Director of Product Management

Pinnacle Executive Search Co.; Denver (CO); Híbrido; USD 150 000 - 210 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Pinnacle Search is partnering with a growing manufacturer of engineered products to recruit a Director of Product. The role demands building and leading a market-driven product management capability, owning product and portfolio strategy, and establishing a structured VOC process with a focus on pricing, positioning, and launches.

The ideal candidate will guide commercialization from business case through launch, collaborate closely with Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Operations, and Finance,

Qualificações

• Senior product leadership experience in engineered products or industrial manufacturing.
• Experience owning product strategy, roadmaps, and lifecycle management.
• Strong pricing, margin, and P&L understanding.
• Proven ability to translate customer insights into profitable growth.
• Collaborative leader with cross-functional influence.

Responsabilidades

• Own and develop the 3–5 year product and portfolio roadmap.
• Identify growth opportunities from customer needs and market data.
• Build a voice-of-customer process and translate insights into requirements.
• Develop product positioning and value-based pricing by product/application.
• Lead commercialization from business case to launch and adoption.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Operations, and Finance.
• Evaluate portfolio performance and rationalize or exit underperforming SKUs.
• Improve product lifecycle management, launch metrics, and investment decisions.

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Pinnacle Search has been retained by a growing manufacturer of engineered products to identify a Director of Product.

This is a high-impact opportunity for a commercially minded product leader to build and lead a market-driven product management capability. Reporting to the VP/GM, this individual will own product and portfolio strategy, establish a structured voice-of-customer process, develop strategic pricing and positioning, and lead the commercial side of new product development and launches.

The company serves a diverse range of residential and commercial applications and has significant opportunity to expand its product portfolio, enter new applications, and better capture the value its products deliver.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and develop the 3 to 5 year product and portfolio roadmap
• Identify and prioritize growth opportunities based on customer needs, market attractiveness, competitive position, economics, and operational capabilities
• Build a structured voice-of-customer process and translate market insight into clear product requirements and business cases
• Develop product positioning, value propositions, and value-based pricing strategies by product and application
• Lead commercialization of new products from business case through launch, adoption, and post-launch performance
• Partner closely with Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Operations, and Finance to prioritize product investments
• Evaluate portfolio performance and identify opportunities to invest, reposition, rationalize, or exit products and SKUs
• Establish greater discipline around product lifecycle management, launch metrics, portfolio economics, and investment decisions

Ideal Background

• Product management leadership experience within engineered products, building products, plastics, polymers, materials, industrial manufacturing, or adjacent physical-product categories
• Experience owning product strategy, roadmaps, commercialization, and lifecycle management
• Strong understanding of pricing, gross margin, product economics, and P&L drivers
• Demonstrated success translating customer and market insight into new products and profitable growth
• Experience working closely with Engineering, Operations, Sales, and manufacturing teams
• Strong commercial judgment paired with enough technical depth to understand product performance, manufacturing constraints, and engineering tradeoffs
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing decisions without relying solely on direct authority

We are particularly interested in product leaders who combine customer curiosity with strong financial and commercial discipline. The right individual will be comfortable challenging assumptions, prioritizing competing opportunities, and building structure in an organization with significant growth potential.

This role is based in the southern Denver suburbs and has hybrid flexibility.