Director, Product Management - Packaged Boiler

About the role

The Director, Product Management - Packaged Boiler, leads the strategic planning, development, and lifecycle management of Cleaver-Brooks' packaged boiler product portfolio. This position is responsible for defining and executing the engineering product roadmap, ensuring alignment with business objectives, customer requirements, industry regulations, and emerging technologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the packaged boiler technology roadmap and engineering product strategy.
• Evaluate market trends, customer requirements, regulatory developments, and emerging technologies to identify future product opportunities.
• Lead product lifecycle management activities including new product introductions, upgrades, cost optimization initiatives, and product rationalization.
• Direct engineering product development programs from concept through commercialization.
• Establish product requirements, performance targets, and development priorities.
• Lead cross-functional teams to ensure successful product launches and achievement of project objectives.
• Drive innovation in efficiency, emissions reduction, alternative fuels, electrification, controls integration, and connected technologies.
• Provide technical leadership for the packaged boiler portfolio, ensuring products meet performance, reliability, quality, and compliance requirements.
• Guide engineering teams in the development of innovative and manufacturable solutions.
• Oversee validation, testing, and product qualification activities.
• Ensure compliance with ASME, UL, CSA, National Board, environmental regulations, and other applicable standards.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Operations, Service, and Quality teams to translate customer needs into engineering solutions.
• Support strategic customer engagements and key account opportunities.
• Collaborate with partner and sister company engineering and product leadership teams to leverage technology advancements and support global initiatives.
• Align engineering priorities with business objectives and market opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or related), Business, or a related technical field required; MBA or master's in engineering strongly preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in product management or commercial/technical roles within industrial equipment, HVAC, thermal/combustion, or related capital-equipment manufacturing.
• 3+ years of people leadership experience directly managing product managers or comparable professional staff.
• Demonstrated success owning a product portfolio through the full lifecycle, including new product introduction and profitable growth.
• Working knowledge of boiler, burner, combustion, or thermal-systems technology strongly preferred; M&A or integration experience a plus.

Key Competencies

• Strategic Leadership: Connects product strategy to enterprise growth and makes resource trade-offs across the portfolio.
• Builds & Develops Talent: Attracts, coaches, and retains a high-performing product team with clear accountability.
• Portfolio & Commercial Judgment: Allocates resources and governs pricing to maximize portfolio value, growth, and margin.
• Executive Influence: Earns trust across functions and credibility with senior leadership.
• Technical Credibility: Sets direction with engineering and grounds decisions in real applications.
• Drives Results: Holds the team and the portfolio accountable for measurable outcomes.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, maternity support program, discounted virtual physician visits, voluntary medical benefits (Critical Illness, Hospital Care, and Accidental Injury), FSA, HSA, life insurance, short term and long-term disability
• Cash matching 401(k) plan
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Pet insurance
• Employee discount program
• Tuition assistance
• Paid time off and 11 paid holidays