Product Developer in Wells-next-the-Sea

Location: Norfolk / Hybrid

Reporting To: Head of Product Development

Who we are

At Monica Vinader, we believe luxury should be empowering, long-lasting and responsibly made. Guided by integrity, craftsmanship and innovation, our goal is to elevate people’s lives by opening access to a more beautiful world. From crafting consciously with recycled precious metals and ethically sourced materials, to designing enduring, versatile pieces made to be layered, loved and lived in every day, we are redefining what modern jewellery can be. We create jewellery that marks moments, tells stories and becomes part of who you are, all while making responsible luxury more accessible. Our commitment to sustainability, innovation and positive impact continues to be recognised across the industry.

We are proud to have received:

• Responsible Jewellery Brand, 2026
• Country & Town House Responsible Business of the Year, 2025
• Positive Luxury Top 50 Inspiring Workplaces (UK & NI), 2024
• Inspiring Workplaces

With a global footprint across physical retail, e-commerce and trusted partners, we put our community at the heart of everything we do. Proudly female-founded and inclusive, we build meaningful relationships with the people who wear and love our jewellery.

We are looking for a Product Developer to join us as we continue this journey and help us shape what the future of modern jewellery can and should be.

Where we need your help

The Product Developer is an exciting opportunity to help support the delivery of an ambitious product pipeline, where you will bring ideas to life. You will work closely with the New Product Development (NPD) team to deliver beautiful, sustainable, quality products, on time and at a competitive price. You will champion the customer at every point of the product journey; with agile thinking, pace, passion and team spirit. Your role will span the development across categories, materials and suppliers. From our famed Vermeil to fine 14k solid gold jewellery, semi-precious gemstones, pearls and Lab Grown Diamonds, leather and packaging. No one day will be the same. This role has a requirement to travel to Norfolk 2-3 days per week, to work with the team at our picturesque Holkham office and remote working for part of the week.

What you’ll do

Role Overview

As a Product Developer, you are responsible for the end-to-end execution of our product vision. You will manage the journey from initial design brief to final sealed sample, ensuring every product is delivered with technical precision, commercial viability, and aesthetic excellence. Operating within a high-growth, agile environment, you will act as the primary link between our design intent and our global supply chain.

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-End Ownership: Lead the full development lifecycle, managing technical specifications, CAD approvals, and final sample sign-offs to ensure accuracy and alignment to brand values.
• Technical Design: Utilise Adobe Illustrator to create and amend detailed technical sheets. Propose construction methods, stone settings, and componentry (hinges/clasps) that balance design integrity with cost-efficiency. Work closely with our in-house CAD designer, and creative designer to ensure the design intent is always delivered clearly, using different formats where relevant.
• Supplier Briefing: Deliver clear, high-impact verbal and visual briefings to international suppliers, proactively identifying and mitigating production risks at the outset.
• Critical Path Management: Drive the development timeline with rigor, ensuring all milestones are met for on-time, high-quality launches across diverse product categories. Integrate strongly with the internal NPD team where there are a lot of interdependencies.

• Strategic Communication: Maintain daily, high-level communication with global partners (via email, calls, and WhatsApp) to track progress, unblock bottlenecks, and ensure production transparency.
• Commercial Optimisation: Partner closely with the NPD Commercial team to execute "light touch" resourcing projects, ensuring strategic product alignment within concise timelines.
• Margin Focus: Strong integration with commercial and supply to ensure viability of producing samples, focus on reverse engineering and delivering value for money to the customer.
• Risk Mitigation: Actively participate in weekly Critical Path meetings to identify potential delays and collaborate on cross-functional solutions to keep delivery on track.
• Global Representation: Act as a brand ambassador during international supplier visits, driving development agendas and strengthening strategic manufacturing partnerships.

• Design & Development Meetings: Responsibility to plan and manage your input into the Design & Development meetings with clear presentation of samples, status updates, relevant aesthetic, functional, technical or data points, and clear next step proposals.
• Data & Systems Integrity: Manage the administrative lifecycle of the product, including SKU creation, SEO-compliant naming conventions, and PO tracking to ensure seamless warehouse transfers and photography logistics.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Trade, Brand, and Quality teams to deliver frequent seasonal "newness" presentations.
• Studio Stewardship: Contribute to the maintenance of an inspirational and functional design studio, ensuring the environment supports the team’s creative and technical needs.
• Continuous Improvement: Support ad-hoc commercial and quality projects, utilising market research and a "customer-first" lens to simplify processes and improve product performance.

What you’ll bring

• Grow & Adapt: Embraces Change: Adapts quickly, seeks clarity in ambiguity. You are comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where priorities can shift, and you have the initiative to drive projects forward independently.
• Connect & Empower: Collaborates Proactively: Shares updates, supports colleagues willingly. You can confidently present development updates in ranging or critical path meetings, providing clarity on next steps and proposing solutions rather than just highlighting problems.
• Master & Apply: Applies Knowledge with Impact: Adapts learning to improve work, connects effort to results. You thrive on the detail of a critical path and take pride in the accuracy of your technical packs and SKU data. Functional/Technical Expertise: Applies tools accurately, builds foundational knowledge. You will build a deep understanding of construction and manufacturing, allowing you to "speak the language" of our suppliers.

To be successful at Monica Vinader, it helps if you...

• Are hands-on, solutions-focused, and entrepreneurial.
• Collaborate openly with humility, honesty, and humour.
• Embrace learning, teaching, and personal growth.
• Stay resilient, adaptable, and self-motivated in a creative environment.
• Speak up when you don’t know—and act fast to figure it out.

Additional Requirements

• Ability to document your authorisation to work in the United Kingdom.

Travel Requirements

This role requires 2-3 days in our Norfolk office. Outside of this, hybrid working is an option or being based in the London office or combination of both. Regular travel oversees (Italy, India, Thailand) 2 times per year.

Our Aims and Values

Our mission is to be the leading accessible luxury brand, by delivering outstanding quality, design and customer service.

We are:

• Customer Obsessed: We put our customers at the centre of every decision and deliver thoughtful, personal experiences.
• Caring: We act with respect and empathy for people, communities, and the planet.
• Fast Paced: We move with focus and flexibility to make progress quickly and decisively.
• Exceptional: We hold ourselves to high standards and are always learning, improving, and raising the bar.
• Commercial: We make smart, data-led decisions that create long-term value for the business and our customers.

Monica Vinader as a global business makes the following inclusive culture pledge: Our jewellery is for everyone and so is our community. Together, we will continue to implement sustainable changes to ensure that career opportunities and progression are open to all. We commit to celebrating the diverse voices of our employees, partners, and the customers we serve.

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties to be performed by the employee. This job description may be altered to reflect the business needs of the company.