Global Product Manager Liquid Cooling Solutions

ebm-papst; Farmington (CT); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ebm-papst is seeking a senior product leader responsible for end-to-end ownership of the global product strategy and portfolio roadmap for liquid cooling pump solutions. The role emphasizes the US lead market, hyperscaler requirements, and strong customer proximity to drive commercial success.

You will translate US customer needs into prioritized product requirements, align with R&D and regional teams, and drive business cases and market positioning with Sales and Marketing.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in engineering, business or a comparable technical/commercial field.
• minimum five years of product management, business development or related experience.
• Mandatory experience in industrial pump, hydronics, thermal management, HVAC, data center infrastructure or liquid cooling apps.
• Strong commercial mindset aligning market needs with business case logic and portfolio decisions.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive global product strategy and portfolio roadmap for liquid cooling pumps.
• Own business performance including business case realization and portfolio competitiveness.
• Translate US customer needs and hyperscaler requirements into prioritized product requirements.
• Coordinate with R&D, Systemhouse Datacenter and regional teams on product priorities and implementation.
• Prepare and drive business cases and decision packages for executive review.

Skills

Product management

Business development

Global matrix organizations

Education

Master’s degree in engineering or related field

Job description

Summary

Responsible for end-to-end ownership of the global product strategy, portfolio roadmap, requirements definition and commercial market success of liquid cooling pump solutions, with strong focus on the US lead market, hyperscaler requirements and customer proximity.

Essential Functions of the Job

• Define and drive global product strategy, portfolio roadmap and market positioning for the liquid cooling pump portfolio (e.g. 7.5 kW / 22 kW / 45 kW).
• Own the business performance of the assigned product portfolio, including business case realization, market success and portfolio competitiveness.
• Translate US customer needs and hyperscaler requirements into prioritized product requirements as input for development projects and industrialization decisions.
• Define product requirements and priorities and align their implementation with R&D, Systemhouse Datacenter and regional teams.
• Prepare and drive business cases and decision packages for executive decision making, including market potential, investment logic and risk assessment.
• Define and drive the go-to-market approach together with Sales, SBF ACV and Marketing, including positioning, launch priorities and customer value proposition.
• Own customer-facing product positioning and support strategic customer discussions together with Sales and Application Engineering.
• Define sample strategy and priorities, while execution and validation activities are driven by the application and engineering team.
• Align liquid cooling marketing, tradeshow and customer demonstration strategy together with SBF ACV and Marketing.
• Ensure global alignment between AMS, Europe and APAC requirements while maintaining the US market as lead-market input.

Recommended Education and/or Experience

• Master’s degree in engineering, business or a comparable technical/commercial field; minimum five years of product management, business development or related experience.
• Mandatory experience in at least one relevant field: industrial pump industry, hydronics, thermal management, HVAC, data center infrastructure or liquid cooling applications.
• Strong commercial mindset with ability to combine market requirements, customer value, technical feasibility, business case logic and product portfolio decisions.
• Experience working in global matrix organizations and collaborating with R&D, Sales, Marketing, Operations and regional business stakeholders is preferred.