About the Role
This role will help lead the PPID team in ensuring that all Brand Partner configurations transform fit and performance, making the best gear even better. This role creates deep relationships with brand partners development teams and has an advanced understanding of BOA’s products, including how components interact with each other, the materials they are installed in and the environment in which they will be used. Leveraging leadership and brand partner knowledge, this role will help the team strategically prioritize their project workflows, and will support with Brand Partner and factory relationships so that the PPID team can effectively move projects forward while meeting the individual requirements of each project.
Responsibilities
- Reflect and role model BOA’s vision, values and Leadership Model and demonstrate passion for our mission across the PPID team and rest of the organization
- Collaborate with Brand Partners in creating performance fit configurations to make the best gear even better
- Provide detailed consultation on design guidelines to optimize fit, performance and durability
- Work with Commercial and PPID Teams to ensure deliverables to Brand Partners and Factory Partners meet their development needs
- Review all product samples with the PPID team, provide feedback, and assist with any necessary follow-up communication to Brand Partners, their factories, and/or our BOA Factory training teams regarding the findings of the review
- Give final approval to Brand Partners on all products within your team’s segments, ensuring they meet performance fit, segment configuration strategy, durability, manufacturing capability and product differentiation needs of the segments
- Maintain consistent communication and feedback with PPID leadership on your team’s alignment with Global PPID strategy
- Become an expert in the BOA product offering and build a complete understanding of installation requirements, ideal use, material properties, limitations, and how they perform in various configurations, applications, and environments
- Work with BOA’s Factory Training teams and our Factory Partners to learn the correct of installation of BOA’s products so that you can conduct training for Brand Partners or their factories when needed, and so you can help update BOA’s installation documents
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (ideally in a technical field of study)
- 3+ years experience in product development (footwear development or footwear manufacturing strongly preferred)
- Demonstrated mechanical aptitude to quickly learn BOA’s products and components
- Understanding of consumer and design aesthetic trends
- Demonstrated leadership skills and desire to help coach and mentor others
- Experience working on projects where limited standardization exists and variables change
- Desire to use your organized project management approach to maintain our fast pace and manage multiple deadlines
- Ability to collaborate and build relationships with diverse groups of people across the globe
- Fluency in Japanese and English to effectively partner with brand and factory partners, as well as regional and global teams within BOA
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally, up to 20%
Skills
- Graphic design software (Adobe suite preferred)
- CAD Software
Location
- Denver, Colorado
Work Type
- Office-based environment
Experience Level
- 3+ years experience in product development
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive compensation package inclusive of annual profit-sharing bonus, equity, and 50% contribution to pension
Benefits
- Flexible working policy
- Competitive Paid Time Off plans
- Annual Leave
- Paid Holidays
- Long Service Leave (Sabbatical)
- Comprehensive healthcare insurance including 50% contribution from BOA
- Wellbeing initiatives and mental health support
- Fun, caring, inclusive workplace with social events, community support and volunteering, sustainability, awards and recognition, casual dress code and global business environment
- A learning culture with leadership development workshops, scholarship program, BOA Share workshops, individual development plans and a global learning and development curriculum
- BOA-powered products and BOA-branded gifts
About the Company
- BOA® Technology builds the scientifically proven and patented BOA® Fit System.
- BOA partners with market-leading brands to make the best gear even better.
- Each unique configuration is engineered with performance fit at the center to create a precise fit and better connection between an athlete and their equipment — improving performance.
- BOA® Technology Inc. is headquartered in Denver, Colorado with offices in Austria, Hong Kong, Greater China, South Korea, and Japan.
Equal Opportunity
- Caring for each other and the community are part of our core values.
- We are dedicated to creating more access and opportunity within the outdoor and professional industries.
- We are proud to be an equal employment opportunity workplace that focuses on inclusion and creates employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status.
- If you think you meet most of the qualifications listed for the role you are interested in, we actively encourage you to apply.
