Current, has completed the acquisition of Hubbell® Incorporated’s commercial and industrial (C&I) lighting business, creating a premier end-to-end lighting solutions business. The combined new business will be branded as Current. This brings together two iconic businesses with deep innovation heritage, strong brands and application expertise and allows Current to be strategically positioned to now focus all investments into lighting and controls solutions. We have an enhanced distribution footprint and digital tools to service customer needs more easily, quickly, and efficiently, and strong new product pipelines and shared patented technologies to deliver added value to customers. Primary office locations are Cleveland, OH and Greenville, SC, with centers of expertise locations in Austin, TX, Rolling Meadows, IL and Quebec, Canada. Manufacturing operations reside in Hendersonville, NC, Pittsburgh, PA, Plympton, MA, Christiansburg, VA, Acuna, MX and Tijuana, MX.
Job Description
The Product Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing the go-to-market products and programs and services to Current customers.
In the role of Product Manager, you will utilize technical knowledge, marketing expertise, and applied analytics to solve problems, develop and execute objectives, and impact short-term and some long-term business goals. You will be responsible for maintaining and developing new state of the art lighting controls solutions to service current and future Current Lighting Controls markets.
The candidate will be a key contributing member of a growing product management organization that interfaces with every function of the company across a diverse global team. They will deliver through influence-based leadership and a mature understanding of the market and customer needs.
Work Location is preferred to be Greenville, SC, Austin, TX with onsite requirement of a minimum of four days per week in the office. Alternate locations can be discussed.
Essential Functions
- Become the technical expert on NX lighting controls to the matrixed global team, including the commercial organization, other product managers in the controls and lighting fixtures business, and technology teams.
- Own the lighting controls category. Products within that category include variety of connected lighting controls systems including, Lighting Control Panels, Sensors, Power Packs, Wall box controls and room controllers.
- Thoroughly understand the commercial lighting controls market category and develop the strategy to best meet the needs of our customers in that category. This includes constant awareness of competitive landscape, and voice-of-customer/partner. Use this awareness in recommending product positioning and pricing strategies that result in effective and profitable commercialization.
- Translate that strategy clearly, collaborating closely with our Commercial / Engineering teams in defining the requirements including development of market requirements documents, user stories, and customer experience guidance.
- Prepare and plan, together with the sales channels, the market introduction of the new solutions, including promotion material and product information, in order to generate the largest impact in the market.
- Launch your product program to the market and own its full product life cycle.
- Work closely with our product marketing team to develop and maintain key sales support material including selling decks, competitive analysis, etc.
- Present and promote Current product offerings at trade shows and other industry events
- Reporting to the VP, Controls & Life Safety.
- Travel: ~15%-25%.
Position Criteria
- A demonstrated ability to describe requirements to members of the development and QA teams and answer questions.
- Solid decision-making skills and the ability to articulate your reasoning while taking the bigger product picture into consideration.
- Expert ability to apply analytical and problem-solving skills to solve complex customer use cases.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and to follow directions.
Qualifications
- Business, BS or Eng. Degree. MBA is a plus.
- Requires high energy, assertiveness, and self-motivated individual to work in a fast-paced technical and business environment with limited direction.
- Must be willing to learn and constantly adapt to changing technology landscapes.
- Requires strong communication skills and cross functional breadth to provide strong leadership and direction to product teams.
- Strong analytical and statistical data-driven skills. Must be able to develop and present new product business cases, cost/benefit analysis, economic modeling, and resourcing plans.
- Strong planning, problem solving, and analytical skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
- Able to articulate a value proposition to a customer.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in controls and device automation industry
- Experience in the lighting or building automation industry
- Experience working with geographically-dispersed teams
- Experience with New Product commercialization
- Experience working with Lighting Controls Agencies
Compensation
The position has a compensation package inclusive of base, bonus (if eligible), benefits, 401k contribution, time off, recognition awards and more. This salary range is $90,000-$110,000.
Benefits and Perks
The Highlights:
All around competitive culture where together we strive to:
- Approach each day with a tenacious curiosity
- Communicate openly and honestly- internally and externally
- Work hard, take risks, fail fast…learn and move on
- Embrace diversity and welcome opposing thoughts
- Empower and develop each other
- We have an open and inclusive culture where you’ll learn and grow through programs and resources like:
- Quarterly company all employee meetings
- Management and Leadership development
- Initiatives and special projects with executive leadership exposure
- Access to top-notch learning courses through LinkedIn Learning
- Regular manager check-ins to drive performance and career growth
Our more standard benefits
- Full-time exempt roles have a Permissive Time Off Policy, giving you flexibility to rest, relax and recharge away from work
- Paid Company Holidays
- A comprehensive benefits plan including medical, dental, life, vision, disability, and life insurance
- 401(k) retirement program with a fully vested immediate company match
- Flexible Spending Account options for pre-tax employee allocations
Equal Opportunity Employer
Current is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. At Current, we are Always On and working to improve lives with the industry's most expansive portfolio of sustainable advanced lighting and intelligent controls that reliably meet our customers' needs. Learn more at CurrentLighting.com
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