Group Platform Manager - Cordless Products

System Strategy

Define and drive a long-term vision and strategy of our M12 system that supports the product category and company strategies.

Translate end-user and business stakeholder needs into system capabilities, performance targets, and user experience expectations.

Stakeholder Needs

Lead efforts to establish a deep understanding of how end-users evaluate investing in a cordless power tool system.

Translate data-backed field research into actionable problem statements that drive system and business value.

Commercial System Roadmap

Build and maintain a commercial & business outcomes-based roadmap that maximizes the commercial impact of the proposed system upgrades.

Lead commercial and business system initiatives from initial concept through scoping, product adoption commitment, launch, and future improvements.

Ensure platforms and capabilities are designed to support future improvements and product coverage.

Product Management Collaboration

Partner with business units to ensure they can build the best products while upholding the end-user and business expectations of the system.

Serve as the system champion, driving commercial launch objectives and success metrics for new and enhanced capabilities.

Cross-Functional Leadership

Collaborate with engineering & product management leaders to define and deliver system upgrades.

Align critical stakeholders around initiative priorities, trade-offs, and launch timing.

Platform Governance

Define and maintain system standards for compatibility and shared user experiences across our systems.

Work with product management leaders to balance driving system consistency with product category differentiation.

People Leadership

Establish a strong culture of extreme ownership, accountability, system thinking, and a user-first mindset.

Tools You'll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, product development, or another customer-oriented related field is recommended.
• 10+ years of experience in product and/or platform management.
• Experience influencing and aligning stakeholders without direct authority.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Solid customer orientation, core understanding of the user lifecycle journey and user needs, and how user insight and user strategy drive experience.
• Strong planning and organizational skills required with the demonstrated ability to balance competing demands.
• Ability to travel 25-30% of the year.
• Proficiency in PC skills including MS Office and Internet usage is required.
• Experience working on hardware systems, product ecosystems, or platforms.
• Experience in Agile frameworks, phase-gate processes framework.
• Basic technical understanding of power tool technology.

What We Provide

• Robust health, dental and vision insurance plans.
• Generous 401(K) savings plan.
• Education assistance.
• On-site wellness, fitness center, food, and coffee service.
• And many more, check out our benefits site HERE.

About the Role

Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.