Global Product Manager Liquid Cooling Solutions

ebm-papst; Farmington (CT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

HSA options

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Voluntary benefits

Job summary

ebm-papst seeks a senior product leader to own the global product strategy and portfolio roadmap for liquid cooling pump solutions, with a strong emphasis on the US lead market and hyperscaler requirements. You will translate customer needs into prioritized product requirements and drive business cases with R&D and regional teams.

The role requires a Master’s degree and at least five years in product management or related fields, with experience in industrial pumps or liquid cooling applications

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in engineering, business or a comparable technical/commercial field.
• Minimum five years of product management, business development or related experience.
• Experience in industrial pump, hydronics, thermal management, HVAC, data center infrastructure or liquid cooling applications.
• Experience working in global matrix organizations with R&D, Sales, Marketing, Operations and regional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive global product strategy, portfolio roadmap and market positioning.
• Own 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 for development and industrialization decisions.
• Define product requirements and priorities and align 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 with Sales, SBF ACV and Marketing, including positioning, launch priorities and customer value proposition.
• Own customer-facing product positioning and support strategic customer discussions with Sales and Application Engineering.
• Define sample strategy and priorities, while execution and validation are driven by the application and engineering team.
• Align liquid cooling marketing, tradeshow and customer demonstration strategy with SBF ACV and Marketing.
• Ensure global alignment between AMS, Europe and APAC requirements while maintaining the US market as lead-market input.

Skills

Product management

Business development

Market analysis

Strategic planning

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Master’s degree in engineering/business

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:
The essential functions of this job require the person, with or without reasonable accommodation, to perform the following:

• Define and drive global product strategy, portfolio roadmap and market positioning for the liquid cooling pump portfolio.
• 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.

Benefits: Eligible employees receive a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental and vision insurance; HSA options; life and disability insurance; voluntary supplemental benefits; a 401(k) retirement plan with company contributions; and paid time off.