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Ocean Optics

Manufactures portable spectrometers and sensing solutions

IDGS Product Manager

Product ManagementPosted on Nov 9
Full-timePittsburgh, PA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in engineering, business, marketing, or a related field is required; an MBA or technical graduate degree is preferred.
  • Demonstrated experience managing technical product portfolios or product lines.
  • Strong strategic thinking and analytical decision-making skills.
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives.
  • Experience working with technical teams and commercial organizations locally and globally.
  • Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Figma, Confluence, Jira, Wrike, and Miro.
  • Portfolio mindset with strong business ownership orientation.
  • Strategic vision combined with execution discipline.
  • Technical fluency and customer empathy.
  • Influence without authority.
  • Clear communication and persuasive presentation abilities.
  • Data-driven decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

  • Define and maintain the IDGS product portfolio strategy aligned with corporate growth priorities.
  • Establish and continuously refine multi-year product roadmaps.
  • Evaluate portfolio performance and recommend investments, enhancements, repositioning, or end-of-life decisions.
  • Identify whitespace opportunities and prioritize development initiatives based on market attractiveness and strategic fit.
  • Lead segmentation analysis to identify target verticals, customer profiles, and growth opportunities.
  • Monitor the competitive landscape, pricing dynamics, and technology trends.
  • Translate market insights into actionable product strategies and development priorities.
  • Own product requirements definition and ensure alignment between market needs and engineering execution.
  • Drive cross-functional product development processes from concept through commercialization.
  • Lead business case development, including ROI, cost targets, and positioning strategy.
  • Ensure solutions meet performance, regulatory, and customer usability expectations.
  • Oversee ongoing product performance, including pricing strategy, cost optimization, and feature evolution.
  • Coordinate product updates, revisions, certifications, and sustain engineering priorities.
  • Maintain portfolio relevance through continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Partner with sales and marketing to ensure effective positioning, messaging, and launch execution.
  • Equip commercial teams with tools, training, and insights needed to win in target markets.
  • Evaluate launch effectiveness and adjust strategies based on field feedback and performance metrics.
  • Act as the portfolio’s internal champion, aligning stakeholders around strategic priorities.
  • Provide direction to engineering, operations, and marketing communications teams to ensure cohesive execution.
  • Facilitate decision-making by balancing technical feasibility, business value, and customer impact.

About the Company

Ocean Optics

Manufactures portable spectrometers and sensing solutions

Ocean Optics makes compact spectroscopy hardware and related optical sensing tools. Its flagship products are miniature, portable spectrometers used to measure light across wavelengths for scientists and engineers in fields like chemical analysis, environmental monitoring, and industrial sensing. The devices work by detecting light that passes through or reflects from a sample and translating it into a spectrum—the distribution of light by wavelength—using optical components and a small detector. The company differentiates itself with a modular approach and small, affordable spectrometers that can be integrated into custom systems or handheld devices, enabling researchers to build compact spectroscopic tools rather than relying on large, expensive lab equipment. Ocean Optics' goal is to broaden access to spectral data by providing versatile, scalable sensing solutions that allow users to deploy spectroscopy across a wide range of applications and environments.

Company size
51-200
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Dunedin, FL
Founded
1989

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