Connected Products Manager (Full-Time, Milw or Chi)

GlobalSource IT; Downers Grove (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT recruiting firm seeks a Connected Products Manager to lead the development and launch of IoT-centric products. This role entails managing the product lifecycle, collaborating across teams, driving market analysis, and optimizing product strategies. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in product management, with at least 5 years of experience, and preferably a degree in Engineering or Business. Join us to help shape the future of connected products.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in product management/ownership.
• Experience with connected products or IoT preferred.
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or equivalent highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Lead product planning and go-to-market activities.
• Analyze product performance and market trends.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for product launches.

Skills

Product management

IoT knowledge

Data visualization tools

Agile methodologies

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or Marketing

MBA

Tools

PowerBI

Tableau

Jira

Job description

GlobalSource is an IT recruiting company focused on helping direct end clients find key personnel for open IT focused positions. Our client is looking for a Connected Products Manager to help effectively launch a new IOT centric product line. Please see below for additional details and contact Dave with any questions at [e-mail]. Thanks for reviewing!

Role Overview:

The Connected Product Manager leads product planning, pricing, channel strategies, and go-to-market activities for the client’s connected products and services. This role integrates connected solutions across product families, manages the product lifecycle, and collaborates with engineering, sales, marketing, and cross-functional teams to deliver winning products and ensure customer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities:

Maintain centralized repositories for product information, ensuring materials are current and easily accessible.

Define and own the vision and roadmap for Connected Solutions across B2B omni-channels, ensuring alignment with business unit strategies.

Analyze product performance, competitiveness, and market trends; develop strategies based on research and analysis.

Conduct market and user research, leveraging VOC and usability testing to identify needs and communicate impactful value propositions.

Work with engineering, hardware, marketing, sales, commercial, and IT teams to align priorities and deliver integrated release plans.

Understand IoT platform architecture, APIs, integrations, and connectivity standards (e.g., BLE, LoRa, BACnet) to ensure scalability, reliability, and security.

Own and manage the product backlog, ensuring well-defined user stories, epics, and acceptance criteria aligned with the roadmap and stage-gate milestones.

Gather and analyze user feedback and product data to guide enhancements, prioritize features, and measure adoption and engagement via KPIs.

Use structured stage-gate principles for product lifecycle management, ensuring clear deliverables and data-driven decisions.

Collaborate with marketing to launch and optimize digital campaigns, landing pages, and lead generation funnels, ensuring robust tracking and continuous improvement.

Ensure key leaders have visibility into product launches, marketing reviews, and connected positioning, including analysis of wins/losses and quantifiable reasons.

Drive scaling and growth of connected solutions, optimize subscription and monetization models, standardize features, and track adoption metrics. Work with sales to identify and implement effective sales strategies.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Marketing, or related field; MBA highly preferred.

5+ years’ experience in product management/ownership, preferably with connected products or IoT.

Experience in the plumbing market or related segment preferred.

Experience with data visualization tools (Excel Charts, PowerBI, Tableau) preferred.

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or equivalent highly desired.

Solid understanding of Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and software development processes.

Experience with project management tools (Jira, Trello, Azure DevOps) preferred.

Technical acumen in cloud platforms, APIs, or query languages (T-SQL, oData) preferred.

Proficiency in VOC, customer journey mapping, and agile delivery practices.

Strong communication and decision-making skills.