Director, Product Development

StarTech.com Ltd.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement savings plans

Wellness Program

Additional perks and rewards

Job summary

StarTech.com Ltd. seeks a visionary Director of Product Development to lead end-to-end lifecycle across a global hardware portfolio.

You will drive multi-year roadmaps, ensure regulatory compliance, and collaborate with Product, Supply Chain, Sales, Marketing, QA and Executive teams to deliver impact. In this executive role, you will optimize time-to-market, improve product quality, and scale processes for growth.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of leadership in product development/engineering.
• End-to-end lifecycle management in IT hardware/electronics hardware or firmware environments.
• Proven experience with regulatory compliance, product testing, and quality standards.
• Strong data analytics capabilities and experience leveraging AI for decision-making.
• Deep understanding of IT hardware manufacturing or related industries.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence at the executive level.
• Experience managing complex global supply chains and vendor relationships.
• Track record of improving time-to-market, product quality, and cost efficiency.
• Exposure to global regulatory frameworks and compliance environments.
• Business acumen including business case development and commercial decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute the multi-year product roadmap and NPI lifecycle from concept through launch and sustainment.
• Oversee product verification, validation, and regulatory compliance, including testing, certifications, and adherence to quality standards
• Manage sustaining engineering activities including product changes (PCNs/ECOs) to optimize cost, product performance, and lifecycle management
• Partner cross-functionally with Product, Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Sourcing, QA, and Executive Leadership to deliver on roadmap commitments.
• Manage and develop teams across product development and product verification, including resource planning and budget management
• Provide top level customer support and ensure timely resolution of critical issues
• Establish scalable processes to improve time-to-market, product quality, and operational efficiency.
• Drive data-informed decision-making, leveraging analytics and AI tools to identify opportunities and solve complex product challenges.
• Engage periodically with end customers to understand pain points and translate insights into product improvements.
• Establish and track KPIs related to NPI execution, product success, quality, and lifecycle performance.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Roadmap planning

NPI lifecycle

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional leadership

Data analytics

AI tooling

Vendor management

Global supply chain

Executive communication

Tools

PLM systems

PIM tools

Product testing platforms

Job description

This is a newly createdstrategic leadership opportunity focused on leading the end-to-end product development lifecycleacross a global portfolio. The Director, ProductDevelopment,willplay a pivotal role inimproving time-to-market,strengthening product quality,and ensuringregulatorycompliancewhile aligning execution with evolving business priorities.

Reporting to the VP, Product Development, this leader will translate strategy into action—partnering cross-functionally with Product, Supply Chain, Sales, Marketing, and Quality Assurance to deliver high-impact outcomes. The role requires strong operational leadership, cross-functional influence, and the ability to build scalable processes that support growth and innovation.

What you willbe responsible for:

• Lead and executethemulti-yearproduct roadmap andNew Product Introduction (NPI)lifecycle from concept through launch and sustainment.
• Oversee product verification, validation, and regulatory compliance, including testing, certifications, and adherence to quality standards
• Managesustaining engineeringactivities includingproduct changes (PCNs/ECOs) tooptimizecost,product performance,andproduct lifecycle management
• Partner cross-functionally with Product, Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain,Sourcing,QA, and Executive Leadership to deliver on roadmap commitments.
• Manage and develop teams across product development and product verification, includingresource planning andbudgetmanagement
• Provide top level customer support andensure timelyresolutionof critical issues
• Establishscalable processestoimprove time-to-market, product quality, and operational efficiency.
• Drive data-informed decision-making,leveraginganalytics and AI tools toidentifyopportunities and solve complex product challenges.
• Engage periodically with end customers to understand pain points and translate insights into product improvements.
• Establish and track KPIs related to NPI execution, product success, quality, and lifecycle performance.

Essential Qualifications:

• 10+ years of leadership experience in product developmentand/or engineering environment.
• Strongexpertisein end-to-end product development lifecycle management withinIThardware,electronicsor hardware/firmwareenvironments.
• Proven experience with regulatory compliance, product testing, and quality standards.
• Strong data analytics capabilities and experienceleveragingAI tools for decision-making
• Deep understanding of IT hardware, electronics manufacturing, or related industries.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence at the executive level.
• Experience managing complex global supply chains and vendor relationships.
• Strongtrack recordof improving time-to-market, product quality, and cost efficiency.
• Exposure to global regulatory frameworks and compliance environments.
• Business acumen including business case development and commercial decision-making.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with PLM systems, PIM tools, and product verification/testing platforms.

What to expect from the Hiring Process:

We respect your time and value transparency.Here’sa general idea of what to expect:

• Intro call with our Talent Acquisition Team(30 – 45 minutes)
• Interview with theVP, Product Development(45 – 60 minutes)
• Interview with Chief Technical Officer (45 – 60 minutes)
• Cross-functional Interview with SVP, Operations (45 – 60 minutes)
• Assessment
• Final interviews withPresident (45 –60 minutes)
• Offer & onboarding

What we offer:

This role offers a competitive salary range and eligibility to participate in our bonus program. At StarTech.com, we value fairness and regularly benchmark pay to stay competitive, recognizing each person’s unique contributions.

As part of the StarTech.com “One Team,”you’llalso enjoy:

• Retirement savings plans
• Wellness Program
• Additionalperksand rewards

About us

We are in the business of human-centered experiences starting with yours. We believe delivering on our promise of "hard-to-find, made easy" begins with an employee experience founded in opportunity, teamwork, empowerment, and curious minds always asking what if. Not only does our commitment to the exceptionaldeepenrelationships with our partners and customers,italso ignites connection within our team.

StarTech.com is a global leader in tech connectivity solutions, manufacturing a wide range of accessories designed to meet the demanding performance standards of IT professionals andbusinesses. Since 1985, the company has expanded into 28 markets across five continents, with productstrustedby more than 90% of Fortune 500 companies. StarTech.com has been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies by Deloitte for 15 consecutive yearsand is ranked in the top 5% of companies worldwide for sustainability byEcoVadis.

StarTech.com is an Equal Opportunity Employer .In accordance withthe Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, StarTech.com will provideaccommodationsthroughout the recruitment,selectionand/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities. If selected toparticipatein the recruitment,selectionand/or assessment process, please inform HumanResources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you mayrequirein respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.

StarTech.com uses AI tools only for administrative support, such as transcribing interview notes and organizing candidate details into standardized prescreening and interview templates. These tools do not screen, rank, or assess candidates. All hiring decisions are made by our Talent Acquisition team and Hiring Managers. Candidate information is collected and used solely for recruitment purposes in compliance with applicable privacy laws.