What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Product Development Associate position at Gorilla Commerce?
The Opportunity
Gorilla Commerce is seeking a highly motivated and results-driven Senior Associate to join our Product Development team. In this role, you’ll be instrumental in driving growth by launching new products and optimizing our existing portfolio. You’ll work across functions to bring ideas to life, manage timelines, and ensure quality and efficiency throughout the product lifecycle.
This is a hands-on role for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. If you’re organized, detail-oriented, and energized by juggling multiple projects, we’d love to meet you.
What You’ll Do
- Research consumer behavior, industry trends, and competitive landscape to identify growth opportunities
- Lead market analysis to uncover customer needs and product gaps
- Collaborate cross-functionally to manage product launches, quality improvements, and lifecycle tracking
- Maintain product briefs and manage development timelines using project management tools
- Partner with Sourcing to oversee cost negotiations, packaging optimization, and quality control
- Manage color approvals, sample libraries, and product ideas from multiple sources
- Communicate pricing, sourcing, and project updates to stakeholders
- Drive process improvements and cost-saving initiatives across the product lifecycle
- Own meeting agendas and publish clear, actionable meeting notes
- Monitor and improve existing product performance, including quality, packaging, and customer feedback
- Travel 10–15%, including 2 trips/year to Asia for product development and procurement
- Collaborate with designers on unique product concepts
- Create SOPs and documentation to standardize internal processes
- Lead initiatives in packaging design, vendor management, and ongoing process development
- Manage project timelines, resources, and weekly workload updates to your manager
What You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Product Design, Development, Marketing, or equivalent experience
- 2 years in product development; experience managing a direct report is a plus
- Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills (basic to intermediate)
- Curious mindset with a passion for continuous improvement
- High productivity and ability to manage multiple priorities
- Detail-oriented, action-driven, and accountable
- Blend of creative thinking and analytical rigor
- Comfortable with ambiguity and fast-paced environments
- Strong understanding of the product development lifecycle
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Process-oriented with a knack for standardization and optimization
- Keen eye for product design, color, and construction
Why Gorilla Commerce?
- Play a key role in shaping the future of our product portfolio and supply chain
- Collaborate with smart, passionate teammates in a fast-moving, creative environment
- Drive real impact across systems, strategy, and execution
- Grow with a company scaling globally and investing in innovation
About Us
Gorilla Commerce is a leading e-commerce platform selling branded products across digital marketplaces like Amazon and Walmart.com. We’re among the Top 10 Amazon sellers in the U.S. and the creators of multiple brands, including our flagship, Gorilla Grip.
We’re a team of dog lovers and data nerds who blend creativity with analytics to deliver high-quality, obsession-worthy products that make everyday life easier. Our culture is fast-paced, customer-focused, and relentlessly innovative.