Director, Product Development

Job Title:

Director, Product Development

Job Type: Hybrid (Monday, Tuesday and Thursday on-site)

Location:
Aston, PA

Reporting to: VP of Product Development

FXI is a leading provider of comfort solutions to the Bedding, Furniture and Transportation markets. We have made it our mission to provide tailored solutions that delight our customers and consumers. We are an industry leader in the rapidly growing Mattress in a Box segment of the bedding market. We have created a "molecules to doorstep" business model that leverages our leading innovation, scale, and footprint to deliver our own brands as well as other leading brands to the market and to consumers doorsteps.

With our corporate headquarters, high-tech research and development facility, and multiple manufacturing locations in North America, FXI has built a culture of innovation and achievement that is recognized by customers, suppliers and peers. We provide one of the broadest sets of comfort solutions to the broadest set of industry players, through the broadest manufacturing platform in the industry. You will find FXI's comfort technologies inside countless applications you encounter every day.

Everywhere comfort is needed, FXI's innovations lead the way! We are always looking for best-in-class talent to join our innovative, fun, and value-driven culture. What are you waiting for?

At our Research & Development team in our stateoftheart Innovation Center in Aston, PA, you'll have access to advanced analytical and processing tools that support cutting edge work in polyurethane chemistry and foam technology. As part of this team, you will lead high impact projects, contribute directly to technical and medicalgrade foam products used in realworld applications, and serve as a technical expert and mentor within the organization.

As a Director of Product Development, you will thrive at the intersection of strategy and execution. In this role, you will set the direction for a growing product category while actively driving the work required to bring new products to market. You will shape the product roadmap, fuel innovation, and lead the overall development process from early concepts through commercialization. This position calls for a detail-oriented leader who balances creativity and strategic thinking with a willingness to roll up their sleeves to deliver results.

You will partner closely with cross-functional teams across sales, product management, marketing, R&D, operations, and finance to ensure that new products not only meet customer expectations but are also delivered on time.

• Drive the full product development cycle from initial concepts through product launch.
• Translate consumer insights and competitive analysis into innovative, marketing leading products.
• Ensure products meet key performance criteria including visual design, functionality, manufacturability, cost and development timelines.
• Create and maintain detailed drawings, product specifications, bills of materials and compliance documentation.
• Use design thinking and iterative development approaches to quickly ideate, prototype, test and refine new ideas.
• Integrate the latest innovations, technologies, and market trends into the product development process.
• Ensure products meet all relevant regulatory and compliance standards.
• Support sales and marketing teams by providing customer samples and detailed product information.

• Bachelor's degree in Product Design, Engineering or related field is required.
• 7+ years of experience in new product development, with a preference for candidates with prior experience in the bedding industry, consumer packaged goods (CPG), or durable home goods.
• Customer-centric…