‍Overview

We are partnering with a global manufacturing organization to hire a Global Product Manager to lead strategy and execution across a core hardware product portfolio. This role owns the full product lifecycle—from long-term vision and roadmap development to commercialization and financial performance—serving customers across retail, hospitality, and adjacent markets worldwide.

This is a highly visible, strategic role that works cross-functionally across engineering, operations, sales, and marketing on a global scale.

Key Responsibilities

Global Product Strategy & Leadership

  • Own global product strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle for core hardware product lines
  • Drive long-term vision, investment planning, and portfolio growth initiatives
  • Develop business cases, including ROI, margin analysis, and financial modeling
  • Define product positioning, value propositions, and global requirements

Product Development & Lifecycle Management

  • Lead cross-functional teams through product development and stage-gate processes
  • Translate market needs into scalable engineering requirements
  • Manage product performance metrics including cost, quality, and lead time
  • Drive cost optimization initiatives and lifecycle planning (including end-of-life strategy)

Market Intelligence & Innovation

  • Conduct global market research and competitive benchmarking
  • Identify emerging trends and new market opportunities
  • Recommend product enhancements, extensions, and new product concepts
  • Identify white space opportunities and support strategic expansion initiatives

Go-to-Market & Commercial Execution

  • Partner with marketing on product launches, messaging, and collateral
  • Support global sales teams with training, tools, and customer engagement
  • Participate in trade shows and industry events (domestic and international)
  • Contribute to RFP/RFQ/RFI responses from a product and technical standpoint

Cross-Functional Leadership

  • Align stakeholders across engineering, operations, supply chain, and sales
  • Partner with operations to support global manufacturing strategy and optimization
  • Build relationships with key customers and strategic accounts
  • Drive portfolio simplification and standardization initiatives

Financial Ownership

  • Develop and execute global pricing strategies
  • Own revenue, cost, and profitability targets
  • Support annual planning, forecasting, and budgeting processes

Qualifications

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or related field
  • 7+ years of product management experience
  • Experience in hardware, manufacturing, or physical product environments
  • Strong business and financial acumen (pricing, margins, ROI)
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives in a global environment

Preferred

  • Advanced degree (MBA or similar)
  • Experience working with ERP systems
  • Exposure to global markets and international product launches

Core Competencies

  • Strategic thinker with strong problem-solving ability
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Strong project management and organizational skills
  • Ability to operate in a fast-paced, global environment
  • High attention to detail with a results-driven mindset

Additional Details

  • Hybrid work model based in the Minneapolis area
  • Travel required (domestic and international)

Why This Role

  • High-impact, global product leadership position
  • Ownership of a core revenue-generating product portfolio
  • Strong cross-functional visibility and influence
  • Opportunity to shape product strategy at scale

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