Job description

About Us: At The Foggy Dog, we believe your best friend deserves the best. That’s why we are passionate about making high-quality pet accessories that are as beautiful as they are functional. And, every order helps a pup in need: since launch, we are proud to have provided over 500,000 pounds of food to rescue shelters. Our products are available at www.thefoggydog.com and in over 1,000 brick-and-mortar retailers. We are a small (but mighty!) female-founded team based in San Francisco. As a family-owned business, we are invested in finding the best people to join our tightly knit team. We are looking for candidates who thrive in a creative, energetic, data-driven environment and share our values of collaboration, communication, and positivity. This role is an exciting opportunity to make a huge impact at a fast-growing ecommerce company. Overview: The Senior Manager of Product for Hard Lines & Technical Wear owns end-to-end product development for Hard Lines (hardware, plastics, charms, ID tags) and Technical Wear (harnesses, leashes), our categories with the highest compliance and safety requirements. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, resourceful, and proactive in identifying and solving quality, safety, and development roadblocks before they impact the business. Beyond technical expertise, this person will own vendor relationships, timelines, and cross-functional partnership with Design, Marketing, and Planning for these product categories. This role requires someone who deeply understands how hardware, webbing, and plastics perform (and fail) under real-world stress and safety-critical use, and who brings that rigor to every product decision. This position is based in San Francisco (we are currently hybrid and come into the office twice a week). Key Responsibilities: • Own end-to-end product development for Hard Lines, including hardware, plastics, charms, and ID tags. • Own end-to-end product development for Technical Wear including harnesses and leashes. • Manage all communication with vendors and development partners. • Drive timeline against key milestone dates to deliver products on-time. • Partner with cross-functional teams including product design, marketing and planning to bring high quality, attractive products to market that meet our safety standards. • Ensure every product meets our internal safety and quality standards, with particular attention to hardware failure points, strap/webbing durability, and small-parts safety. • Own tooling development, sample review, and pre-production approvals for hardware/plastic components. Qualifications: • 8-10+ years of product development experience in categories where hardware, webbing, straps, or plastics must perform reliably under real stress or safety-critical conditions. • Deep, hands-on understanding of hardware and strap/webbing systems: how they're constructed, tested, and how they fail under load. Or equivalent expertise in small-parts safety and plastics/hardware engineering for products used by children or pets. • Track record managing overseas vendors and tooling from concept to launch. • Strong cross-functional project management skills. • Exceptional attention to detail. • Experience partnering closely with quality and compliance stakeholders. • Background in outdoor/technical gear, technical pet products, or juvenile/baby products is strongly preferred To Apply: To apply, please submit your resume and a cover letter to careers@thefoggydog.com with “Senior Manager of Product for Hard Lines & Technical Wear” in the subject line. We are a small team and every hire has a huge impact on the company, so tell us what inspires you to want to join our team. Please note that we will not evaluate resumes without cover letters. We believe a diversity of viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds make our team stronger. The Foggy Dog is proud to be an equal opportunity employer (EEO) that welcomes applicants and employees of all genders, races, backgrounds, orientations and nationalities.

Requirements

Must-haves

Own end-to-end product development for Hard Lines, including hardware, plastics, charms, and ID tags.
Own end-to-end product development for Technical Wear including harnesses and leashes.
Manage all communication with vendors and development partners.
Drive timeline against key milestone dates to deliver products on-time.
Partner with cross-functional teams including product design, marketing and planning to bring high quality, attractive products to market that meet our safety standards.
Ensure every product meets our internal safety and quality standards, with particular attention to hardware failure points, strap/webbing durability, and small-parts safety.
Own tooling development, sample review, and pre-production approvals for hardware/plastic components.
8-10+ years of product development experience in categories where hardware, webbing, straps, or plastics must perform reliably under real stress or safety-critical conditions.
Track record managing overseas vendors and tooling from concept to launch.
Strong cross-functional project management skills.
Exceptional attention to detail.
Experience partnering closely with quality and compliance stakeholders.

Nice-to-haves

Background in outdoor/technical gear, technical pet products, or juvenile/baby products is strongly preferred

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