Product Design & Sourcing Manager

Introduction

Turtles.com is the operating system for leading marketplaces, connecting 27M+ shoppers with everything from fashion and rare art to global brands like Nike and Jimmy Choo.

Our sourcing team operates at the intersection of data, craft, and brand. We use marketplace signals to predict the next iconic products and work with partnered brands to design and build the best product ideas into category-defining hits.

Turtles.com is growing extremely quickly and there are meaningful opportunities within our sourcing team and across the company as we scale. We’re excited to learn more about you!

The Role

We’re hiring a Product Design & Sourcing Manager to join our Hong Kong team. You’ll work inside a fast-moving, merit-driven environment that’s obsessed with quality. The team is small, sharp, and deeply hands-on.

You’ll identify high-potential product opportunities across a portfolio of brands and then bring exceptional consumer goods to life, from idea to factory floor to market launch. You’ll operate across multiple categories and collaborate closely with designers, engineers, and manufacturers who share a deep appreciation for precision and craft.

This role suits someone with strong taste and uncommon curiosity. Supply chains are notoriously slow and complex; we’re looking for someone excited to dive in and find ways to cut through the complexity so we can move quickly while maintaining our high quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Use marketplace and trend data to identify high-potential product opportunities across multiple categories and brands.
• Translate insights into clear, commercially grounded product briefs with a high bar for materials, durability, and design integrity.
• Guide design and development, ensuring every decision balances beauty, functionality, and manufacturability.
• Source and evaluate manufacturers with a focus on technical capability, consistency, and craftsmanship.
• Manage sampling, testing, and quality control from first prototype to final production, maintaining speed without sacrificing standards.
• Negotiate pricing, terms, and timelines to ensure efficient and reliable production.
• Ensure full compliance with applicable regulations, including US trade requirements.
• Partner with creative teams (photography, video etc) to bring each product to market with clarity and precision.
• Collaborate daily with a broad network of entrepreneurs, factory partners, designers, QC specialists, logistics operators, and regulatory advisors to keep products moving smoothly from concept to launch.

Requirements

• Strong taste in branding, aesthetics, and physical product design
• Extremely intelligent, adaptable, and solutions-oriented
• Excellent organizational discipline
• Fluent in English

Benefits at Turtles

• Competitive pay at a fast-growing company
• Highly-meritocratic and enjoyable culture
• Benefits like private health insurance
• Work alongside talented peers, both in Hong Kong and internationally. There's so much going on and there are countless unique ways to learn and accelerate your career.

Application

If there appears to be a strong fit, we'll reach out to schedule an initial set of interviews, as well as arrange a short and fully-paid take-home project. Afterward, we'll schedule an onsite interview in our office to meet the team as a final step.

Please only apply through LinkedIn or our website. For questions or ideas, email careers@turtles.com