Senior Product Manager

About the role

The North America Grain Product Management team is seeking a Senior Product Manager to own the product lifecycle and develop a strategic vision and roadmap to drive innovation for customers and growth for the GSI Grain business. As a key member of the product development team, the Sr. PM will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of GSI's product portfolio, focusing on North America markets.

Responsibilities

• Exemplify Leadership and Growth Mindset: Demonstrate curiosity, openness to learning, and a commitment to excellence, serving as a business leader who embraces change and is motivated to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic product space.
• Champion Voice of Customer and Voice of Business: Engage deeply with customers, dealers, and internal stakeholders to gather insights, synthesize feedback, and convert qualitative data into actionable strategies.
• Cultivate the Product Development Funnel: Manage the end-to-end product development process from ideation through implementation, leveraging the New Product Introduction Process (NPIP) to ensure effective product launches.
• Define and Develop Product Specifications: Translate customer and stakeholder needs into clear, actionable product specifications that guide development and ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Drive Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with engineering, operations, marketing, and sales to align product initiatives with organizational goals without direct reporting lines.
• Execute Tactical Project Management: Ensure projects progress effectively by managing timelines, resources, and deliverables with precision and accountability.
• Manage the Full Product Lifecycle: Oversee products from initial concept through launch and eventual obsolescence.
• Own Product Positioning and Competitive Intelligence: Maintain and evolve product positioning strategies while monitoring competitive landscapes to inform decision-making and identify growth opportunities.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years of product management experience, ideally within agriculture or industrial/manufactured products, with full lifecycle ownership.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, marketing, or a related field (MBA preferred).
• Strong understanding of product development processes and technical specifications.
• Comfortable working hands-on in the field, with customers, or in operations, including overnight travel as needed.
• Proven ability to drive quality and effectiveness across product initiatives with a forward-thinking mindset.
• Experience managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders and delivering results on time and within scope.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced environments, taking initiative in tactical execution and cross-functional coordination.

Benefits

• Health care and wellness plans, dental and vision plans.
• Flexible and virtual work options (where available).
• 401(k) Savings Plan with company match.
• Paid holidays and paid time off.
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts.
• Reimbursement for continuing education.
• Life insurance and other supplemental insurance plans.

Pay

Expected annual salary for this role is $100,000 - $125,000, plus eligibility for an annual bonus. Compensation is dependent on job-related knowledge, experience, and skills.

Schedule

This role is hybrid (Monday - Thursday in office, and flexible Fridays) based in Assumption, IL.