Product Manager (Outdoor Controls)

WhiteOptics LLC is a market-leading industrial technology company focused on innovative products and services. The Product Manager will oversee all aspects of product life cycle management for the Outdoor Controls product line, driving business strategy and new product development while ensuring key performance indicators are met.

Responsibilities:

• Achieving business goals and key performance indicators (KPI’s); includes accountability for top line sales, product vitality, margin, and quality
• Understanding and executing the product strategy
• Project and deployment management of networked controls solutions
• Engaging and supporting internal and external customers
• Aligning product roadmap with business strategy and priorities
• Gathering inputs to assist in creation of strategy (i.e. situational analysis, market landscape, baseline for roadmap, etc.)
• Implementing the strategy to drive product decisions within the group
• Understanding the direct and utility controls market, products, and competitors
• Identifying product / market opportunities
• Developing compelling business cases
• Establishing and creating customer experience matrix (CEM) to define new product requirements
• Leading NPI product development process, including making key decisions in the product specification
• Developing the marketing and communications strategy for the new product
• Executing on the go-to-market strategy for the product, including leading the launch process and post-launch activities
• Contributing to Integrated Business Plan (IBP) to manage business forecast and product life cycle, including product line rationalization
• Setting price and managing margin based on market, trends, business targets, etc
• Acting as the subject matter expert to support sales and customer resolution teams
• Partnering with project, services, and implementation teams to support successful networked controls deployments
• Leading recurring meetings to drive project success for all stakeholders
• Identifying new market opportunities to grow services revenue
• Becoming a subject matter expert for controls products
• Collaborating with partners across various departments to achieve business objectives
• Providing timely responses to requests for information and assistance to both external and internal customers

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Business, Marketing, or a related field
• Minimum of three years of relevant experience; networked lighting controls experience preferred
• Demonstrated successful development and/or launch of multiple products
• Demonstrated technical understanding of product category and market dynamics
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority