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Vice President of Product Development

Glass Ratner’s Private Equity Practice partnered with a rapidly growing, design‑forward Canadian owned consumer goods company to hire a Vice President of Product Development.

What You Will Do

Upstream Strategy & Market Fit – Essential

- Partner with the CEO and leadership team to determine the product strategy and priority initiatives ("What shots are we going to take?").
- Lead ideation for new product categories, extensions, and improvements to existing items (sizes, textures, colours, materials).
- Build business cases including BOE assessments, size‑of‑prize analysis, and share targets.
- Conduct market, trend, and consumer insight work to determine brand fit and channel fit across e‑commerce and retail.
- Bring strong design intuition and trend awareness.
- Build and manage the full product development pipeline.
- Oversee design direction including form, function, and aesthetics.
- Work closely with Engineering to define specifications, validate feasibility, and ensure manufacturability.
- Collaborate with external partners to expand manufacturing capabilities.
- Lead costing, value engineering, sourcing assessments, and tariff considerations.
- Oversee QA, QC, and compliance.

Go‑to‑Market (GTM) Execution – would be of added value but not essential

- Collaborate with all functional areas (Operations, Marketing/Creative, Finance, E‑commerce) to execute product launches.
- Lead forecasting and initial order planning.
- Manage production planning and vendor alignment.

What You Bring

Experience





- Experience developing products from concept through commercialization across multiple channels.
- Exposure to plastics, molded materials, or manufacturing processes (injection molding, blow molding, roto molding) is an asset.
- Strong project management capabilities.

Leadership & Personal Attributes

- Solid design sensibility, taste, and trend awareness.
- Enjoy working with people and solving complex problems.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to influence internal teams and external buyers.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with comfort in a fast‑paced, founder‑led environment.
- Ability to balance creativity with technical feasibility and commercial discipline.
- Strength in introducing structure while maintaining speed and flexibility.

Who You Are

- A creative and strategic product thinker.
- A connector who thrives at the intersection of design, engineering, and market needs.
- A leader who can elevate the product function and coach cross‑functional partners.
- A hands‑on collaborator who drives clarity, prioritization, and execution.

Why This Role

- Lead the full product innovation engine at a high‑growth consumer brand.
- Work directly with the CEO to define long‑term product strategy.
- Shape products for both fast‑paced e‑commerce and large‑scale retail channels.
- Join a company with significant momentum and strong investor support.
- Competitive compensation, performance bonus, and long‑term incentive program.

If this sounds interesting, please apply or reach out to Benish Khan ( ) or Marty O'Doherty ( ).

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📌 VP Product Development (Richmond Hill)
🏢 GlassRatner Canada
📍 Richmond Hill