Global Product Manager - Pressure, Speed, Level

SSI Technologies, Inc.; Janesville (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SSI Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Global Product Manager to own the global strategy for its sensing portfolio, including Speed, Pressure, and Level product lines.

You will manage roadmaps, pricing, and lifecycle management while partnering with engineering, sales, operations, and executives to drive revenue growth worldwide. This role relies on market intelligence, customer insight, and financial analysis to guide investments, addressing electrification trends and the shift to active sensing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Marketing, Product Management, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in Product Management, Strategic Marketing, Business Development, or related leadership functions.
• Experience managing products through full lifecycle and evaluating market opportunities with business cases.
• Experience cross-functionally with Engineering, Operations, Sales, Marketing, and Finance.
• Authorized to work in the United States; sponsorship may be required for some candidates.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute global product and market strategies to drive growth and profitability.
• Own lifecycle management, roadmaps, and portfolio rationalization for the sensing product lines.
• Define pricing strategies and monitor profitability, margins, and ROI.
• Analyze market trends, customer requirements, competitors, and economics to inform decisions.
• Build relationships with customers, channel partners, and strategic accounts to enable growth.
• Lead market development through customer engagement, industry events, and marketing content.
• Promote continuous improvement in product management processes and governance.

Skills

Product management

Market strategy

Cross-functional leadership

Pricing strategy

Lifecycle management

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Business/Marketing/Product Management

Job description

Position Summary:

The Global Product Manager owns the global strategy for SSI's sensing portfolio, to include the Speed, Pressure, and Level product lines. This includes, but is not limited to, passive variable reluctance sensors and active Hall-effect and magneto resistive speed, level, position, and pressure sensors. The role drives revenue growth, profitability, and market leadership in automotive, commercial vehicle, motorcycle, mass transit, off-highway, material handling, and industrial applications. The Global Product Manager owns the product roadmap, pricing strategy, business cases and lifecycle management for current and next generation of sensors. Acting as the commercial and strategic leader for the product line, this person connects customers, sales, engineering, operations and executive leadership. The job is to turn customer needs for speed, pressure, level, position and motion sensing into robust products and commercialize them successfully with OEM and Tier 1 customers worldwide. The role uses market intelligence, customer insight, competitor analysis and financial data to guide investment. That includes anticipating changes driven by vehicle electrification, functional safety requirements and the shift from passive to active sensing technologies.

Position Requirements:

Product and Market Strategy

Develop and execute global product and market strategies that support business growth, profitability, and long-term strategic objectives. Establish and maintain product roadmaps that align customer requirements, market trends, and technology investments with company growth objectives. Identify new product opportunities, emerging technologies, adjacent markets, and commercial growth opportunities through market research, customer engagement, and business analysis. Develop business plans, financial justifications, and commercialization strategies for new products, technologies, and market expansion initiatives. Define product positioning, value propositions, and market strategies to strengthen competitive advantage and market share.

Product Portfolio Management

Own the strategic direction and lifecycle management of assigned product lines, including new product introductions, product enhancements, transitions, rationalization, and obsolescence planning. Establish commercial requirements and business objectives for product development activities and ensure alignment with customer and market needs. Partner with Engineering to establish product development priorities, research and development initiatives, and sustaining engineering activities supporting strategic objectives. Participate in periodic reviews of development programs to ensure alignment with product plans, business objectives, schedules, and expected returns.

Pricing and Profitability Management

Develop and maintain pricing strategies that balance customer value, market competitiveness, revenue growth, and profitability objectives. Maintain accountability for product-line financial performance, including revenue growth, gross margin, profitability, and return on investment. Evaluate commercial opportunities and business cases to ensure strategic investments meet financial and operational objectives. Monitor key business metrics including sales performance, market share, profitability, margins, forecasting accuracy, and product portfolio health.

Market Intelligence and Business Analysis

Analyze market trends, customer requirements, competitive activity, industry developments, and economic indicators to support strategic decision making. Conduct competitive assessments and identify opportunities, risks, and market gaps that influence product and business strategies. Develop market forecasts, growth projections, and business outlooks to support operational and strategic planning activities. Utilize internal and external data sources to generate actionable business insights and improve decision-making effectiveness. Support development of reporting tools, metrics, and analytical processes that improve visibility to market performance and business opportunities.

Customer and Commercial Leadership

Build and maintain relationships with key customers, industry stakeholders, channel partners, and strategic accounts to understand current and future market requirements. Support major customer opportunities, product launches, technical reviews, and strategic growth initiatives. Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Operations, Finance, and executive leadership to develop and execute growth initiatives. Ensure customer requirements, market feedback, and competitive intelligence are effectively translated into product and business strategies.

Product Marketing and Market Development

Lead market development efforts through customer engagement, industry participation, market communications, technical presentations, trade events, and strategic partnerships. Support development of product messaging, value propositions, application stories, technical content, and marketing materials that effectively communicate customer value. Partner with Marketing to execute initiatives that increase market awareness, customer engagement, and business growth.

Continuous Improvement and Governance

Promote continuous improvement initiatives that enhance product management processes, business performance, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction. Ensure compliance with applicable quality management systems, policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements. Individuals directed by management to operate a vehicle for work purposes will observe the requirements of the Fleet Safety Program. Support, promote, and perform in a manner consistent with continuous improvement goals and the values of SSI Technologies, LLC. which includes following the policies, procedures, and requirements of our Quality Management and IS0 14001 Environmental Management Systems. All other duties as assigned by your supervisor.

Professional/Technical Experience, Skills and Education:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Marketing, Product Management, or a related technical discipline. Required. Equivalent combination of education and relevant industry experience may be considered. Demonstrated experience developing and executing product and market growth strategies, required. Experience managing products through the full lifecycle, required. Experience evaluating market opportunities and developing business cases, required. Experience working cross-functionally with Engineering, Operations, Sales, Marketing, and Finance, required. Ten (10)+ years of progressive experience in Product Management, Strategic Marketing, Business Development, or a related commercial/technical leadership function, required.

Key Attributes:

Has a high degree of latitude/minor oversight Handles the most complex issues. Advanced level of knowledge. Acts as leader.

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.