving and creative thinking, which is why we’re dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team and encourage everyone to apply.

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