About the position
The Product Manager will identify new opportunities and translate needs from users into new product concepts and ranges. This role will require close collaboration with engineering/R&D, marketing, sales, and suppliers. Additional responsibilities include product development and portfolio management of current and new air conditioning products. This product manager will primarily focus on hardware products. The Product Manager will fully support product life cycle management through the Time-To-Market product development process. Results include but are not limited to; profit/loss calculations, marketing plans, sales & volume forecasting, development of new product pipeline, and other support metrics.
Responsibilities
- Analyzing North American HVAC market trends and potentials in cooperation with the different production sites worldwide.
- Gathering and synthesizing product requirements based on customer, market, competitor insights and user data.
- Collaboration with a wide variety of functional areas such as sales, engineering, legal, marketing, manufacturing, customer support, operations, and external partners to develop and provide product definitions responsive to customer needs and market opportunities.
- Working with product development teams (engineering, project management) to ensure hardware experiences are brought to market as specified.
- Providing market summaries including trends, competitive landscape and regulatory updates.
- Actively participating in the new product development projects through the Time-To-Market process.
- Coordinating and/or completing marketing analysis on competitive products prior to development efforts to identify unique selling points, costs/pricing and technical specifications.
- Thought leader for product innovation within the broader organization.
Requirements
- BS in Engineering or other related fields with 2+ years of experience in product management or product development roles.
- 2+ years of experience in leading complex cross-functional projects.
- 1+ years of experience in planning, forecasting, and analyzing market trends.
- 1+ years’ experience with qualitative and quantitative methodologies to understand customer needs.
Nice-to-haves
- HVAC product knowledge and/or consumer goods industry experience preferred.
- Mechanical engineering or electrical engineering background.
- Proven expertise with User Experience (UX) Design and/or User Interface (UI) Design.
- Proven experience in developing product road maps and executing product strategy.
- Strong organizational, interpersonal and communications skills.
- Project management skills are a plus.
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision plans
- Health savings accounts (HSA)
- Flexible spending accounts
- 401(K) retirement plans with an employer match
- Wellness programs
- Life insurance
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Adoption assistance
- Reimbursement of education expenses
