MANAGER, PRODUCT MANAGEMENT

Job Overview

Job Overview – Global Product Line Leader, Digital Data Networks (DDN)

TE Connectivity's Product Management Teams manage all aspects of a product, from driving new product development to manufacturing to marketing. They are responsible for overall product strategy, business leadership, and capacity plans to meet sales and profit targets.

As part of the DDN business unit, the IoT & Edge team is a growth driver with a focus on enabling customers in broad industrial markets as they evolve their data connectivity needs, IoT and Edge AI/connectivity applications.

The Global Product Line Leader will lead and manage a team of product managers focused on a portfolio of connector product families in the IoT & Edge product team. Global Product Line Leaders 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 families under the product line. This leader will develop and implement strategies for new business opportunities. This includes identifying attractive growth industries, developing product roadmap, positioning the portfolio, supporting opportunities within vital accounts, and developing relationships with emerging customers and market segments.

This role requires strong strategic thinking, experience working across regions, and a proactive solid work ethic. This role must closely collaborate cross-functionally with colleagues in Sales, Engineering, Operations, and Marketing to gain alignment and drive the successful execution of the product roadmaps.

Short Description

Market Sensing & Strategy Development:
Understand and articulate market trends, demand drivers, customer needs, industry trends, and competitive landscape
Define application and market segment–specific value propositions that beat the competition
Develop product roadmaps and manage product lifecycle that aligns with business strategy
Design go-to-market strategy, inclusive of channel strategy and partnerships
Develop Business Plan:
Define resource and investment needs necessary to execute the product roadmap and growth strategy
Work cross-functionally to define sales, R&D, and operations strategies and goals, in line with financial goals. Build consensus on specific tasks
Establish a pricing policy aligned with business and product strategy
Develop the annual operating plan (Sales and gross or standard margin)
Execution – New Product Development & Launch:
Be the opportunity champion for development projects – exercise thought leadership to drive product innovation
Plan product launches, including the development of marketing and sales plans, and competitive, market-based pricing
Provide demand forecast inputs to S&OP
Execution – Growth and Product Lifecycle Management:
Manage P&L for the portfolio to deliver sustained profitable growth, with a strong bias for action
Enable sales teams for pipeline growth and conversion through training, value-proposition development, customer engagement, etc.
Manage special price requests and ongoing competitive benchmarking
Track progress to the business plan and be the champion for the resolution of product issues and gaps (e.g., quality, delivery, etc.)
People Management:
Manage a team of global product managers who have ownership of product families 
Support ongoing development and career planning for the team

What your background should look like:

Education:
4-year technical degree required
An advanced business degree (MBA) is preferred
Experience:
8+ years of product management, sales, business development, or relevant P&L management experience preferred
Connectors, product, or relevant experience in industrial markets would be an advantage
Managing and motivating others, and building high-performing teams
Strong business acumen with an ability to understand and navigate technically complex concepts
Creative and innovative thinker able to provide input on the development of the product strategies and the relevant business plans, with the ability to execute
Proven ability to multitask 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 acknowledgement of critical information, both up and down the organization

Competencies