Summer 2025: Product Development Intern, Beauty (Mid May through Mid August)

SharkNinja

SharkNinja

Product
Needham, MA, USA
Posted on Feb 20, 2025

Our purpose is to positively impact people’s lives every day in every home around the world! We work very hard to provide our consumers with high-quality, exciting 5-star products that make life easier. We thrive on passion and innovation and are looking for great people, with great ideas, who want to build the next big thing and develop while they do.

Our purpose is to positively impact people’s lives every day in every home around the world! We work very hard to provide our consumers with high quality, exciting 5-star products that make life easier. We thrive on passion and innovation, and are looking for great people, with great ideas, who want to build the next big thing and develop while they do.

Product Development Intern, Beauty

Work Period: Mid May through Mid August

Location: Onsite in Needham, MA. There is no relocation or housing assistance for this position.

The Product Development organization within SharkNinja drives our global product roadmap from concept to shelf through the constant lens of the consumer. We are the “product CEOs” and partner cross-functionally with almost every other team within the company to drive high satisfaction for our end user and to drive business results. We are comprised of individuals from a variety of professional and educational backgrounds, from product marketing managers to consumer-focused engineers – but we all have one thing in common: we’re consistently striving to deliver a 5-star experience for every customer on every product we bring to market.

Role Responsibilities:
  • Support the Shark product development teams with the development of successful and profitable programs for key products to ensure continued growth of the product portfolio – you will be responsible for activities that support new product development, including driving product decisions, conducting user research, and partnering with Engineers, Marketers, and more to ensure we create five-star products
  • Assist with defining, developing, and iterating product specifications, marrying consumer wants/needs, white space in the market, and product technologies as the primary consumer advocate
  • Build competitive product analyses, giving your business partners insight into how Shark stacks up against the competition - and maintaining a clear lens on how we can make Shark the consumer’s top choice every time
  • Partner with SharkNinja Testing and Quality organizations to define, develop, and manage quality and performance testing procedures

Act as the product “expert” for cross-functional team member questions and concerns

At SharkNinja, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are vital to our global success. Valuing each unique voice and blending all of our diverse skills strengthens SharkNinja’s innovation every day. We support ALL associates in bringing their authentic selves to work, making an impact, and having the opportunity for career acceleration. With help from our leadership, associates, and our community, we aim to have equity be a key component of the SharkNinja DNA.
YOUR ROLE in leading our SUCCESS DRIVERS & representing our UNIQUE MINDSET
  • Lead us to be “RARELY SATISFIED”
  • Make things better each day; “PROGRESS OVER PERFECTION”
  • Use your knowledge of our consumer, understand that “DETAILS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE”
  • Deliver something great; “WINNING IS A TEAM SPORT”
  • Be clear and honest, “COMMUNICATING FOR IMPACT”
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We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other class protected by legislation, and local law. SharkNinja will consider reasonable accommodations consistent with legislation, and local law. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact SharkNinja People & Culture at accommodations@sharkninja.com