Mobile Power & Mounts Product Lead

Malakye; Goleta (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision, and dental package

401(K) Profit Sharing Plan

Cash Balance Plan

Stock-based equity plan (Restricted 1)

Every other Friday Off! (9/80 schedule

Job summary

MAAK is seeking a Product Line Manager to lead strategy, development, launch, and lifecycle for Mobile, Power & Mounts categories. You will own products from opportunity through manufacturing and lifecycle, defining requirements, prioritizing timelines, and guiding cross-functional teams including Industrial Design, Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, and Marketing.

You will work hands-on with factories and suppliers, review CAD concepts, and drive cost, quality, and commercialization

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in product management or product development, or a related physical-product role.
• Demonstrated experience bringing consumer products from concept through manufacturing and launch.
• Experience working closely with Industrial Design, Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, and Marketing.
• Experience working directly with factories, OEMs, and suppliers.
• Experience with injection-molded products; experience with softgoods and/or consumer electronics is a strong plus.
• Strong product judgment with high standards for design, usability, quality, and execution.
• Ability to review concepts, CAD, prototypes, and samples and provide clear product direction and feedback.
• Strong understanding of product costing, margins, manufacturing processes, and commercialization.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, presentation, and project leadership skills.
• Ability to balance consumer needs, design, performance, technical feasibility, cost, quality, timing, and business objectives.
• Experience or strong interest in outdoor, mobile accessories, power, mounting systems, tactical, or other technical consumer products.
• Passion for building high-quality products and understanding how people use them in the real world.

Responsibilities

• Own product strategy and roadmap.
• Lead physical product development from concept through production and launch.
• Define product briefs, requirements, feature sets, priorities, and development timelines.
• Review and guide product development with Industrial Design and Engineering, influencing decisions around usability, performance, materials, features, quality, and manufacturability.
• Manage OEM and supplier relationships, including factory communication, development timelines, tooling, costing, quality, and production readiness.
• Own product financials, including business cases, target cost, pricing, margin, and commercial performance.
• Manage BOMs, SKUs, product configurations, packaging, and product lifecycle.
• Build a regular practice of consumer engagement, field testing, market research, trend research, and competitive analysis.
• Lead product positioning, storytelling, and commercialization in partnership with Marketing and Sales.
• Identify new products, technologies, materials, partnerships, and category opportunities.

Skills

Product management

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic thinking

Vendor management

Costing and margins

Leadership

Tools

CAD

Job description

MAAK is seeking a Product Line Manager to lead strategy, development, launch, and lifecycle for Mobile, Power & Mounts categories. You will own products from opportunity through manufacturing and lifecycle, defining requirements, prioritizing timelines, and guiding cross-functional teams including Industrial Design, Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, and Marketing.

You will work hands-on with factories and suppliers, review CAD concepts, and drive cost, quality, and commercialization