Team Lead Product Development (f/m/d) - remote - 35 - 40h (EN)

Would you like to revolutionize the footwear industry with us and help to significantly improve the (foot-)health of people around the world? With shoes that are loved by the community and have been rated thousands of times as stylish and comfortable? As a Product Lead at Feelgrounds, you will have the opportunity to significantly influence our product strategy and develop new, innovative products that will take our brand to the next level. Live our values: customer focus, continuous improvement, team spirit, proactive communication, responsibility and fun. Together, we combine barefoot comfort with style and set new standards for foot health and well-being.

Tasks

Your Role

• Personnel responsibility: You take over the team leadership for our product team.
• Project management and deadline coordination: You keep track of all projects and tasks of the product team and coordinate them with the overarching goals of the company.
• Strategy development and vision: Together with your team, you will develop and lead the strategy and vision for our products and collections in line with Feelgrounds' mission, values and brand.
• Process development and optimization: You support your team by creating structures and a working environment that enables efficient work. You ensure the flow of communication within your team, between management and the team and between the team leads.
• Communication: You act as a link between your team (Design & Product Line Management) and the prototyping model shop in Asia. You are responsible for development, adherence to schedules and driving continuous improvement.
• Continuous development of a holistic collection: Together with your team, you will ensure the optimal placement of the products.
• Sourcing and testing new products: From laces to care products - you take care of communication with suppliers, from initial contact to repeat orders.
• Material research and Quality assurance: You will drive the search for new materials and ensure that our products always meet the highest quality standards.
  
  

Requirements

What you bring to the table:

• High reliability and self-management: You deliver high-quality work reliably and on time, and can organize your tasks independently and efficiently.
• Leadership experience: You know how to motivate a team and lead them to peak performance.
• Time management and meeting deadlines: You have the ability to manage time effectively, prioritize and deliver on time.
• English & German skills (written and spoken): You communicate confidently and effectively in an international environment.
• Experience in the fashion industry, ideally in the footwear sector: You know the special features and requirements of the footwear industry.
• Clear and structured communication skills: You can prepare complex issues in an understandable and targeted manner and convey content empathically to different recipients.
• Negotiation skills: You are adept at negotiating and can reach clear, advantageous agreements.
• Sound knowledge in the design and manufacture of shoes: You are familiar with the technical details and processes of shoe production and various materials.
• Experience in innovation management: You drive the development of new ideas and processes.
• Strategic and visionary leadership: You have strong strategic agility, can develop a clear product vision and inspire your team to put it into action. You understand how to align short-term goals with long-term strategies and effectively utilize global business dynamics.
• Bonus: You understand and speak Mandarin.
  
  

Benefits

Benefits: Why Feelgrounds?

• Interesting working environment: We offer you interesting and varied tasks in a future-oriented company with a communicative and modern working environment.
• Remote working: We are a remote-first company, so you can work from anywhere within the EU with a stable internet connection, we particularly welcome applications from Cyprus.
• Work flexibly: We offer & live flexible working hours, with only 2 hours of core working time per weekday (9am to 11am CET)!
• Development: We support your further education, whether through external certificates or professional training.
• High-impact work: with flat hierarchies and fast decision-making processes.
• Corporate benefits:...which are not a fruit basket 😀
  
  

About Us

Our mission is to provide the most stylish and comfortable barefoot shoes. We do this through continuous customer focus and proactive communication to drive change. We act responsibly and create a pleasant and successful working environment.

Discover our Feelgrounds values that guide our mentality, behaviour and collaboration

• We are customer focused: We listen. The voice of our customers is at the heart of everything we do. We continuously optimize ourselves, for and by our customers.
• We communicate proactively: We communicate openly, proactively and encourage honest, friendly and clear interaction - both internally and externally.
• We build high-performing teams: We are a high-performing team and encourage each other to be highly professional and efficient. We set ourselves ambitious goals and pursue them together.
• We make an impact: We challenge the status quo and bring about change. We see testing and failure as a step towards success.
• Have fun: We value and promote a positive working life. Intrinsically motivated, we strive not only to achieve results, but also to create a fulfilling work life that inspires and motivates us.
  
  

Are you ready to help shape the future of the footwear industry? Then, we're looking forward to receiving your application!