Data Center Thermal Solutions: Senior Portfolio Manager

Johnson Controls, Inc.; New Freedom (York County); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Three weeks paid vacation

Comprehensive benefits package

401K, medical, dental, and vision care

On-the-job cross training

Job summary

Johnson Controls, Inc. seeks a Senior Portfolio Manager to lead strategy, roadmap, and launch execution for a category of GDCS products on a global, cross-functional team.

You will influence engineering, operations, supply, sales, marketing, and program management to deliver portfolio outcomes without direct ownership of functions. The role requires strong leadership, deep technical fluency in HVAC/refrigeration, and a track record of successful NPI and capital investment cases in a matrixed

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical discipline.
• 12+ years of progressive experience in product management or technical leadership of engineered physical equipment.
• 5+ years owning multiple product lines with prioritization authority.
• Demonstrated ownership of a multi-year product roadmap that was funded, executed, and delivered measurable commercial results.
• Experience with engineered equipment programs through NPI from concept to volume production, including platform-level programs.
• Track record of authoring and defending capital investment business cases (NPV/IRR) and capacity expansion.
• Deep technical fluency in heat transfer, HVAC, or refrigeration systems.
• Experience working in a global matrix organization with cross-functional outcomes.
• Experience developing product management or engineering professionals.

Responsibilities

• Own the multi-year roadmap for a category of products and sequence investment against regional demand growth and regulation.
• Define platform strategy across the portfolio to support configure-to-order delivery at scale.
• Establish clear position among products within the portfolio and assess competitors.
• Partner with Sales and regional teams to understand portfolio losses and opportunities.
• Drive lead-time, cost, and documentation gaps to closure or explicit decision not to pursue.
• Drive specification influence with consulting engineers and design-build partners for early portfolio positioning.
• Recommend pricing strategy and configuration-level price architecture to Finance.

Skills

Product management

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic planning

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical discipline

Job description

Johnson Controls, Inc. seeks a Senior Portfolio Manager to lead strategy, roadmap, and launch execution for a category of GDCS products on a global, cross-functional team.

You will influence engineering, operations, supply, sales, marketing, and program management to deliver portfolio outcomes without direct ownership of functions. The role requires strong leadership, deep technical fluency in HVAC/refrigeration, and a track record of successful NPI and capital investment cases in a matrixed