Product Management Specialist

Job Description

As North America’s #1 commercial fire safety brand, Kidde's mission is to provide solutions that protect people and property from the effects of fire and its related hazards. For more than 100 years, people have relied on Kidde to deliver superior fire detection.

About This Role

The Product Management Specialist will gather and analyze industry trends and influences, voice of customer data, and stakeholder feedback to establish product roadmaps, strategies and priorities for product development. This role will also provide leadership to help vet and cultivate innovative ideas, establish solid business cases and strategies for product concepts, and to ensure successful product launches and sales growth, including product life-cycle management.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of products including sourced or outside vendor products
• Communicate with leadership to set and communicate business performance goals and measures commitments to targets
• Create product strategies, roadmaps, and priorities for product portfolio and drive Carrier passport process
• Establish relationships with internal and external stakeholders and customers to validate product direction
• Develop business cases and requirements around proposed development efforts
• Ensure proper product positioning, messaging, pricing, launch/commercialization
• Demonstrate financial acumen and key drivers including product cost, schedule, incremental revenue, gross revenue and gross margin
• Ensure products meet requirements for quality, safety, and reliability
• Support commercial events including sales meetings and tradeshows
• Build strong relationships with key suppliers and partners
• Be the expert in customer, competitors and market, as well as monitor key industry trends
• Collaborate with marketing and other cross-functional teams as required
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years of experience in Product Lifecycle Management
• 2+ years of experience speaking & presenting in front of an audience
• 2+ years of experience gathering & analyzing data
• Able to travel internationally & domestically 30%
• Must be a US Citizen or a Green card holder
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or Master’s Degree
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering or Marketing
• 5+ years of fire/life safety industry experience in software or hardware product management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence key stakeholders and create consensus
• Successful track record in driving complex, multi-faceted projects
• Demonstrated business judgment, forward thinking, and innovation