Director of Product Development - Braintree, MA

At OOFOS, our mission is to make people feel good through our proprietary OOfoam™ technology and innovative footbed design, company culture, and community initiatives. We prioritize empathy, inclusivity, and creativity, leaving a lasting sense of WOW! We are committed to providing exceptional experiences for both our customers and employees, fostering a trusted and inclusive environment. You’ll have the autonomy and flexibility to develop your career and contribute to our innovative products, that enable people to live life in ultimate comfort.

The
Director of Product Development
is a pivotal strategic leader responsible for translating OOFOS’ brand, vision, and advanced design concepts into scalable, market-leading recovery footwear. Reporting to the VP/Head of Product Development HQ, this leader drives the global strategic vision for product creation, material/process innovation, and calendar execution across all footwear lines.

The Director oversees the development organization, scaling key operational frameworks, optimizing vendor and manufacturing partnerships, and aligning cross-functionally with Design, Merchandising, Brand, Sourcing, and Quality leadership. As a key guardian of OOFOS’ proprietary OOfoam™ technology, the Director will ensure all products deliver uncompromised fit, performance, margin targets, and recovery benefits at global scale. The ideal candidate is a creative and technical leader who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

They bring a pioneering mindset to innovation and sustainability, inspire and develop a high-performing team, and drive alignment across Product, Design, Merchandising, Marketing, and our Asia-based partners to deliver exceptional results season after season.

Strategic Line Execution & Global Scalability

• Drive Strategic Execution:Own the global strategic execution of all seasonal product lines—including New Product introductions, material innovation, carryover programs, and color/graphic updates—ensuring target margins, premium quality, and strict timeline adherence.
• Process Optimization:Own, refine, and enforce the strategic product development calendar from concept hand-off through to commercial production, implementing process efficiencies to scale operations as OOFOS expands globally.
• Cross-Functional Leadership:Partner as an executive peer with Design, Merchandising, Brand, and Operations leaders to turn line plans into commercially viable, highly scalable, and category-defining footwear portfolios.
• Asia Development Partnership:Partner closely with Asia-based development and manufacturing teams to ensure successful pre-production, tooling readiness, commercialization, and seamless execution from development through production.
• Risk & Portfolio Management:Oversee sample milestone processes globally, managing portfolio risks, identifying and escalating supply chain or engineering roadblocks, and balancing trade-offs between design intent, margin targets, and delivery dates.

Advanced Innovation & Fit/Performance Excellence

• Technological Stewardship:Protect and advance OOFOS’ proprietary OOfoam™ technology and pushing boundaries in footwear construction methods. Partner with innovation development to ensure smooth transition of new technologies into inline seasonal developments.
• Standards & Rigor:Partner and oversee global standards for fit, feel, biomechanic performance, and durability testing from early development through post-market evaluation.
• Continuous Improvement:Lead cross-functional root-cause analyses and corrective action frameworks for complex technical or quality issues, applying lessons learned across future product cycles.

Organizational Leadership & Talent Development

• Team Building:Build, mentor, and inspire a world-class team of product developers, technical developers, costing and materials managers, fostering a high-performance culture grounded in technical rigor, curiosity, accountability, and continuous learning.
• Resource Allocation:Manage departmental budget, organizational structuring, tool/PLM software utilization, and workload balancing across multi-season projects.
• Vendor & Factory Strategy:Collabora…