Product Line Leader - nVent CADDY Electrical

About the role

This role is a full time, direct-hire position with a hybrid work schedule of 4 days/week on-site in Solon, OH.

Responsibilities

• Own full global P&L responsibility, with accountability for revenue, margin, portfolio health, and long-term growth.
• Lead end-to-end product line strategy, including product lifecycle management (PLM), portfolio simplification, SKU rationalization, and prioritization across a vast global catalog.
• Partner closely with engineering, operations, sourcing, and supply chain leaders to influence capital allocation, investment priorities, cost structure, capacity decisions, and execution tradeoffs.
• Drive pricing strategy across regions in collaboration with sales and pricing teams, using analytics to improve margin, consistency, and governance.
• Guide product roadmaps across sustaining engineering, targeted innovation, new product development, and go-to-market (GTM) execution, balancing near-term performance with longer-term competitiveness.
• Identify and evaluate adjacent markets and product opportunities within the electrical pathway, collaborating with internal engineering and manufacturing capabilities to expand the portfolio over time.
• Serve as the senior business and product leader for product portfolio, influencing senior leadership and contributing to long-term, enterprise-level goal setting.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a small team of Product Managers responsible for major segments of the global business.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s (B.A. or B.S.) degree in engineering, business, or an equivalent area.
• 12+ years of experience in engineering and/or product roles, with demonstrated growth in scope or accountability, and direct responsibility for physical, electro-mechanical, or hardware-enabled products within product management, product leadership, or closely related commercial product roles.
• Proven P&L ownership or accountability for a product line or business, including pricing and profitability responsibility.
• Proven direct people management experience, including an ability to guide and mentor a team of global Product Managers.
• Strong analytical capability and experience applying data to pricing, portfolio simplification, and investment decisions; advanced Excel skills strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence—working effectively across engineering, operations, supply chain, sales, and marketing in an interconnected organizational environment.
• Background in electrical, industrial, or adjacent engineered products, including industries where products are sold through distribution channels is highly valued.
• Ability to travel up to 25%, including internationally, for business-related needs.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role or relevant field.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.

Skills

• Strong analytical and financial acumen.
• Effective negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• Strategic thinking and planning.
• Leadership and team management skills.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Short-term and long-term disability benefits.
• Critical illness, accident insurance, and life insurance.
• A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan.
• Tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and/or legal & identity theft protection.