Director of Product Management #0405KC

Our client, a growing industrial automation manufacturer, is seeking a Director of Product Management to guide product strategy and portfolio development. The position will connect customer needs, market opportunities, and engineering capabilities to support commercially successful automation solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Define product strategy, roadmaps, positioning, and lifecycle plans.
• Evaluate market trends, customer requirements, competitor offerings, and emerging technologies.
• Prioritize product investments using commercial, technical, and financial criteria.
• Lead new product development planning with engineering, operations, sales, and marketing.
• Develop business cases, pricing strategies, launch plans, and performance targets.
• Gather feedback from customers, distributors, integrators, and internal stakeholders.
• Monitor product revenue, profitability, adoption, and lifecycle performance.
• Lead and develop a team of product managers and technical specialists.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or a related field.

8+ years of product management or product strategy experience.

3+ years of experience leading product management teams or functions.

Experience with industrial automation, controls, robotics, machine vision, or related technologies.

Strong understanding of product development and commercialization proce