Vice President of Product Development

Lexington Home Brands, a global leader in the design, sourcing, manufacturing and lifestyle marketing of upscale home furnishings, is seeking an onsite, full-time Vice President, Product Development for our Corporate Headquarters located in High Point, NC.

The Company’s award-winning product line of wood, upholstery and outdoor living designs encompass the industry’s most diverse range of styling, featuring recognized consumer brands like Lexington®, Tommy Bahama Home®, Tommy Bahama Outdoor Living® Artistica Home® Barclay Butera ® and Sligh®.

We are seeking a Vice President of Product Development to join our dynamic our Product Development Team who will oversee end-to-end, from concept through launch and lifecycle management. This leader will report directly to the Chief Creative Officer and be accountable for delivering a best-in-class, luxury product assortment that is true to Lexington Home Brands standards, while building the teams, processes, and partner network required to scale an increasingly complex, multi-category business.

At Lexington Home Brands, you’ll find a workspace that encourages innovation, creative expression, and teamwork, and your experience will be shaped by your performance, contributions, and drive. 

Position Responsibilities:

• Work with the Chief Creative Officer to own Lexington Home Brands’ product development roadmap, ensuring high-quality, on-time product launches that adhere to brand standards and original design intent.
• Partner closely with Design and Sourcing to align on product priorities, launch sequences, and long-term assortment strategy.
• Translate brand and business goals into clear product development plans with measurable milestones and success metrics.
• Build necessary processes and timelines to scale an increasingly complex, multi-category product development roadmap.
• Implement and optimize stage-gate processes, calendars, and tools that drive transparency, predictability, and accountability across all development workstreams.
• Continuously refine ways of working to improve speed-to-market without compromising quality or brand standards.
• Serve as a key stakeholder to Sourcing and Operations in the development of our manufacturing partner network, ensuring optimal product–partner fit across the dimensions of quality and capabilities.
• Participate in hands-on vetting of manufacturing partners through in-person visits, outside of Product Development needs.
• Participate in the final approval of partner viability for the Lexington Home Brands network from a technical point of view (quality, capabilities).
• Collaborate with partners to solve technical challenges, optimize construction methods, and drive continuous improvement in quality and efficiency.
• Champion our quality-focused culture through decisions around product specifications, product placement, and new partner selection.
• Ensure that all product decisions — from materials and construction to finishes and comfort — meet or exceed the Lexington Home Brands luxury standards and customer expectations.
• Partner with Client Services and Operations to understand quality trends and issues, using data to inform product refinements and roadmap decisions.
• Define team standards for performance and culture and effectively recruit, coach, and develop high-caliber talent to these standards.
• Acts as a strong culture carrier and member of the Senior Leadership Team.
• Build and lead a high-performing Product Development organization (e.g., product development managers, engineers, technical designers), ensuring clear roles, responsibilities, and growth paths.
• Promote a culture of excellence, accountability, and collaboration across the team and cross-functional partners.

Position Qualifications

• 15 years of relevant experience working and rising within luxury furniture brand(s). 
• Strong understanding and belief in the Lexington Home Brands luxury brand and product. 
• Working technical knowledge of furniture and upholstery, including materials, construction techniques, and comfort/ performance standards. 
• Deep understanding of furniture development concepts, including engineering, prototyping, testing, and commercialization.
• Experience being successful in building and executing an ambitious product roadmap, ideally across multiple categories and/or channels.
• Demonstrated ability to scale teams, processes, and systems in a high-growth environment.
• Enjoys being highly accountable for results; comfortable personally signing up for hard targets.
• Strong ability to balance competing priorities and make clear tradeoff decisions grounded in strategy and data.
• Excellent at building cross-functional relationships with people of varying seniority and knowledge.
• Deep expertise in managing supplier relationships effectively, including negotiation, collaboration, and conflict resolution.
• History of hiring strong talent and growing them over time.
• Seasoned team lead, comfortable rallying a larger group around a singular vision and goals.
• Excellent coach, perceptive to team members’ development opportunities and comfortable laying out individual growth paths.