Director of Product Management – Hand Tools, DEWALT

Stanley Black & Decker; Towson (MD); Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k)

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Tool discounts

Job summary

Stanley Black & Decker, based in Towson, MD, is seeking a Director of Product Management – Hand Tools to lead the PM team and align product strategy with business goals. This hybrid role requires collaboration with Sales, Brand, Operations, and other teams to deliver system solutions impacting multiple brands.

The role emphasizes customer advocacy, market analysis, and delivering impactful product roadmaps while guiding a team of senior managers and individual contributors.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Product Management experience in a trades-based industry.
• Strong track record of commercializing and deploying go-to-market strategies.
• Experience leading and scaling product teams with direct reports.

Responsibilities

• Drive the product vision for gateway portfolios and user workflows.
• Create and execute product strategy to energize a product-led organization.
• Translate user feedback into a clear roadmap and actionable items.
• Establish KPIs and drive continuous improvement across the product lifecycle.

Skills

Product Management

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Go-to-market strategy

Customer focus

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA preferred

Job description

Director of Product Management – Hand Tools

Director of Product Management – Hand Tools, DEWALT In office 3 days a week based in Towson, MD Come make the world and accelerate your success. It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of approximately 43,500 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, and CUB CADET®.

The Job:

As Director of Product Management - Hand Tools, you’ll be part of our Towson, MD team working as a Hybrid employee in office 3 days a week. The Director of Product Management – Hand Tools will be responsible for aligning product strategy with business goals. This role is a critical role in our product organization that collaborates cross functionally as well as cross brand leader to deliver system solutions throughout that impact our products across the entire organization. This role will also lead our PM team that develops products that directly impact Professional construction trade contractors and be our most vocal and empathetic customer advocate. They will partner with key Sales, Channel, Category Management, Brand, Operations and other cross functional teams in an effort to develop partnerships and collaborate with business stakeholders for successful strategy, execution, and communication. This position reports into the VP, Product Management – HTAS.

The Role and Responsibilities

Driving the product vision for these critical gateway portfolios and user workflows. Creating product strategy to innovate and energize our product-led organization. Translating and driving the user feedback into a clear and translated product roadmap that will align to defined growth plans. Here, the candidate will have responsibility for helping the team create the roadmap and release those strategic plans, translating them into actionable items. Project scoping and clear prioritization activities based on business and customer impact will be critical to success. Gaining a deep understanding of customer experience, identifying and filling product gaps, generating new ideas, driving growth and market share. Setup advisory boards and user groups to facilitate insight gathering. Respecting and valuing other’s differences while seeking opportunities to learn from those with different perspectives and understanding how issues and solutions will impact other areas of the company. Communicating the product strategy and progress within and across the company. Establishing and tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure product success and drive continuous improvement.

The Person:

You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You also have: 8+ years of Product Management experience in a Trades Based Industry 5+ years of successfully commercializing and deploying effective go to market strategies for driving core and new product categories Bachelor’s degree required. An MBA or a graduate degree preferred 6+ years of leadership experience with direct reports under your guidance, including hiring and developing senior managers and individual contributors Experience with Tools, User Applications and a history of developing solutions to key user Pain points. Ability to analyze vast amounts of information to understand complex enterprise problems Proven track record of managing all aspects of a successful product throughout it lifecycle Experience delivering and executing innovative solutions to the market Strong customer obsession to understanding to help solve customer needs, product functionality and the user’s overall experience Ability to handle multiple priorities, organize, plan, and meet difficult deadlines, and multi-task in a fast-paced environment Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills required. Experience in problem solving and creative thinking Ability to interact effectively with all levels of the organization and customers – both internal and external. Proven track record of leading and scaling product teams. Exceptional leadership and people management skills. Excellent presentation and communication skills, both in creation and execution High energy, out-going, and goal-oriented eager to meet and exceed goals and targets Self‑starter with ability to manage own schedule while driving team initiatives

The Details:

Up to 15% of time traveling. This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship (H1B, OPT/CPT, TN etc)

The Salary range for this position is $115,800.00 - $199,800.00. This is the lowest to highest annual full-time salary range we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. The salary offered within the range may vary depending on multiple factors including job level, geographic location, job‑related knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience and in compliance with local wage requirements. Please note that salary is only one component of total rewards at Stanley Black & Decker. The salary range listed in this job posting reflects the range for the primary location specified. The salary range may vary for other locations. The successful candidate may be eligible for annual merit increases.

• Medical, dental, life, vision, disability,401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being.
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.
• Medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, retirement benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement.
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 43,500 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are

We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state‑of‑the‑art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn’t stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company.

Career Opportunity:

Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

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