Director, Product Line Management

Overview

Otter Products is currently seeking a Director, Product Line Management to lead our Product Line Management team! This is a hybrid role based in our Fort Collins, CO office, with flexibility to work a portion of your time remotely.

The Director, Product Line Management is a strategic business leader responsible for establishing and executing the vision, strategy, and growth plans for the Company's product portfolio. This role leads the development and commercialization of innovative, consumer-focused products that drive revenue growth, market share, profitability, and brand differentiation. As a people leader, the Director develops and leads a high-performing team of product line management professionals while fostering strong cross-functional collaboration across Design, Engineering, Merchandising, Consumer Insights, Marketing, Planning, Operations, Finance, and Sales.

The Director of Product Line Management owns the long-term product roadmap, category strategy, and product lifecycle management process, ensuring the organization delivers marketplace-winning solutions that meet evolving customer needs and business objectives. The ideal candidate possesses deep product management expertise, strong leadership capabilities, outstanding commercial acumen, and a proven track record of successfully conceiving, developing, and scaling innovative products in competitive markets.

About Otter Products

At Otter Products, we protect what’s important. From our founder’s garage in 1998 to the global technology leader we are today, Otter Products continues to drive growth through innovation and sense of purpose.

Through our industry-leading brands – Otter Box and Otter Cares – we provide our partners and customers the number one selling and most trusted products in our categories.

Our commitment to excellence and our philanthropic spirit is the foundation on which we foster our partner relationships, allowing us to grow and to give - together.

By way of our charitable arm, the Otter Cares Foundation, we support our communities and invest in the future through education that inspires kids to change the world.

Our founder’s core values are still at the heart of everything we do. We measure our success not just by business results, but by our ability to give back to our communities and strengthen opportunities for all.

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Responsibilities

Develop and execute the long-term vision, strategy, roadmap, and portfolio plans for assigned product lines, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives, brand positioning, consumer needs, and financial goals.

Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle from market opportunity identification and concept development through commercialization, lifecycle management, and product retirement, ensuring products deliver differentiated value and exceptional customer experiences.

Identify emerging market trends, consumer insights, competitive intelligence, and whitespace opportunities to drive innovation, category growth, and sustainable competitive advantage.

Translate consumer, marketplace, and business insights into actionable product strategies, business cases, product requirements, assortment architectures, pricing frameworks, and product roadmaps.

Maintain accountability for product line performance, including revenue growth, market share, profitability, margin achievement, forecasting accuracy, and overall category financial results.

Partner closely with Design, Engineering, Merchandising, Marketing, Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and other stakeholders to successfully develop, launch, and optimize products while ensuring achievement of key milestones and commercialization objectives.

Drive data-based decision making by evaluating product performance,…