Product Manager – Circuit Breakers

Key Responsibilities

• Gather market research, customer feedback and stakeholder input to arrive at a strategic product plan
• Define what products are suitable for target markets.
• Develop and maintain product strategy and roadmap, and communicate strategy to appropriate internal stakeholders
• Manage the entire lifecycle of the product line including product concept, design, sample production, testing, forecast, cost, mass production, spec/feature additions and modifications, and product end of life.
• Ensure quality of the product line through collaboration with QA and factory.
• Set prioritization and work with product development team in setting product release deadlines
• Write functional specifications, customer value propositions statements, and expected benefit or loss (if not implemented) of a product or application concept.
• Ongoing communication on product’s progress to executives, sales team, and other stakeholders.
• Cook up and provide training material to sales and technical teams.
• Coordinate with the Product Marketing department to finalize marketing, technical, promotional, and PR material required for product introductions.
• Travel and participate in market activities such as standards meeting, specialty trade shows, conferences, key customer visits, and forums to gain closer access to customer and industry trends.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline or equivalent work experience is required.
• 3+ years of working knowledge of product development and/or product marketing experience with circuit breaker technology
• Experience with networking technologies including cellular and ethernet highly desired
• Candidate must be well organized, self-motivated, and capable of seeing projects through to completion.
• High level of accountability and planning capabilities, communicates with transparency and integrity.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are required.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams.
• Successfully collaborate in a dynamic and diverse environment.
• Proficient with Salesforce, Microsoft Visio, & MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience in vertical markets such as material handling, industrial machinery, power generation & energy, or data centers is a plus.

Essential Job Functions

• Must be able to travel via airplane for up to 14 hours
• Must have a valid driver’s license and be able to travel via automobile for up to six hours at a time
• Must be able to travel overnight
• Must be able to sit for 4 hours at a time
• Must be able to stand for extended periods of time
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs.
• Regular and on-time attendance.
• This is a hybrid position requiring at least three days in the office, unless otherwise specified.

Perks & Benefits

• Phoenix Contact offers a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401k matching, and a generous time off package.
• There are also a wide variety of additional benefits available including 16 weeks fully paid maternity leave & 10 weeks fully paid paternity leave, life insurance, short & long-term disability, on-site gym access, health & wellbeing center, on-site café, walking trails, tuition assistance, and more!