- Location
- Hong Kong; Shanghai, Shanghai, China; Shenzhen Shi, Guangdong, China; Vietnam · Shenzhen Shi, Guangdong, China
- Department
- Product Creation
- Seniority
- Manager
- Source
- Greenhouse
Description
ABOUT QUINCE
Founded in 2018, Quince was built to challenge the idea that nice things have to cost a lot. Our mission is simple: to make really high quality essentials for really low prices, produced fairly and sustainably. We believe everyone deserves exceptional craftsmanship and timeless design without the traditional markups. Quince is a direct-to-consumer (DTC) model that cuts out middlemen and leverages just-in-time manufacturing to minimize waste and maximize value.
Quince is a tech company disrupting the retail industry by putting AI, analytics and automation at the center of everything we do. Our unwavering commitment to excellence and company values guide our teams and actions:
-
Customer First: We prioritize customer satisfaction in every decision.
-
High Quality: True quality means premium materials and rigorous production standards you can feel good about.
-
Essential Design: We focus on timeless, functional essentials instead of chasing trends.
-
Always a Better Deal: Innovation and transparency ensure value for both customers and partners.
-
Social & Environmental Responsibility: We commit to sustainable materials, ethical production, and fair wages.
Quince partners with world-class manufacturers across the globe and serves millions of customers. With strong investor backing and a focus on sustainable growth, we are a company that is rapidly scaling while maintaining a commitment to quality, simplicity, and radical price transparency.
OUR TEAM AND SUCCESS
At Quince, you will be part of a high-performing team that is redefining what quality, value, and sustainability mean in modern retail. We are a destination for builders, innovators, and operators to come together and challenge the status quo. Our collective ambition is bold. We are creating an entirely new category and customer experience – one that democratizes luxury and provides high quality products at radically low prices. That mission demands a world-class team committed to excellence.
If you are motivated by impact, growth, and purpose, you will find a strong sense of belonging at Quince.
Product Development Manager, Rugs and Home Textile
Quince is a US-based, hyper-growth tech retail start-up experiencing 100%+ YoY growth and serving millions of users each month. Backed by over USD 500 million in funding, we continue to scale rapidly. At Quince, we didn’t just build a $2B+ retail brand—we completely rewrote the playbook on cross-border e-commerce.
We are seeking a Product Development Manager, Rugs and Home Textile to join our growing team at Quince. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring products are launched in a timely manner while achieving the highest quality standards.
Responsibilities:
- Own and actively manage day-to-day product development timelines across new products, color and size extensions, vendor transitions, and refreshes, tracking milestones and escalating risks early.
- Serve as the central point of coordination across Merchandising, Sourcing, Fit, Technical Development, Materials, QA, Creative, and Vendors to ensure alignment on development status and dependencies.
- Ensure all required product documentation is accurate, complete, and ready prior to vendor handoff, including technical specifications, build documentation, testing requirements, and fit inputs.
- Coordinate and track all sample requests, shipments, reviews, fit requests, and revisions to drive efficiency and maintain momentum toward target timelines.
- Facilitate timely product reviews and approvals by Merchandising, Fit, and Technical teams; track testing requests and results to ensure quality outcomes are clearly communicated.
- Run in-person country development trips with Global Merchants, Global Fit, and Local PD teams to accelerate decision-making and strengthen vendor execution.
- Partner with Sourcing to support timely staging of materials and finished-goods production; coordinate delivery of photo samples to Creative to ensure marketing and launch readiness.
- Maintain clean, accurate, real-time data across all product development systems and tracking tools to ensure transparency and support fast execution.
Qualifications required:
- 10+ years in product development or factory-facing roles
- Deep functional category expertise, including product and material standards
- Extensive experience working directly with factories and sample rooms
- Comfortable operating independently and navigating ambiguity Highly organized, detail-oriented and analytical with focus on execution, problem-solving, improving processes and quality enhancement
- Clear communicator across language, cultural, and functional boundaries
- Proven track record of progressing within an organization and demonstrating continuous growth in roles and responsibilities
- Continuous learner and highly curious; always open to considering new perspectives; proactive when changing course and facing added challenges
- Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
- Motivated by working in a fast-paced collaborative environment, where flexibility to stretch into or out of functional comfort zones is crucial for team success
- Bachelor’s Degree, preferred
WHY QUINCE?
Joining Quince means being part of a mission-driven team reshaping retail. You will work alongside talented colleagues, tackle meaningful challenges, and contribute to building a more sustainable, accessible future for customers and partners alike.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY & HIRING INTEGRITY
Quince provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applications for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Quince is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete your application or to perform the essential functions of a role at Quince, please let us know by completing this accommodation form. We review all requests individually and will work with you to determine appropriate accommodations on a case-by-case basis.
Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check. Quince will conduct background checks in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Security Advisory: Beware of Frauds
At Quince, we're dedicated to recruiting top talent who share our drive for innovation. To safeguard candidates, Quince emphasizes legitimate recruitment practices. Initial communication is primarily via official Quince email addresses and LinkedIn; beware of deviations. Personal data and sensitive information will not be solicited during the application phase. Interviews are conducted via phone, in person, or through the approved platforms Google Meets or Zoom—never via messaging apps or other calling services. Offers are merit-based, communicated verbally, and followed up in writing. If personal information is requested to initiate the hiring process, rest assured it will be through secure and protected means.