Customer Product Development Team Lead (m/f/d)

MONDSEE, DECEMBER 2020
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

BOAFIT.COM

CUSTOMER PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (CPD)
TEAM LEAD EMEA - m/f/d

BOA Technology, the creator of the award-winning, patented BOA Fit System, is reinventing how shoes, medical
braces, and equipment performs. As BOA looks ahead to the future, there is contagious excitement radiating across
our offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. We are a collaborative, growing company where details matter
and customer satisfaction with our product is paramount.

OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE

Reporting to the Customer Product Development (CPD) Manager, you will help lead the CPD team in ensuring that
all Brand Partner configurations provide superior fit, performance and durability. You will oversee the Development
Support Specialist and be a resource for them throughout the BOA development process. You will also build a deep
understanding of BOA’s products, including how components interact with each other, the materials they are
installed in and the environment in which they will be used. Using your knowledge and leadership, you will help direct
the workflow and project priorities for your team, and you will be a contact when needed for Brand Partners and
their factories so that the CPD team can meet the individual requirements of each project.

YOU WILL

• Lead and develop your direct reports by working with them to set and review performance/development goals,
discuss feedback regularly throughout the year, and formally summarize during performance reviews

• Collaborate with Development Support Specialists and Brand Partners to integrate BOA configurations into
product design and provide detailed consultation on design guidelines to optimize fit, performance and durability

• Work with Commercial and CPD Teams to ensure deliverables to Brand Partners and Factory Partners meet their
development needs

• Review all product samples with the CPD team, provide feedback, and assist with any necessary follow-up
communication to Brand Partners, their factories, and/or our BOA Factory training teams regarding the findings
of the review

• Give final approval to Brand Partners on all products within your team’s segments, ensuring they meet
performance fit, segment configuration strategy, durability, manufacturing capability and product differentiation
needs of the segments

• Maintain consistent communication and feedback with the CPD manager on your team’s alignment with Global
CPD strategy

MONDSEE, DECEMBER 2020
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

YOU HAVE

• Engineering degree or equivalent required

• 3+ years experience in plastic products development, plastic injection technology, injection molds and/or technical
footwear

• Strong mechanical aptitude to quickly learn BOA’s products and how to seamlessly integrate them into technical
footwear and equipment

• Experience working on projects where limited standardization exists and variables change

• Demonstrated planning and execution skills, highly organized, team oriented and open minded

• Demonstrated knowledge of CAD software, ideally Solidworks

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite

• A customer service approach to your work, with the ability to communicate to diverse audiences, including
audiences with limited English

• Ability to travel domestically and internationally, up to 30%

IT’S A BONUS IF YOU HAVE

• Experience in snow sports, footwear development and/or footwear manufacturing in one of the segments BOA
operates in

• Ability to use graphic design software, preferably in the Adobe suite

• Knowledge of small metal parts development and manufacturing

• Ideally with strong passion for the outdoors sports and the related activities

• Become an expert in the BOA product offering and build a complete understanding of installation requirements,
ideal use, material properties, limitations, and how they perform in various configurations, applications, and
environments

• Work with BOA’s Factory Training teams and our Factory Partners to learn the correct of installation of BOA’s
products so that you can conduct training for Brand Partners or their factories when needed, and so you can help
update BOA’s installation documents

WE OFFER

• Challenging tasks in a successful and innovative company based in the beautiful lake area of Salzkammergut.

• A welcoming working environment in a committed and international team of employees.

• Learning and development opportunities

• Discounts on many outdoor gear brands

If you are interested, please apply online here.

For legal reasons, we are obliged to point out the minimum salary for this position according to the collective agreement,
which is 2517.- EUR gross per month. However, our attractive salary packages are based on current market salaries and
are therefore significantly above the stated minimum salary, depending on your experience and skills.

Please note this job description is not designed to include every duty or responsibility that the employee may be asked to
perform. Management may assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time.

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