Digital Portfolio Leader

Trane Technologies plc; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 168,000 - 256,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K match

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Holidays and wellness programs

Job summary

Trane Technologies plc, a global leader in climate solutions, seeks a Digital Portfolio Leader for Thermo King in Minneapolis. You will drive the strategy, roadmaps, and commercial execution for the fastest-growing digital segment, owning the TracKing telematics platform across trailer, truck, and APU products.

Lead the Digital Product Growth Team, shape portfolio expansion, develop pricing strategies, enable dealers, and collaborate across software, hardware, marketing, and finance to deliver

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Finance, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years in roles with increasing complexity; 7+ years in leadership in product management or sales.
• Strong technical aptitude across software/hardware and ability to lead cross-functional teams.
• Strong financial acumen and ability to build business cases.
• Knowledge of the transport refrigeration or trucking industry is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Direct end-to-end lifecycle for the TracKing telematics platform across product categories.
• Own MGPP for platform, cloud apps, diagnostics, and mobile tools.
• Expand portfolio into predictive asset health and remote temperature verification.
• Define connectivity and API strategies for data exchange with Fleet Management Systems.
• Lead Digital Product Growth Team and enable dealers with value-selling tools.

Skills

Leadership experience

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Finance, Engineering, or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Be a part of our mission! As a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable, and efficient climate solutions for buildings, homes and transportation, it’s our responsibility to put the planet first. For us at Trane Technologies, and through our businesses including Trane® and Thermo King, sustainability is not just how we do business—it is our business. Do you dare to look at the world’s challenges and see impactful possibilities? Do you want to contribute to making a better future? If the answer is yes, we invite you to consider joining us in boldly challenging what’s possible for a sustainable world.

Learn about our benefits designed for you to Thrive at work and at home.

We boldly go.

Where is the work:

Monday to Thursday, work onsite with your colleagues. Fridays, choose your work location, balancing what your work requires.

Join Thermo King as a Digital Portfolio Leader! In this high-impact role, you will lead the strategic vision, product roadmaps, and commercial execution for Thermo King’s fastest-growing segment. You are accountable for leading all aspects of Fleet intelligence offering strategy, new offer development, and commercialization to drive profitable growth by expanding recurring subscriptions and achieving sustainability objectives aligned with Trane Technologies’ vision.

Leading the Digital Product Growth Team (PGT), you will spearhead portfolio expansion across transport refrigeration units (TRUs), auxiliary power units (APUs), and electrified climate systems. You will optimize end-to-end connectivity processes—streamlining commissioning, and device activation while architecting automated digital workflows that reduce fleet downtime and guarantee cold chain compliance. Operating across commercial and technical boundaries, you will benchmark the competition, arm sales teams with high-impact value-selling tools, and empower our premier dealer network with digital diagnostic workflows and recurring margin models.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Digital Portfolio Strategy & Platform Lifecycle Management

• Direct the end-to-end product lifecycle for the TracKing® telematics platform and next-generation connected software applications across trailer, truck, bus HVAC, and APU product categories.
• Own the Multi-Generation Product Plan (MGPP) for the TracKing® platform, cloud applications, diagnostics, and mobile technician tools across transport refrigeration units (TRUs), APUs, and electrified platforms.
• Expand the digital portfolio into high-value domains: predictive asset health, automated cold chain temperature verification, fleet decarbonization metrics, and remote multi-temp control.
• Define connectivity and API strategies to enable seamless data exchange with third-party Fleet Management Systems (FMS) and customer enterprise platforms.

2. Competitive Benchmarking & Market Intelligence

• Lead continuous technical and commercial benchmarking against competitive OEM connected offerings and emerging third-party IoT transport platforms.
• Conduct deep-dive competitive teardowns to identify feature gaps, integration advantages, and pricing shifts, converting findings into proactive roadmap enhancements.

3. Profitable Growth & Commercial Value Realization

• Deliver on portfolio P&L targets by scaling annual recurring subscription revenues, factory-fit telematics attach rates, customer contract renewals, and gross margins.
• Build robust business cases and capital allocation justifications for digital product investments, balancing rapid commercial payback with long-term platform scalability.
• Formulate comprehensive pricing strategies, value-based bundling structures, and market positioning across new and existing digital offerings to optimize customer lifetime value and drive subscription adoption.

4. Sales & Commercial Enablement

• Track and optimize core commercial metrics: annual recurring subscription growth, telematics attach rates, renewal rates, churn, and gross margins.Equip commercial sales teams with consultative value-selling toolkits: Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) models, fleet ROI calculators, and competitive battle cards.Serve as the executive digital subject matter expert in key enterprise fleet pursuits, and Dealer/customer advisory councilsLead sales training programs that transition commercial teams from selling standalone refrigeration equipment to delivering integrated Fleet intelligence solutions.

5. Dealer Enablement

• Partner closely with Thermo King dealer principals, service managers, and technicians to drive digital adoption across dealer service bays and field operations.
• Institutionalize customer and dealer feedback loops through structured advisory councils, fleet site visits, and operational business reviews. Develop a keen understanding of their underlying needs and determine optimal strategies to make them more successful.
• Investigate, identify, and systematically eliminate operational and technical roadblocks impeding implementation speed; lead active change management programs across the dealer network to commercialize both current/existing offerings and newly launched solutions.

6. Product Growth Team (PGT) Leadership & Governance

• Lead the Digital Product Growth Team (PGT) utilizing standard work routines, visual management frameworks, and executive KPI scorecards.
• Drive cross-functional execution across software engineering, controls hardware, cybersecurity, field service, marketing, operations, and finance. Coordinate with the marketing and sales teams to develop and implement a marketing strategy and plan (including targeted programs and promotions) for each new or updated product/service or extension.
• Understand organizational culture and operate across organizational boundaries.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Finance, Engineering, or other technical-related degree. Master’s degree preferred, but not required.
• At least 10 years of overall experience of increasing levels of complexity with a minimum of 7 years of leadership experience in product management, sales, or other relevant areas.
• Demonstrated success defining and launching complex product and service/software offerings. Strong technical aptitude and the ability to work across different functions.
• Strong financial acumen is required.
• Excellent organizational skills and flexibility to handle a variety of time-sensitive tasks and projects. Demonstrated ability to lead teams and provide effective support on a broad range of activities requiring attention to detail.
• Solid analytical and communication skills.
• Knowledge of the transport refrigeration business and trucking industry preferred, but not required.

Key Competencies:

• Builds Collaborative Relationships: Establishes and maintains effective relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders, including cross-functional business partners and Thermo King dealers. Seeks to understand and anticipate the needs of others, practicing attentive and active listening. Excellent teamwork skills.
• Analytics: Comfortable with analyzing, interpreting, and organizing data, as well as turning data into insights and business cases.
• Business Acumen: Understands how the business functions. Is aware of how strategies and tactics work in the marketplace.
• Drive for Results: Is willing to roll up sleeves to get things done, as well as the ability to drive performance through others, supporting colleagues in pursuit of the team goal and ensuring focus on deliverables.
• Comfortable with Ambiguity/Complexity: Can shift gears comfortably and handle risk and uncertainty. Will change direction when needed.
• Innovation: Imagines new possibilities and combines existing ideas and approaches to create new business solutions.
• Benefits: We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs. We are an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.

*Join our team and help us drive success for our customers through innovative digital solutions!*

Annual Base Salary Range or Hourly Base Pay Range:

$168,340.00 - $256,000.00

Compensation Type:

Salary

Incentive Eligible:

Yes

Sales Commission Eligible:

No

Disclaimer

We strive to provide competitive compensation for this position, tailored to a variety of factors. The actual compensation will depend on elements such as seniority, merit, geographic location, education, experience, travel requirements, and union designation. Our compensation range is generally based on the national average for the country. Additionally, benefits may vary depending on the region, business alignment, union involvement, and employee status.

Thrive at work and at home:

• Benefits kick in on DAY ONE for you and your family, including health insurance and holistic wellness programs that include generous incentives – WE DARE TO CARE!
• Family building benefits include fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
• Paid time off includes up to 15 vacation days, paid holidays, sick leave, and additional options to support volunteer and parental leave.
• 401K match up, educational and training opportunities through company programs along with tuition assistance and student debt support.

Disclaimer: Benefit offerings may vary by site as well as Collective Bargaining Agreements and local/state regulations

Safety Sensitive Role:

No

The company designates certain roles as Safety Sensitive. Safety Sensitive roles may require that you pass additional drug screening.

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs. We are an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.