Sr. Director - AI Product Development & Product Excellence Transformation

The role

You will own the strategy and execution of AI integration across Product Development and Product Excellence organizations. You will build a unified data infrastructure and deploy AI capabilities to transform product lifecycles and workflows.

What you will do

• Architect and implement a unified data infrastructure across PD and PE
• Map data assets and build ingestion pipelines for AI systems
• Partner with IT and data engineering to connect to enterprise data architecture
• Define and execute the AI transformation roadmap across the full PD lifecycle
• Lead the reimagination of program management infrastructure using AI-powered tooling
• Deploy AI-powered planning intelligence to improve forecasting accuracy
• Transform consumer insights capabilities using AI
• Reimagine product integrity workflows using AI
• Build, lead, and scale a team of AI Fellows
• Drive change management across large, global workforces

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience in AI/ML, product development leadership, program management, data architecture, quality/product excellence, or technology transformation roles
• Strong technical fluency in AI/ML and data infrastructure
• Proven track record leading large-scale transformation or change management initiatives
• Deep understanding of product development lifecycles in a hardware or consumer electronics context
• Proven ability to both build and think strategically
• Strong business acumen
• Exceptional leadership skills
• Decisive and action-oriented
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and a high-velocity environment
• Travel required (domestic and international, including China manufacturing sites)

Nice to have

• Experience at an AI-native company or within a product organization where AI was core to the development process
• Background bridging technical build teams and business stakeholders
• Experience productionalizing AI prototypes
• Familiarity with quality engineering concepts: FMEAs, DVF, reliability testing, voice-of-consumer analysis, return rate analytics

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Health savings accounts (HSA) with company contribution
• 401(k) retirement plan with matching
• Employee stock purchase program
• Life insurance
• AD&D
• Short-term disability insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Generous paid time off

About the company

SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company with a diversified portfolio of lifestyle solutions. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts, the company operates under the Shark and Ninja brands.