Product Manager - India

Midtronics; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Midtronics India seeks a Product Manager to lead the strategic plan for all products in India and customer segments. You will work with customers, evaluators and partners to shape market needs, roadmaps and custom development across lifecycle stages.

You will collaborate with development, operations, marketing, and sales to own pricing, profitability and go-to-market plans, while translating market insights into concrete product strategies and marketing actions.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Marketing, Business or Engineering; MBA a plus.
• Demonstrated marketing competency and technical aptitude.
• 3–5 years product management/product marketing experience.
• Excellent leadership, communication and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Own full product line for assigned segment and drive strategic marketing plans.
• Define user personas, write product requirements and use scenarios.
• Manage pricing, profitability and segment roadmaps.
• Collaborate with marketing communications, sales and engineering.
• Conduct market analysis, win/loss studies and anticipate customer needs.
• Support growth initiatives and enable cross-region product strategy.

Skills

Product management

Marketing strategy

Market analysis

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Strategic planning

Presentation skills

Customer orientation

Education

BA/BS in Marketing, Business or Engineering

MBA (plus)

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

The Product Manager India position has a business-orientation and is responsible for the development and implementation of the strategic plan for all products within India and customer segments. The Product Manager maintains close relationships with the market (customers, evaluators, and potentials) for awareness of market needs. This includes development of effective marketing strategies and tactics for all regional products. This person is involved through all stages of the product lifecycle, including requirements, road mapping, and driving specific custom product development to facilitate business success.

This position involves close interaction with development leads, operations, key customers, marketing communications and sales. A strong sense of ownership, initiative, and marketing understanding is required.

Position includes product management and marketing responsibility for all products in the assigned countries and customer segments, which includes responsibility for establishing and achieving our sales and profit growth initiatives.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• BA/BS degree in Marketing, Business or Engineering. MBA is a plus
• Demonstrated marketing competency
• Proven technical aptitude
• Entrepreneurial drive to take ownership of our marketing/product strategy and execution to achieve our growth goals
• Strong leadership skills - must be able to work across departments and regions, including internationally
• 3-5 years previous product management/product marketing experience
• A strong business sense – person needs the ability to create segment marketing/product strategy from market analysis
• A strong customer orientation with a “how can I help” approach
• Must be a team player with the ability to work across multiple disciplines and geographies
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Travel will be required – 30%
• Ability to create and edit PowerPoint presentations required
• Must have above average Excel and numerical analysis skills

DESIRED TALENTS:

• Confident
• Analyzing/synthesis
• Systems thinking
• Logical
• Persistent
• Risk-taker
• Creative

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Full product line ownership for the assigned segment/customers:
  • Create and execute strategic marketing plan to drive sales and profit growth
  • Measure product quality and drive continuous improvement
  • Executing product life cycle initiatives for the segment
  • Maintain segment/customer portfolio roadmap
  • Define user/buyer personas for products - be the expert in their area
  • Write product requirements and use scenarios
  • Manage pricing and profitability
• Discover and validate market problems (both existing and future customers)
• Seek new opportunities by leveraging the company’s distinctive competence
• Conduct win/loss analysis
• Provide oversight of strategy, technical, and marketing aspects of all products in the segment
• Position the product for key customers and all buyer types
• Document the typical buying process
• Collaborate marketing communications to create and execute marketing mix, materials, new product launch, and go-to-market plans
• Collaborate with platform marketing, sales and engineering on segment strategy to help plan and drive continuous growth
• Provide technical assistance, training and leadership for sales, customer service, and our customers as a subject matter expert for all platform products
• Understand the unique needs of the customer segment
  • Conduct technology assessment
  • Analyze the competitive landscape
  • Monitor and incorporate industry innovations

ABOUT US:

Midtronics manufacturers advanced cutting‑edge battery testing and charging equipment incorporating wireless communication and data analytics for traditional 12V, 24V, and high‑voltage EV batteries for emerging Electric Vehicle platforms. Midtronics is a fast‑growing company with an energetic, passionate, and innovative leadership team. As the world is determined to reduce carbon emissions and improve vehicle safety, the rapid evolution of the transportation industry – from electrification and connectivity to autonomous vehicles — Midtronics, is a committed partner in developing superior battery management solutions to meet those exciting challenges in the years ahead.