POSITION OVERVIEW:
As Product Lead at Omsom, you will play a critical role in our high-growth startup – you will own product strategy, from market research and opportunity sizing to proposition testing, as well as manage R&D on existing products. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will develop a scalable product roadmap, execute new product launches, and manage relationships with key vendors.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT:
● Oversee and own all new product development strategy: including market research, competitive analysis, opportunity sizing, proposition testing, timeline development, pricing, and management of key R&D partners
● Collaborate with Omsom’s Tastemakers / chef partners, food scientists and technical R&D partners to commercialize recipes, creatively problem-solving to ensure a high bar of cultural integrity, culinary craft, and product quality
● Serve as the in-house expert on Omsom’s full product suite, from scheduled processes and products specs to QA/QC systems and procedures
● Source + build meaningful, long-term relationships with partners through strategic, collaborative communication and negotiate pricing / terms for new + existing products
● Build and manage timelines for new product development, running documentation of status of all projects, budgets, and costs and communicating across the team
● Work closely with Director of Operations on forecasting + capacity planning and with Marketing on go-to market strategy for new launches
● Constantly improve existing products based on customer feedback and insights
● Analyze current business and metrics in order to identify future opportunities against company wide goals (top line targets, margin goals, etc.)
● Become an expert in all categories that Omsom plays in, building a deep understanding of market trends, white space in the industry, and the competitive landscape
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
● 3-5+ years experience in brand management or product strategy / development
● Motivated self-manager who takes initiative and can deliver on high expectations with minimal oversight
● Strong track record of successfully developing product vision and requirements for successful product launches
● Highly organized + reliable, able to manage multiple projects at once
● Analytical problem-solver with an ability to interpret and synthesize meaningful patterns and themes from quantitative and qualitative data
● Strong collaborator, skilled at building trusting relationships, getting buy-in and advocating for Omsom’s needs and priorities
● Proactive, hard-working and resourceful in pushing progress forward and meeting accelerated timelines
● Deeply understands + is passionate about Omsom’s mission, vision + values
● Culture fit: empathetic, understanding, fun
TO APPLY:
Please fill out this short application (https://form.typeform.com/to/h48oSSMm) as soon as possible – we’ll be interviewing on a rolling basis. It will ask for your resume and a short statement about why you’re excited about our company/product/mission. Candidates must be authorized to work in the US.
