About the position
We’re looking for a Product Manager ready to own the full lifecycle of a defined product line—from discovery through go-to-market, ongoing optimization, and end-of-life decisions. This role is central to how Safeguard Medical delivers innovation to first responders and healthcare professionals across the globe. You'll work cross-functionally with NPI, Sales, Regulatory, Engineering, and Supply Chain to bring clarity, speed, and impact to our product strategy. You’ll also play a key role in helping redefine what product management looks like at Safeguard—bringing structure, voice-of-customer insights, and cross-functional leadership to a team in build mode.
Responsibilities
- Full ownership of a product line, including strategic planning, roadmap development, lifecycle management, and performance tracking.
- Lead product commercialization efforts, including launch planning, product positioning, channel enablement, and field training.
- Partner closely with NPI to translate unmet customer needs into commercially viable solutions and ensure alignment from concept through launch.
- Develop and execute global GTM strategies in partnership with Sales and Marketing to drive adoption across direct and channel markets.
- Analyze market trends, customer feedback, competitive intel, and business data to guide decisions and defend trade-offs.
- Identify product gaps or enhancement opportunities and maintain a clear prioritization backlog using frameworks.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or related field.
- 3–5 years of product management experience, ideally in medical devices or adjacent regulated industries.
- Demonstrated success managing product roadmaps, launch plans, and P&L ownership.
- Strong cross-functional leadership skills—especially with NPI, Sales, Regulatory, and Engineering.
- Comfort operating in both strategic and tactical modes; you can write a business case and dig into field-level feedback.
- Excellent communicator who can influence without authority and clearly explain complex trade-offs.
- Familiarity with agile principles and product development methodologies.
