Director Product Development

Profile

Warby Parker is looking for a seasoned Director to lead a subset of our Product Development team in the creation of beautiful frames in partnership with our designers. In this highly collaborative role, you’ll be accountable for the development, sourcing, and production management of both optical and sun products as well as accessories and packaging. We’ll count on you to help Warby Parker set and execute a strategy for our vendors that aligns with our core values, growth trajectory, and

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives

Sound like your dream gig?

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What you’ll do:

Lead our Product Development team and set team strategy and high-impact objectives

Accountable for the end-to-end execution of our consumer-facing product, including packaging, accessories, optical and sun frames

Evolve vendor vision and overall matrix, engaging key partners on immediate and long term growth plans with an eye on transforming global complexities

Examine quantitative and qualitative data to assess opportunities within current vendor landscape and operating plan, including scalability, social innovation, environmental impact, new capabilities, quality, and cost parameters

Optimize calendar, processes, and tools used to facilitate the full product lifecycle of sourcing, development, and production

Create strategic alignment between cross functional departments and identify misalignment and strategy gaps in pursuit of achieving company wide priorities and growth targets

Resolve on complex issues that involve an in-depth knowledge of international manufacturing and the overall global landscape of material suppliers and optical vendors

Who you are:

Backed by 10 years of relevant experience

Proven team leader excelling in hiring, retaining, and motivating talent

An excellent communicator (online and in-person) who demonstrates strong cross-functional collaborative skills

Well versed in developing methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for projects, people, and external vendor partners

Expert in working with international vendors and understands the cultural, regulatory, commercial, operational, and logistics implications of operations within that setting

Exemplary knowledge about and experience with direct communication and negotiations with vendor partners

Seasoned international traveler with sharp production floor evaluation methodology, specifically in China and surrounding regions

Extra credit:

Eyewear and/or jewelry product development and sourcing experience

Oracle Fusion ERP & companion PLM fluency

About Us:

Warby Parker was founded with a mission: to inspire and impact the world with vision, purpose, and style.

We’re constantly asking ourselves how we can do more and make a greater impact—and that starts by reimagining everything that a company and industry can be.

We want to demonstrate that a business can scale, be profitable, and do good in the world—without charging a premium for it. And we’ve learned that it takes creativity, empathy, and innovation to achieve that goal.

Since the day we launched in 2010, we’ve pioneered ideas, designed products, and developed technologies that help people see. We offer everything our customers need for happier eyes at a price that leaves them with money in their pockets, from designer-quality glasses and contacts to eye exams and vision tests.

Ultimately, we believe in vision for all, which is why for every pair of glasses or sunglasses we sell, a pair of glasses is distributed to someone in need through our Buy a Pair, Give a Pair program. Over eight million pairs of glasses have been distributed in over 50 countries; that means eight million people now have the glasses they need to learn, work, and achieve better economic outcomes.

At Warby Parker, you can look forward to company outings and events, volunteering and learning opportunities, and just great company filled with curious, kind folks. Dreaming up and sharing ideas aren’t responsibilities reserved for certain teams or leaders; the challenge (a really fun one) of innovation is on all of our shoulders. Teammates can also connect around common interests, backgrounds, and identities, no matter their home base, through our various employee resource groups. (We’re happy to say that the Human Rights Campaign has named us a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ employees!) That sense of community and belonging keeps us excited to walk through the door every day, wherever that door may be.

We're driven to continue building a workplace, based on inclusive behaviors and equitable systems, where all employees can bring their authentic selves, feel engaged, and share their perspectives as a valued member of Team Warby.

Transparency is what we’re all about, and our annual

Impact Report and Racial Equity Strategy

lay out how we’re sticking to these values.

Company info

Warby Parker
Website : http://www.warbyparker.com