Global PD Manager, Bedding

Company Overview
Quince was founded in 2018 to make high‑quality essentials for low prices, produced fairly and sustainably. The company is a direct‑to‑consumer brand that uses AI, analytics and automation to minimize waste and deliver value to customers.
Values
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Customer First, High Quality, Essential Design, Better Deal, Social & Environmental Responsibility.

Quince is hiring a Global Product Development Manager for Bedding to accelerate product launches, uphold quality standards and coordinate across teams.

• Own and manage day‑to‑day product development timelines for new products, color and size extensions, vendor transitions, and refreshes; track milestones and flag risks early.
• Coordinate across Merchandising, Sourcing, Fit, Technical Development, Materials, QA, Creative and Vendors to ensure status alignment.
• Ensure all product documentation (technical specifications, build docs, testing requirements, fit inputs) is accurate and ready before vendor handoff.
• Track sample requests, shipments, reviews, fit requests and revisions to keep momentum toward timelines.
• Facilitate product reviews and approvals; monitor testing requests and results to communicate quality outcomes.
• Conduct in‑person country development trips with global and local teams to accelerate decision making.
• Partner with Sourcing to time material staging and finished‑goods production; coordinate photo samples with Creative for marketing preparation.
• Maintain clean, real‑time data across all product development systems and tracking tools.

• Position based in San Francisco, California; 3 days per week in‑office requirement.
• 10+ years in product development or factory‑facing roles.
• Deep functional category expertise and extensive experience working directly with factories and sample rooms.
• Ability to operate independently, navigate ambiguity, and stay highly organized and analytical.
• Strong communicator across language, cultural and functional boundaries.
• Proven record of progression and continuous growth within an organization.
• Continuous learner, curious, proactive, and able to adapt to challenges.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Motivated by fast‑paced collaboration and flexible role engagement.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Pay range: $125,000 – $170,000. The range reflects base salary; bonus and equity may also be provided.

Quince provides equal employment opportunities and prohibits discrimination or harassment under federal, state and local laws. Quince will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.