--- title: 'Senior Manager - Product Integrity at SharkNinja' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-manager-product-integrity-sharkninja-needham-ma-d456jvgdp2ht' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-08' --- # Senior Manager - Product Integrity at SharkNinja - **Company:** SharkNinja - **Location:** Needham MA, United States - **Compensation:** $117k–$175k - **Posted:** 2026-09-02 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sharkninjaoperatingllc/jobs/4710270006 ## Job description ## About Us SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company, with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positively impact people’s lives in homes around the world. Powered by two trusted, global brands, Shark and Ninja, the company has a proven track record of bringing disruptive innovation to market and developing one consumer product after another has allowed SharkNinja to enter multiple product categories, driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than 4,100 associates, the company’s products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world. AI at SharkNinja At SharkNinja, we’re building an AI-native culture. We’re not waiting for the future; we’re creating it. Our people are expected to experiment boldly, adopt new tools, and continuously raise what’s possible to create meaningful impact for our consumers. If you believe the best way to do your job hasn’t been invented yet, you’ll fit right in. This is a team leadership role at the intersection of product quality, consumer excellence, and new product development. As Senior Manager, you will own the 5-star standard across your assigned NPD programs — embedding yourself deep in the work, leading a small team of quality professionals, and holding the line on quality with Engineering, Product Development, and Marketing at every stage of the pipeline. Product Excellence's mandate is clear: every product SharkNinja creates should earn and sustain 5 stars. Achieving that standard requires someone who combines deep technical credibility with the confidence to challenge cross-functional peers, the rigor to run structured quality processes without dropping the ball across multiple program, and the leadership presence to bring a team with them. You will be both a practitioner and a people leader. You will run EB0 reviews, lead Pre-MP VEGA Hacks, build and apply predictive models, and own the quality and completeness of DFMEAs ahead of TRA — while also coaching and developing the team members who support these activities. You are the one who finds issues before the consumer does, and who drives the cross-functional action needed to resolve them. You report into the Director or VP, In-Market Product Quality & Customer Excellence, and work in close day-to-day partnership with Engineering and Product Development leads across your program portfolio. ## Key Responsibilities 5-Star NPD Standard Own the 5-star quality standard across your assigned NPD program — maintaining a clear, evidence-based view of risk and trajectory for each and escalating early when a program is not on track. Lead quality input into build reviews, bringing structured, actionable perspectives that go beyond flagging issues to proposing specific improvements with clear consumer rationale. Act as a quality coach and challenger to Engineering and Product Development counterparts — building relationships that allow for constructive challenge and faster resolution of quality risks. ## Team Leadership Lead and develop a small team of NPD quality professionals — setting clear expectations, supporting their growth, and creating the conditions for high-quality work across the portfolio. Own the day-to-day direction of your team — managing workload, reviewing outputs, and ensuring rigor and consistency across programs. Contribute to hiring and capability development within the broader Product Excellence function, helping to build a team that raises the bar over time. EB0 and Pre-MP VEGA Hacks Lead quality input into EB0 build reviews, ensuring all product excellence requirements are visible and tracked from the earliest engineering build. Plan and lead Pre-MP VEGA Hacks — running structured sessions to surface and resolve quality and consumer experience issues before mass production lock. Ensure findings are documented, tracked to resolution, and fed back into the engineering and design process as repeatable learnings for future programs. Predictive Modelling for 5-Star Performance Build and apply predictive models at each build stage to forecast in-market rating performance, identifying the consumer experience factors most likely to drive or suppress 5-star outcomes. Translate consumer validation results and IHUT data into structured, prioritized recommendations for Engineering, Product Development, and Marketing — making the case for change with evidence, not opinion. Track model accuracy over time and refine the approach as new consumer data becomes available, building a methodology that improves with every program cycle. Testing, Safety, Regulatory, and Certification Ensure Testing has built comprehensive testing plans and protocols for each NPD program, covering performance, durability, safety, and consumer experience — and identify gaps and competitive opportunities. Maintain active oversight of safety, regulatory, and certification delivery across your programs, partnering with Engineering, Testing, and external labs to keep everything on track and escalating blockers before they become program risks. Pre-TRA DFMEA Quality Own the quality and completeness of DFMEAs ahead of TRA for your programs — reviewing, challenging, and improving outputs to ensure all failure modes are identified, assessed, and have credible mitigation actions in place. Push Engineering counterparts to ensure DFMEAs reflect real-world consumer use, not just theoretical design intent. Track open actions through to closure, ensuring nothing reaches TRA without a clear resolution plan and a named owner. ## Who You Are Required: - 7+ years of experience in product quality, product development, or a related engineering or consumer insights function — ideally within consumer electronics or home appliances. - Early people leadership experience — you have managed or mentored others and are ready to take on formal team leadership responsibility at scale. - Strong working knowledge of DFMEA methodology — able to lead, challenge, and improve DFMEA quality across multiple programmes simultaneously. - Solid knowledge of safety testing, regulatory standards, and certification processes across at least one major market (US, EU, or UK), with exposure to others. - Analytically strong — comfortable building predictive models, working with IHUT data, and translating findings into actionable engineering recommendations. - A confident, evidence-based communicator who can challenge peers and senior stakeholders constructively and follow through to resolution. - Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage a complex portfolio of NPD programmes without losing quality rigour on any of them. Strongly Preferred: - Experience leading or playing a senior role in VEGA Hacks or equivalent structured pre-production quality events, with measurable impact on launch quality outcomes. - Experience building or applying predictive quality models from consumer research or IHUT data. - Claims development experience, with an understanding of the interface between testing, legal, and marketing. - Multi-market regulatory knowledge across consumer electronics or home appliance categories. - A track record of driving quality improvements in fast-paced, commercially driven NPD environments. Salary and Other Compensation: The annual salary range for this position is displayed below. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: 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, company holidays, parental leave, identity theft protection, pet insurance, pre-paid legal insurance, back-up child and eldercare days, product discounts, referral bonus program, and more. Pay Range $117,000—$175,000 USD Our Culture At SharkNinja, we don’t just raise the bar—we push past it every single day.  Our Outrageously Extraordinary mindset drives us to tackle the impossible, push boundaries, and deliver results that others only dream of. If you thrive on breaking out of your swim lane, you’ll be right at home. ## What We Offer We offer competitive health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, employee stock purchase options, wellness programs, SharkNinja product discounts, and more. We empower your personal and professional growth with high impact Learning Programs featuring bold voices redefining what’s possible. When you join, you’re not just part of a company—you’re part of an outrageously extraordinary community. Together, we won’t just launch products—we’ll disrupt entire markets. At SharkNinja, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are vital to our global success. Valuing each unique voice and blending all of our diverse skills strengthens SharkNinja’s innovation every day. We support ALL associates in bringing their authentic selves to work, making an impact, and having the opportunity for career acceleration. With help from our leadership, associates, and our community, we aim to have equity be a key component of the SharkNinja DNA. Learn more about us: https://sharkninja.com/dei[Life At SharkNinja](https://www.instagram.com/sharkninja/) [Outrageously Extraordinary](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmRfBxyGu_mKl9SF12lM1NAIx-z07uLNQ) SharkNinja Candidate Privacy Notice - For candidates based in all regions, please refer to this [Candidate Privacy Notice](https://www.sharkninja.com/candidate-privacy-notice.html). - For candidates based in China, please refer to this [Candidate Privacy Notice](https://www.sharkninja.com/legal/candidate-privacy-notice-china.html). - For candidates based in Vietnam, please refer to this [Candidate Privacy Notice](https://www.sharkninja.com/legal/candidate-privacy-notice-vietnam.html). We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other class protected by legislation, and local law. SharkNinja will consider reasonable accommodations consistent with legislation, and local law. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact SharkNinja People & Culture at accommodations@sharkninja.com ## About SharkNinja ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company that designs, develops, and markets innovative small household appliances under the Shark and Ninja brands. - **Entity Type**: Public (NYSE: SN) - **Headquarters**: Needham, Massachusetts, USA - **Founded**: 2008 (as a merger of Shark and Ninja brands; founding roots go back decades) - **Founders**: Mark Rosenzweig ## Core Business - **Primary industries**: Small household appliances (floor care, kitchen, food preparation, beauty, home environment) - **Target customers**: B2C consumers across all income brackets; sold through major retailers (online and offline) and distributors globally - **Mission statement**: “To positively impact people’s lives every day in every home in our global markets.” ## Products & Services - **Shark**: Floorcare products (vacuums, mops, steam cleaners) – #1 floorcare brand in the US by dollar sales. - **Ninja**: Small kitchen appliances (blenders, food processors, cookers, beverage systems) – best-selling small kitchen appliance brand in the US. - **Beauty & Home Environment**: Hair care, air purifiers, and other lifestyle appliances (growing category). - **Product type**: Hardware (consumer electronics/appliances) with integrated software and app connectivity in select products. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly stated in provided sources; as of 2025 annual report, net sales were $6.4 billion. - **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue (2025) – $6.4 billion net sales, up ~16% year-over-year. Adjusted EBITDA $1.14 billion (19% growth). Adjusted EPS $5.28 (up 21%). - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Publicly traded; major institutional investors. Key retail partners include Walmart, Target, Amazon, Costco, and international distributors. - **Growth Signals**: 21% headcount growth since 2008 (now 4,000+ associates). Expanded into 38 product subcategories. International net sales grew 20.8% in 2025. Strong market share gains across categories. ## Competitive Advantages - **Continuous disruptive innovation**: Rapid product iteration and refinement based on “always-on” consumer insights and reviews, allowing SharkNinja to solve problems competitors overlook. - **Scaled engineering powerhouse**: Global cross-functional engineering and product development team that can quickly bring new products to market. - **Brand trust and market leadership**: Shark is #1 in US floorcare; Ninja is best-selling small kitchen appliance brand. Products have broad appeal across price points, taking share from both higher- and lower-priced competitors. - **Extensive IP portfolio**: Proprietary technologies and intellectual property that differentiate products and extend product life cycles. ## Strategic Focus - **Category expansion**: Entering new product categories (beauty, home environment) and subcategories within existing lines. - **International growth**: Expanding presence in EMEA, Asia, and other global markets (international sales growing faster than domestic). - **AI and digital transformation**: “Jailbreak” company-wide AI initiative, including AI hackathons and an AI-native early talent program (SharkByte) with a $1M AI Awards prize. - **Sustainability**: Designing energy-efficient products, reducing carbon footprint across the value chain. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Described as “outrageously extraordinary” – encourages fearless thinking, cross-functional collaboration, and rapid experimentation. Emphasis on innovation and impact. - **Growth opportunities**: High-impact programs like “Breakthrough Intensive Thinking”, “Built-to-Lead” sessions with executive leadership, and workshops with external voices. - **AI immersion**: Every employee gets hands-on with AI through Jailbreak initiatives; interns/co-ops in SharkByte program work on real projects with a shot at the $1M AI Awards. - **Diversity & inclusion**: 14 Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) with executive sponsors, over 500 members worldwide. - **Community & planet**: Nearly $3.7M donated to nonprofits since 2020; paid volunteer day; matching gifts up to $500/year. Sustainability commitments. - **Work model**: Not explicitly stated as fully remote; likely hybrid/office-based given headquarters and global offices. Roles span product, engineering, marketing, sales, digital technology, customer excellence, and corporate functions. - **Locations**: Needham, MA (HQ); offices across America, Europe, and Asia (including UK, China). ## Sources 1. [sharkninja.com](https://www.sharkninja.com/about-us/our-company.html) 2. [careers.sharkninja.com](https://careers.sharkninja.com/) 3. [sec.gov - 2025 Annual Report](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1957132/000195713226000025/sn-2025arsfinal.pdf) 4. 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