Job Overview

The Data and Devices business unit of TE Connectivity has an opportunity for a Global Product Manager for ICC Connector Portfolio. This Global Product Manager will act as “mini” GMs driving the overall product strategy, business leadership, and capacity plans to achieve revenue and gross margin targets that enable long-term competitiveness and success of the product line.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze market and industry trends, demand drivers, customer needs, and the competitive landscape to identify growth opportunities.
• Conduct market segmentation, competitive analysis, and benchmarking to define segment-specific value propositions that outperform the competition.
• Develop long-term product roadmaps aligned with overall business strategy, collaborating with R&D and operations to create products that meet current and future customer requirements.
• Design go-to-market strategies, including channel and partnership models, and manage the full product lifecycle from concept through post-launch optimization.
• Define resource requirements and work cross-functionally to align sales, technology, and operations strategies with financial objectives.
• Establish pricing policies and develop annual operating plans, including sales and margin targets.
• Engage with customers to understand their strategic priorities and ensure product plans align with their needs.
• Champion new growth initiatives and assess opportunities for new product development.
• Plan and execute product launches, including marketing and sales enablement, while ensuring accurate demand forecasting for S&OP.
• Negotiate directly with customers on major program opportunities and provide thought leadership within the interconnect and cable ecosystem market.
• Partner with marketing communications to create collateral and digital content that articulates product value propositions.
• Manage the P&L for assigned portfolios to deliver sustained, profitable growth.
• Support sales teams through training and the creation of materials that strengthen customer engagement.
• Oversee special pricing requests and address product-related issues such as quality or delivery challenges.
• Track performance against business plans and facilitate corrective actions to close gaps.
• Lead, motivate, and develop a global, multicultural team of product managers, fostering collaboration and growth through coaching and performance development.

Develop Business Plan

• Define resource requirements necessary to execute the product roadmap
• Work cross-functionally to define sales, technology, and operations strategies and goals, in line with financial goals. Build consensus on specific tasks
  Establish pricing policy
• Develop the annual operating plan (Sales and gross or standard margin)

Execution – New Product Development & Launch

Be the opportunity champion for development projects
Plans product launches, including the development of marketing and sales plans
Provide demand forecast inputs to S&OP
Attend customer meetings in support of winning new business

Execution – Post-Launch Product Management

• Manage the P&L (sales and gross or standard margin) for the assigned portfolio
• Work closely with OEM and ODM sales team to grow and defend market share
• Deliver sustained profitable growth
• Enable sales to promote the product line via training and the development of collateral materials that help articulate the value proposition
• Manage special price requests
• Track progress to the business plan and facilitate the resolution to gaps
• Be the champion for resolution of product issues (e.g., quality, delivery, etc.)

What your background should look like:

• 7+ years of product management, sales, business development, or other relevant experience
• 4-year technical or business degree required
• Deep understanding of cloud and datacenter hardware architectures and/or
• Highspeed interconnect product or industry experience desired
• Advanced degree (MBA) or relevant P&L management experience preferred
• Strong business acumen with an ability to understand technically complex concepts
• Proven ability to multi-task and drive results in a dynamic, high-paced environment
• Strong interpersonal, planning, organization, and teamwork skills.
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams both internally and externally
• Advanced presentation skills with the ability to effectively communicate complex concepts to foster understanding and acknowledgment of critical information both up and down the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and drive results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and globally, up to 25% of time

Competencies