Chief Product Officer - Global Consumer Hardware Brand - $400,000 to $500,000 + Bonus

In a world of noise, we find the signal — the pulse of potential. We weave the strands of talent, vision, and purpose into organizations that endure. Blending intelligence with intuition, we honor the human art of connection at the heart of every great company.

About the Opportunity

We are partnered with a global consumer brand on the search for its next Chief Product Officer. The company designs and sells connected hardware and accessories used by millions of people every day, across charging, connectivity, audio, and the smart home, through a worldwide retail footprint and deep relationships with the largest technology platforms in the world.

The business is at an inflection point: scaling globally, expanding its portfolio, and redefining how product strategy, innovation, and execution come together across hardware, software, and ecosystem experiences. The CPO reports directly to the CEO, sits on the executive leadership team, and owns the product vision end to end, with full accountability for delivery, margin, and market performance.

The Mandate

The organization is very clear about what it is, and is not, seeking.

It is not looking for a purely conceptual product leader, or someone focused on long-range vision without accountability to delivery, margin, or market performance.

It is looking for a builder-operator: a product executive who can set a clear product north star, translate strategy into shipped products, and align engineering, design, supply chain, marketing, and sales around one cohesive roadmap that drives growth and differentiation.

What You Will Own

The global product strategy, vision, and roadmap across the full portfolio.

The end-to-end product lifecycle: discovery, definition, development, launch, and iteration, across dozens of SKUs and multiple categories at once.

The product organization itself: its people, its operating rhythm, its prioritization discipline, and its standards.

The product voice in the executive team and with the board.

Your First 12 to 18 Months

• Learn the portfolio, the customers, and the channel partners from the inside, and pressure-test the current roadmap against what the market is telling you.
• Set the product north star and the prioritization framework that decides what gets built, what gets cut, and why.
• Establish product management rigor: discovery, business cases, stage gates, and a launch cadence the whole company can plan around.
• Build the leadership bench inside the product organization and raise the bar on how product, engineering, design, and operations work together.
• Deliver the next generation of core products on time, on margin, and with clear differentiation.

Key Responsibilities

Product Strategy and Portfolio

• Own and lead global product strategy, vision, and roadmap across the full portfolio.
• Balance innovation with execution discipline, margin, and time to market.
• Drive customer-obsessed product development grounded in insights, data, and real-world usage.
• Identify category adjacencies, platform shifts, and ecosystem opportunities that strengthen the brand’s position.

Execution and Operating Model

• Oversee the end-to-end product lifecycle from discovery through launch and iteration.
• Establish clear product management rigor, prioritization frameworks, and operating cadence across the organization.
• Partner with engineering, design, operations, supply chain, and marketing so every product is desirable, feasible, and commercially viable.
• Own product P&L outcomes with the commercial team: pricing, cost structure, margin, and lifecycle planning.

Leadership

• Lead and scale a high-performing global product organization; recruit, develop, and retain world-class product leaders.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to the CEO, the executive team, and the board on product, innovation, and growth.
• Represent the product vision with key retail and platform partners.

Who We Are Looking For

• A senior product executive who has led complex, global consumer product portfolios and shipped successful products at scale.
• Experience at the intersection of hardware, software, and ecosystem services strongly preferred; accessories, consumer electronics, or connected devices a plus.
• Deep command of product management, user-centered design, and engineering collaboration.
• Commercially grounded: understands margin, cost structures, retail and channel dynamics, and go-to-market realities.
• A clear operator mindset, equally comfortable in a strategy session, a design review, and a factory walk.
• A strong people leader who builds, mentors, and inspires teams, and holds them accountable.
• Executive presence with the CEO, the board, and the company’s largest partners.

Location and Work Model

Southern California. Hybrid, 2 to 3 days per week onsite. Travel to partners, suppliers, and global teams as the work requires.

Compensation

Base salary: $400,000 to $500,000

Bonus: performance-based, aligned with level and experience

Interested?

This search is being conducted with a high degree of discretion. If this role aligns with your background, or you know a product leader you deeply respect who fits this profile, we welcome a confidential conversation.

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