Director of Product | Technical Instrumentation (Remote, U.S.)

Michael Page; Carolina (PR); Remote; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity participation

Performance-based incentive

Comprehensive benefits

Fully remote within the United States

Job summary

Michael Page is partnering with a global manufacturer to recruit a Product Leader who will direct a high-visibility program across hardware and software portfolios. This role balances long-term portfolio strategy with lifecycle management and commercial performance, reporting to senior leadership.

You will lead a 5-person product management team across geographies, influence investment priorities, and drive a disciplined innovation pipeline, while aligning with Engineering, Sales, Marketing, and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in product management, portfolio management, or related leadership.
• Proven experience building and developing teams with hiring and coaching skills.
• Experience managing complex technical hardware and software products.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen with influencing revenue, margin and pricing.

Responsibilities

• Lead the product management organization across a complex portfolio.
• Own portfolio strategy and performance, including revenue growth and investments.
• Build an innovation pipeline from customer needs and market insights.
• Oversee business cases, roadmaps, stage-gate decisions, and R&D prioritization.
• Drive new product introductions and manage mature product investments and lifecycle.
• Partner with Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Operations, Quality and leadership.

Skills

Product leadership

Team management

Financial acumen

Cross-functional collaboration

Portfolio strategy

Education

MBA or equivalent

Job description

• Build and lead a Product team with real influence over investment decisions.
• High-visibility role with a defined path into broader business leadership.

About Our Client

Our client is a global manufacturer of highly technical test, measurement, and quality assurance products used across healthcare and other regulated environments. The business develops a combination of sophisticated hardware and software solutions that help customers test, verify, and maintain critical equipment, with a strong emphasis on accuracy, safety, compliance, and workflow efficiency.

The organization is entering an important period of growth and transformation within its product function. Following several recent product launches, the business is investing heavily in its innovation pipeline and strengthening its product management organization to support continued growth. This role will have significant visibility across the business and the opportunity to influence both the future portfolio and the development of the broader product organization.

Job Description

Lead the product management organization across a complex portfolio of technical hardware and software products. This individual will balance long-term innovation and portfolio strategy with the commercial performance and lifecycle management of existing products.

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Product Managers (5) across multiple product portfolios and geographies.
• Own portfolio strategy and performance, including revenue growth, margin, competitive positioning, and investment priorities.
• Build a disciplined innovation pipeline by translating customer needs, market trends, and competitive insights into new product opportunities.
• Oversee business cases, product roadmaps, stage-gate decisions, and prioritization of R&D investment across the portfolio.
• Drive successful new product introductions while ensuring appropriate investment in mature products, pricing, and end-of-life decisions.
• Partner closely with Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Operations, Quality, and senior leadership to align priorities and execute product strategies.
• Establish clear product-management processes, operating rhythms, performance expectations, and accountability across the team.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

The Successful Applicant

• 10+ years of experience in product management, portfolio management, strategic marketing, or closely related technical product leadership.
• Proven experience leading and developing teams, with a strong track record of hiring, coaching, performance management, and building future leaders.
• Experience managing complex technical hardware products, ideally within test & measurement, medical equipment, scientific instrumentation, healthcare technology, or another highly technical market.
• Demonstrated success building and executing new product strategies, including VOC/customer discovery, business cases, prioritization, product development, and commercialization.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen with experience influencing revenue, margin, pricing, portfolio investment, and resource-allocation decisions.
• Ability to work effectively across Engineering/R&D, Commercial, Operations, and Quality within a complex matrixed organization.
• Experience integrating hardware and software within a broader product portfolio is highly desirable; MBA or equivalent strategic leadership experience is a plus.

What's on Offer

• Competitive base salary starting around $180K, with flexibility based on experience and overall fit.
• 20% annual incentive opportunity.
• Long-term equity participation through a combination of RSUs and stock options.
• Comprehensive benefits package including health and retirement programs, paid time off, and additional corporate benefits.
• Fully remote opportunity within the United States.
• High-visibility position with direct exposure to senior business and functional leadership.
• Clear opportunity for continued advancement into broader senior leadership / general management responsibilities.