Head of Product Development — Remote, End-to-End Ownership

Jobgether SRL; Netherlands; Remote; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote position

Flexible schedule outside ET overlap

Direct reporting to CEO with high-tele

Job summary

Jobgether SRL is seeking a Head of Product Development based in the Netherlands. The role is fully remote with a required overlap from 9 AM to 1 PM US Eastern Time and ownership of the complete product development lifecycle for physical consumer products.

You will combine customer research, design, overseas manufacturing, pricing decisions and post-launch performance management, building a disciplined feedback loop to improve future products. Leadership of a small team is involved.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience developing and launching physical consumer products.
• Experience launching at least one product primarily through an online channel (direct-to-consumer, Amazon or marketplace).
• At least five years of experience within a consumer products company, brand, or retailer serving US consumers.
• Evidence of making difficult product decisions based on customer insights.
• Strong understanding of customer research methodologies and their strengths/limitations.
• Hands-on product development expertise including overseas manufacturing relationships.
• Strong commercial judgment on price, cost, margin, value and quality.
• Experience leading at least three people and improving team quality.
• Practical use of AI tools in research/product development with human validation.
• Excellent written English and clear communication of insights and decisions.
• Comfortable in a fully remote setup with overlap 9 AM–1 PM US Eastern Time.
• Focused on physical consumer products; not aligned with software-only roles.

Responsibilities

• Own the complete product development lifecycle from identifying needs to launch and post-launch performance.
• Build deep understanding of target customers, segments, motivations, price perceptions and return drivers.
• Use reviews, search behavior, surveys, interviews and pricing research to generate actionable insights.
• Define and prioritize the new product pipeline based on customer and commercial evidence.
• Own product and offer design decisions including materials, specs, packaging, sizing and positioning.
• Manage product development with overseas factories and manufacturing partners.
• Monitor live products and lead continuous improvement and redesign decisions as needed.
• Establish feedback loops comparing launch forecasts with actual performance to improve future decisions.
• Balance pricing, costs and margins when evaluating opportunities.
• Lead and develop product analysts and sourcing/production coordinators to raise team quality.
• Guide the development and use of research and scoring tools, with AI-supported workflows and human oversight.

Job description

Jobgether SRL is seeking a Head of Product Development based in the Netherlands. The role is fully remote with a required overlap from 9 AM to 1 PM US Eastern Time and ownership of the complete product development lifecycle for physical consumer products.

You will combine customer research, design, overseas manufacturing, pricing decisions and post-launch performance management, building a disciplined feedback loop to improve future products. Leadership of a small team is involved.