Product Manager

• Leads the annual review process for assigned product lines using emerging market trends, SWOT, competitive review with product gap analysis, product lifecycle management analyses, and other strategic analyses.
• Define and communicate a clear, forward-looking product roadmap aligned with engineering capabilities, business goals, and market needs by segment.
• Collaborate with engineering, marketing, and operations teams to translate strategic vision into actionable product requirements to commercialize new products. Specifically serve as a conduit between engineering and marketing during product development.
• Translate customer insights, technical constraints, and business goals into detailed product requirements and specifications; able to present recommendations to cross-functional teams. 
• Evaluate and prioritize new product ideas based on ROA analysis, technical feasibility, strategic fit, and resource availability.
• Create and present data-driven business cases for new product initiatives to executive leadership.
• Define key success metrics for new products and monitor post-launch performance to inform future product strategies.
• Work to create thought leadership pieces, publications, presentations, etc. and represent the company and industry in trade and professional organizations.
• Manage the new product introduction stage gate process; serve as technical expert for NPI commercial processes including training, marketing development, etc.
• Maintain the assigned portfolio by working with the proper department to resolve quality and costing issues, forecasting, inventory management, productivity, service issues, etc.
• Routinely interacts with key customers to gather their feedback on market changes and trends, new product, or service ideas, create demand for our products, and review future roadmaps.
• Other duties as assigned.

Position Qualifications & Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Product Management, Business, or a related field (advanced degree preferred)
• 5+ years of experience in product strategy,  product management, or new product development within an engineering-driven organization
• Strong understanding of engineering processes (e.g., mechanical, electrical, software, systems)
• Proven experience developing and launching successful products with a commercial focus
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, cross-disciplinary environment
• Strategic thinker with a strong technical acumen and a passion for innovation
• Proven experience launching products in a B2B, distributor GTM model
• Demonstrated ability to plan and prioritize work to achieve organizational goals
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills resulting in data-driven decisions
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to present to groups across all levels of an organization or customer base
• Work collaboratively in cross-functional teams with engineers, designers, quality, sales, and manufacturing professionals
• General business and technological knowledge; proficiency with Microsoft Office suite
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time