Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is looking to bring smart, connected products to life and needs a Senior Product Manager to lead the product strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle management for one or more connected product lines within the Security business unit.
Requirements
- Technical background and comfort collaborating with engineering teams
- Solid knowledge of industry trends and pain points to be able to create a high-value product vision and satisfy user demands.
- Strong analytical skills, including ability to arrive at insights from analytical data, is essential for market and competitive evaluation, pricing and line management.
- Experience in the Smart Home or Connected Home industry (preferred).
- 6+ years of experience as a Product Manager, Category Manager, or Product Owner managing product portfolios with both hardware and digital components
- Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business, a related field, or equivalent experience required.
Responsibilities
- Own the product portfolio strategy and 3-year roadmap for assigned Connected Product Group lines.
- Conduct ongoing market analysis, competitive reviews, and Voice of Customer (VOC) research to develop best-in-class solutions.
- Partner with hardware and software development teams to drive new product introductions through the full product lifecycle.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful business tollgate reviews and product launch readiness.
- Translate customer needs into clear product requirements that deliver differentiated value and align with business goals.
- Support technical discussions with engineering and development teams.
- Lead pricing and margin strategies for assigned products to deliver P&L results.
Other
- Ability to travel approximately 15%, mainly to trade shows & customer locations
- Demonstrated ability to be a team player with skills to lead/participate in cross-functional teams.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business, a related field, or equivalent experience required.
- 6+ years of experience as a Product Manager, Category Manager, or Product Owner managing product portfolios with both hardware and digital components
- Ability to work in a hybrid schedule based out of Deerfield, IL
