Senior Product Manager

About the role

Advantech is seeking a Senior Product Manager to drive strategic initiatives for our embedded products and Made in USA offerings. This role focuses on developing localized go-to-market (GTM) strategies, understanding customer needs, and enhancing engagement with sales teams and clients.

Responsibilities

• Define and develop localized strategies for Advantech’s embedded product lines and collaborate with product managers and marketing teams for product promotion and planning efforts.
• Conduct technical feasibility studies and respond to RFIs/RFPs/RFQs for ODM products, including clarifying product specifications, preparing proposals, defining quotations, facilitating meetings, and tracking progress.
• Define and promote the specifications for Made in USA products.
• Drive Edge AI solution integration across product lines, collaborating with ecosystem partners to integrate and promote solutions.
• Define and execute product promotional strategies, including online and offline marketing plans, internal training sessions, webinars, and collaboration with sales teams, partners, or customers.
• Establish, manage, and maintain strong relationships with customers and partners to ensure long-term collaboration and enhance customer satisfaction.
• Cook up cross-functional teams, including application engineers, supply chain, procurement, quality control, and manufacturing, to ensure timely project development.
• Manage product phase-in and phase-out processes, including announcements, documentation updates, and database maintenance.
• Address product and project-related quality issues by collaborating with the quality department, HQ product teams, and engineering teams to resolve any challenges effectively.
• Coordinate with overseas counterparts (Taiwan/China) regarding product and project-related action items, which may require occasional late-hour meetings.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or a related technical field is preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in product management, project management, or product engineering within the PC industry or related fields.
• Proficient in defining x86 product specifications.
• A solid understanding of computer hardware is highly preferred.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey complex concepts clearly and effectively.
• Strong teamwork abilities, with a proactive mindset and the ability to execute tasks efficiently and independently.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, enabling effective collaboration across teams and with stakeholders.
• Prominent time management and organizational skills, with the ability to work independently, stay motivated, and focus on details.
• A positive, determined attitude, with the capacity to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic team environment.
• Demonstrated ability to quickly learn and adapt to new systems, processes, plans, and programs.
• Proven track record of managing multiple projects and deadlines, with excellent prioritization skills.