Product Development Ops Lead - Launch Readiness

Calpak Travel; Gardena, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus plan

Medical, Dental & Vision insurance

401K with company matching

Life insurance & Disability coverage

Accrued paid time off & floating HOLID

Monthly wellness credits

Dog friendly office

Employee discount

Job summary

CALPAK, a Los Angeles-based travel lifestyle brand, seeks a Product Development Operations Manager to own the execution layer of the product development process across BOMs, packaging coordination, licensed product workflows, compliance, and data integrity. You will work closely with leadership to escrow proactively and keep programs on track.

You will drive BOM management, licensor portal coordination, packaging development, testing coordination, and PLM workflow support, ensuring data accuracy

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of experience in Product Development, Product Operations, Production Coordination, or Product Lifecycle Management within accessories, handbags, luggage, travel goods, or consumer products
• Strong working knowledge of product development workflows, milestone calendars, commercialization timelines, and stage-gate processes
• Experience building, maintaining, and managing Bills of Materials (BOMs), product specifications, and product data across multiple categories
• Proven experience supporting product data accuracy and workflow execution within PLM, ERP, or other product lifecycle management systems
• Experience coordinating packaging development, documentation workflows, and retailer or channel-specific packaging requirements
• Familiarity with licensed product approval workflows, licensor portal submissions, revision cycles, and approval milestone tracking preferred
• Working knowledge of product testing, compliance documentation, GCC requirements, and third-party testing coordination preferred
• Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent deadlines across cross-functional teams
• Demonstrated ability to identify operational risks, monitor development timelines, and elevate issues proactively
• Exceptional attention to detail with strong process discipline and documentation management capabilities
• Strong cross-functional communication skills with experience partnering across Product Development, Design, Production, Sourcing, and external vendors

Responsibilities

• BOM Management & Product Data: Build and maintain Bills of Materials, revisions, version control, and data integrity across all product categories
• Licensed Product Coordination & Portal Management: Coordinate licensor portal submissions, approvals, and status tracking
• Packaging Development and Coordination: Manage packaging workflows, ensure retailer/channel packaging requirements, maintain specs and version control
• Testing & Compliance Coordination: Track testing requirements, GCC docs, compliance standards with production and vendors
• PLM & Workflow Support: Maintain PLM data accuracy, monitor milestones, support process optimization and adoption

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Documentation management

Process discipline

Risk identification

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Tools

PLM software

ERP systems

Licensor portal software

Job description

CALPAK, a Los Angeles-based travel lifestyle brand, seeks a Product Development Operations Manager to own the execution layer of the product development process across BOMs, packaging coordination, licensed product workflows, compliance, and data integrity. You will work closely with leadership to escrow proactively and keep programs on track.

You will drive BOM management, licensor portal coordination, packaging development, testing coordination, and PLM workflow support, ensuring data accuracy