Head of Product

Location: Los Angeles, CA (onsite) Pay: $150,000–$220,000 Type: Permanent · Full time A consumer performance brand in the active lifestyle space is hiring a head of product to build its line, and its product team, from the ground up. It suits an engineer who moved into product. You report to the CEO, sit with a small in-office team, and own the roadmap outright. What you'll do Set the roadmap against market demand, consumer insight and what the factory can actually make Run development from brief through tooling, sampling, validation and launch Work directly with an overseas manufacturing partner on materials, feasibility, cost and quality Write performance specs and run testing with engineering discipline Partner with the design and commercial leads so product, brand and go-to-market line up Create the stage-gate process and documentation for a new product function What you bring An engineering foundation (mechanical, industrial, materials or similar), by degree or by career path 7–12 years across engineering and product management, with real time spent owning product Physical consumer products you took from concept through production and launch at scale Direct work with contract manufacturers or OEMs, ideally overseas: you can review a sample, read a tolerance stack and talk tooling with a manufacturing engineer Experience in cycling, powersports, action sports, outdoor or athletic hardgoods (digital-only product won't carry over) Live in or will relocate to greater Los Angeles; the role is fully onsite Nice to have: A product whose market results you can trace to a materials or process call you made. Mural Group is recruiting for this role on behalf of a client. Apply here and a Mural recruiter will be in touch.