Product Manager - Fire Suppression, Special Application Sprinklers & Pre-Fabrication (Hybrid)

What will you do

This Product Manager is responsible for the overall growth of the Special Application Sprinklers and Pre-Fab global product segments within Fire Suppression, Water & Mechanical. Major responsibilities include driving profitable revenue growth through the development of multi-generational product road maps and robust product lifecycle plans spanning idea inception to new product introduction and obsolescence activities. Product strategy development and execution of customer facing digital tools are also core responsibilities. This individual will also oversee cost-out / value engineering initiatives and gather customer and market insights.

Significant global, cross functional collaboration is required across the organization, including global sales, engineering, manufacturing, sourcing, and other functions. This position reports to the Senior Director, Product Management and work from either a JCI company office or remotely.

How you will do it

Product Market Insight:

Assesses the market, product trends & voice of customer information.

Conducts sizing & segmentation of markets

Conducts regular competitive & regulatory research and analysis on product line.

Product Strategy:

Develops the product line strategy based on all relevant data and insights.

Determines the value propositions of individual products in the product line.

Communicates the strategy, value prop, and pricing guidelines plus gains alignment with the greater organization.

Development:

Defines the product line roadmap.

Develops new product concepts in existing and new markets / channels buy following a multi-stage-gate process and by running multi-stakeholder development teams.

Defines product requirements including cost, quality, and timing targets.

Delivers detailed business cases for new products / enhancements.

Defines strategy and roadmap for customer tools and growth programs

Lifecycle Management:

Leads cross functional team through product lifecycle process including introductions, product line analysis, value assessment and SKU rationalization activities.

Understands product portfolio at a global level (SKUs, pricing, profitability, sales by customer / channel, quality, warranty)

Analyze sales trends and communicate with end customers on market and product updates.

Interface with end-users, sales, engineering, marketing, and operations

What we look for:

Required:

Four (4) year degree in business or an engineering field

Minimum of 5+ years business experience, with at least two plus years in a product development role

Demonstrated success in a product development role, in a phased-gate process experience

Comfort and experience in interacting with external customers

Experience working in a matrix business structure and working collaboratively with multiple functions on joint programs

Excellent written & verbal English communication skills

Strong financial and general business acumen

Ability to travel to customer sites 10-20% of time.

Preferred:

Previous experience within a fire protection, fire service or infrastructure related industry

MBA a plus

Proven ability to drive results via disciplined execution amidst organizational ambiguity