Associate Product Line Manager

Full Time - Hybrid - San Francisco, CA

Abbreviated is a fast-growing ecommerce brand making better-fitting clothing for shorter men. We serve thousands of customers each month, and we're looking for someone to manage product development end-to-end—and grow into a real creative force behind our product line.

You'll work hands-on alongside the founder to bring new products to life, from first concept through production. It's a role for someone who wants both the creative and the execution: shaping what we make and making sure it gets made.

What you’ll do

• Own day-to-day product development

• Manage the process from concept to production

• Create and maintain tech packs and product specifications

• Coordinate sampling and product revisions

• Communicate with manufacturing partners and vendors

• Help shape the product assortment and future product roadmap

• Work closely with the founder on product design and iteration

• Maintain organized product documentation and development timelines

This role starts at an assistant level and is built to expand with the business. The more you own, the more room there is to run.

Who this role is for

No experience necessary. If this sounds like you, apply - regardless of your background:

• Highly conscientious. You're type A to your core: diligent, thorough, and relentlessly organized. You track everything, drop nothing, catch the small details others miss, and follow through every single time.

• A high drive for ownership. You'd rather figure it out than wait to be told. You take things across the finish line without being chased.

• A dynamic view of your own abilities. You're not limited by what you already know. When the job needs a skill you don't have yet, your instinct is "I could figure that out" - and then you do

• Strong creative instincts. You have taste. You have opinions about product. You want a hand in the creative side

• Genuinely into fashion/menswear. You care about clothing, how it's made, how it fits, what makes a garment good. This is a space you're excited to build in.

Why this role is interesting

• A real seat at the table in the design and creative direction of a growing brand.

• Hands-on involvement in product from concept through to launch

• Direct, close work with the founder

• Fast decisions and quick development cycles

• A rare chance to break into apparel product development based on ability, not credentials

Compensation & Benefits

• $80k base salary

• Health Insurance

• 401k with match up to 3.5%

• Flexible PTO policy

• Hybrid work – mix of in-person & remote

• Opportunity to help build a fast-growing brand

How to Apply

To apply, send an email to careers@abbreviated.com with your name and the position you’re applying for in the subject line. Include:

• Your resume

• Why you’re a strong fit for the role and why we should hire you

• 2 consumer brands (at least one apparel) you think are winning right now and why. (We're specifically looking for original thought on this question, not AI generated answers.)

• A one-page PDF moodboard for a product you think we’re missing from our assortment, along with your reasoning