Product Developer

As our Product Developer, you will oversee the full lifecycle of Ask & Embla’s products, from initiation through to launch and closing. You will manage timelines and critical paths, coordinate with cross-functional teams, and ensure seamless execution of product development plans. With strong organizational skills and a solutions-oriented mindset, you will play a key role in optimizing processes, tracking progress, resolving issues, and delivering products that align with business goals and market demands.

What You'll Do:

The Product Developer will manage Ask & Embla's complete product lifecycle. You will own timelines and critical paths, collaborate across teams to optimize processes, and ensure smooth product development from initiation to closing.

• Manage and plan the timeline and critical path of all phases of the product life cycle including: initiation, planning, execution, and closing Work across various business units to document, optimize, automate, and simplify processes
• Create product development plans including scope, schedule, critical path, milestones, and risk assessment
• Accountable for tracking statuses across all phases of the product life cycle
• Identify issues, facilitate resolution, and make necessary adjustments to plans
• Establish and set up monitoring and reporting processes across various business units
• Proactively communicate project status updates within core team, Merchandising team, Marketing team, and senior management
• Assist teams in developing effective business cases / files for new projects
• Collect and translate data into actionable insights
• Prepare or automate the preparation of daily, weekly, monthly, yearly and ad-hoc reports to ensure timely updates of product development statuses
• Ensure design, product development, and merchandising teams are all aware of their respective timelines, deliverables and milestones
• Make recommendations based on past performance & predict trends
• Ensure product lifecycle management software is being utilized and that data is kept up to date and organized
• Participate in continuous learning and skill development, staying updated with industry trends and adapting your approach to changing market demands
• Any other tasks as required by the product development team

Who You Are:

• A diploma or degree in Industrial Design, Engineering, Fashion Merchandising, Business, or Jewellery related fields highly preferred
• More than 2 years of experience in product development or project management related fields
• Proactive and outgoing personality with a positive and solutions oriented mentality - You will be speaking to and coordinating with suppliers regularly
• Excellent organizational skills and able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Team-player mindset, ready to help in different parts of the team
• Excellent English written communication skills; proficiency or conversational level of Mandarin is preferred, but not required
• Thick-skinned, and comfortable making requests under tight deadlines
• Must be tech savvy and able to adopt and use new tools quickly