Director, Product Management- Fire Group Job Details | REV Group, Inc.

REV Group, Inc. is seeking a Director of Product Management to support its Fire Group product lines and deliver mission-critical fire and rescue vehicles. The role leads product and platform strategy, lifecycle management, cross-functional collaboration, manufacturing integration, customer and market insight, business performance, and compliance planning.

Responsibilities:

• Own and advance the product and platform strategy for fire apparatus, translating business objectives and customer needs into clear product priorities
• Develop and refine configurable product architecture that balances fire service customization with manufacturing scalability, cost control, and build efficiency
• Maintain a multi-year product roadmap across fire apparatus platforms, ensuring alignment with business strategy, plant capabilities, regulatory requirements, and market demand
• Serve as a cross-functional product leader, influencing engineering, operations, sales, supply chain, and dealer partners to align on product decisions and execution priorities
• Provide product expertise and decision support to leadership on platform investment, standardization, lifecycle actions, and customer-driven enhancements
• Guide design-for-manufacturing, platform modularity, and lean product design principles to improve manufacturability and reduce unnecessary complexity
• Partner with engineering and operations to evaluate product architecture, configuration rules, and build processes that improve quality, throughput, and consistency
• Foster cross brand collaboration and drive synergies among product lines and brands
• Synthesize voice of customer input from fire departments, dealers, sales teams, field service, and industry events into actionable product requirements
• Monitor fire apparatus market trends, technology developments, regulatory shifts, and competitor offerings to identify innovation and differentiation opportunities
• Manage product performance inputs including cost, margin, volume, configuration mix, and improvement opportunities to support profitable growth
• Drive standardization of product configuration and BOM structures to optimize inventory, reduce variation, and improve build times
• Use warranty data, service feedback, customer experience, and total cost of ownership insights to inform lifecycle planning and product improvement priorities
• Ensure product strategies and roadmap decisions account for applicable fire apparatus regulatory and industry standards, including NFPA, FAA, SAE, FMVSS, and state or municipal requirements
• Lead product risk, obsolescence, and lifecycle trade-off analysis in partnership with supply chain, engineering, operations, and service teams

Requirements:

• 7+ years of experience in product management, engineering, operations, sales support, or a related role within manufacturing or complex vehicle systems
• Experience supporting modular product platforms or configurable products in a manufacturing environment
• Working knowledge of fire apparatus design, fire service applications, and related standards and compliance requirements
• Strong business acumen with the ability to understand product cost, margin, and customer value drivers
• Strong communication, analytical, and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Product Management, Industrial Management, or related field preferred
• equivalent experience may be considered
• Experience with PLM/ERP systems, configuration tools, or BOM management preferred
• Background in chassis integration, apparatus body design, upfitting, or specialty vehicle manufacturing
• Experience supporting major redesigns or platform transitions
• Familiarity with Lean, Six Sigma, or value stream mapping methodologies