Assistant Product Marketing Manager

ASSA ABLOY Sicherheitstechnik GmbH; Lake Forest (CA); Hybrid; USD 63,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

ASSA ABLOY Sicherheitstechnik GmbH in Lake Forest, California, is seeking an Assistant Product Marketing Manager to support the Mechanical Locks Product Marketing team. The role focuses on portfolio management of existing product families, new product introductions, and launch readiness, with emphasis on lifecycle management and cross-functional collaboration.

You will maintain critical business tools and documentation, analyze market and product data, support reporting needs, and coordinate

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, marketing, communications or related field preferred.
• 2-4 years’ experience in marketing.

Responsibilities

• Product Information & Documentation: Collect, organize, and maintain product specifications, claims, and supporting documentation.
• Market & Business Analysis: Analyze product portfolios, market segments, and business performance to support initiatives.
• Messaging & Cross‑Functional Support: Respond to inquiries and collaborate with Marketing, Sales, Operations, Quality, Engineering.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree (business administration, marketing, communications or related field)

Tools

Large datasets tooling

Job description

Job Summary

The Assistant Product Marketing Manager supports the Mechanical Locks Product Marketing team in executing portfolio management of existing product families, new product introduction processes, launch readiness activities, and ongoing product lifecycle management. This role is responsible for maintaining critical business tools and documentation, gathering and analyzing market and product data, supporting reporting needs, and coordinating with cross-functional teams to ensure successful execution.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities (50%)

• Product Information & Documentation Collect, organize, and maintain product specifications, claims, and supporting documentation. Execute documentation efforts that support portfolio strategy and product management initiatives. Support development and maintenance of product-related databases, trackers, and reporting tools. Ensure documentation is complete and available to support key business milestones and review meetings.
• Market & Business Analysis Conduct analysis of product portfolios, product families, market segments, and business performance to support initiatives. Gather, organize, and maintain market, competitive, and point-of-sale (POS) data to support product management decision‑making. Support forecasting, costing, sales analysis, and business planning activities through data collection and reporting.
• Messaging & Cross‑Functional Support Respond to cross‑functional inquiries regarding product offerings, specifications, and portfolio information. Collaborate with Marketing, Sales, Operations, Quality, Engineering, and other functional teams to support project execution.

Education and Experience Profile

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, marketing, communications or related field preferred 2-4 years’ experience in marketing

Required Skills

• Strong analytical and organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience working with large datasets, reports, and business trackers.

Additional Skills

• Demonstrate strong project coordination and organizational capabilities.
• Deliver accurate and timely reporting, documentation, and analysis.
• Proactively support launch readiness and portfolio initiatives.
• Build effective working relationships across functional teams.
• Maintain a high level of attention to detail while managing multiple concurrent projects.
• Contribute to efficient execution of product marketing and product management operations.

This role is ideal for a developing product marketing professional looking to gain broad exposure to portfolio management, product launches, market analysis, and cross‑functional business operations.

Work Environment

Working conditions are normal for an office environment. Hybrid office environment based in Lake Forest, California

Pay Range

Pay Range: $62,900-$98,800. This “base salary range” is a reasonable estimate for this position at the time of posting. Pay within each range is based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, to primary work job‑related knowledge, skills, experience, business requirements and geographic location. ASSA ABLOY conducts regular review of compensation ranges and therefore reserves the right to alter this range at any given time. The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this job/classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Equal Employment Opportunity

ASSA ABLOY is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

We are the ASSA ABLOY Group Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 63,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access. As an employer, we value results – not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally. As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.

We are the ASSA ABLOY Group Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 63,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access. As an employer, we value results – not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally. As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.