Senior, FW Product Developer China

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR We are looking for a Senior Footwear Product Developer to join the China Guangzhou PMO—an advanced product creator who independently leads complex footwear projects from brief through commercialization and production.

This role combines deep product creation knowledge, disciplined project leadership, and creative problem solving to deliver performance, design intent, consumer value, sustainability, cost, quality, and manufacturability.

The ideal candidate understands the full footwear product lifecycle, anticipates development risk, and confidently connects aesthetic vision with manufacturing reality. This person leads with clarity, collaborates across cultures and geographies, contributes to innovation, and helps strengthen the capability of less experienced developers and factory partners.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON As a Senior Product Developer, you will independently lead assigned footwear products and complex development programs from initial concept through commercialization and production. Based in the China Guangzhou PMO, you will partner with global product creation teams and China-based engineering, materials, costing, testing, PCC, and factory teams to deliver crafted, proven, sustainable, cost-effective, and production-ready product.

Key responsibilities include: Independently lead end-to-end development and commercialization for assigned products, seasons, and project portfolios, including innovative and technically complex models. Translate product briefs and design concepts into executable development plans that balance performance, fit, craft, quality, sustainability, cost, manufacturability, and delivery.

Establish project timelines, clarify responsibilities, lead development meetings, and drive timely cross-functional decisions from concept through production readiness. Lead sampling, prototyping, fitting, wear testing, lab validation, trial readiness, and product reviews across development locations and manufacturing partners.

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