Global Product Strategy Manager

OTR Engineered Solutions; Rome (GA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

OTR Engineered Solutions is seeking a Global Product Strategy Manager to define our long‑term global product strategy for wheels, tires, and track systems. You will own the portfolio, technology roadmaps, market intelligence, and the innovation pipeline, aligning with Sales, Engineering, Marketing, and OEM customers.

You will lead market sizing, competitive intelligence, and business cases, guiding investments and portfolio lifecycle decisions to drive profitable growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, marketing, economics, or finance is required.
• A technical degree is strongly preferred for this role.
• Seven+ years of progressive experience in product strategy or related fields.
• MBA or related master’s degree is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Owns the global product portfolio and guides where to compete, invest, expand, or exit.
• Develops 3, 5, and 10-year product and technology roadmaps.
• Leads Voice of Customer through OEMs, distributors, dealers, end users, and stakeholders.
• Partners with Sales to translate unmet needs into strategic opportunities.
• Leads global market research, sizing, trend analysis, and competitive intelligence.
• Benchmarks competitors and informs pricing, capabilities, and positioning.
• Builds business cases with revenue, margin, ROI, and investment needs.
• Manages the product innovation funnel and prioritization with data-driven decisions.
• Delivers quarterly portfolio reviews and investment recommendations to executives.
• Drives lifecycle decisions including launches, enhancements, and end-of-life planning.
• Identifies partnerships, acquisitions, and universities to strengthen position.
• Collaborates across Engineering, Marketing, Operations, Finance, Supply Chain, and Sales.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Executive presentation

Relationship building

Voice of customer

Market insight synthesis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Marketing, Economics or Finance

Master’s degree preferred (MBA, Engineering Management, PM)

Tools

Power BI/Tableau

Excel advanced

Financial modeling

Job description

The Global Product Strategy Manager is responsible for defining OTR's long-term global product strategy for wheels, tires, and track systems. This management level role owns the product portfolio, technology roadmaps, market intelligence, customer insights, and innovation pipeline. Working closely with Sales, Engineering, Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain, and OEM customers, the Manager identifies where OTR should invest its engineering resources to deliver profitable growth and sustainable competitive advantage via the technology and product roadmap.

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Owns the global product portfolio and recommends where OTR should compete, invest, expand, or exit.
• Develops and maintains 3, 5, and 10-year product and technology roadmaps.
• Leads Voice of Customer activities through direct engagement with OEMs, distributors, dealers, end users, and internal stakeholders.
• Partners with Sales to identify unmet customer needs and converts them into strategic product opportunities.
• Leads global market research, market sizing (TAM/SAM/SOM), trend analysis, and competitive intelligence.
• Benchmarks competitors' products, technologies, pricing, manufacturing capabilities, patents, and market positioning.
• Develops business cases including revenue potential, margin, ROI, NPV, payback, investment requirements, risks, and strategic fit.
• Owns the product innovation funnel and prioritize opportunities using data-driven decision making.
• Presents quarterly portfolio reviews, technology roadmaps, competitive updates, and investment recommendations to executive leadership.
• Drives portfolio lifecycle decisions including product launches, enhancements, rationalization, and end-of-life planning.
• Identifies emerging technologies, strategic partnerships, acquisitions, and university collaborations that strengthen OTR's competitive position.
• Works cross-functionally with Engineering, Marketing, Operations, Finance, Supply Chain, and Sales to align strategy with execution.
• Other duties can be assigned based on company need and employee capability.
• Strategic product planning
• Voice of Customer
• Competitive analysis
• Executive communication
• Influence without authority
• Innovation leadership
• Data analytics

Required Skills / Abilities:

• Exceptional analytical, research, and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to synthesize complex market data into actionable strategy.
• Executive presentation and storytelling skills.
• Advanced Excel, Power BI/Tableau, and financial modeling capabilities.
• Strong interviewing and relationship-building skills with customers and internal stakeholders.
• Knowledge of off-highway wheels, tires, tracks, and OEM markets preferred.

Supervisory Responsibility:

• Initially an individual contributor role with strategic leadership responsibilities. Leads through influence across global functions and may build and lead a future Product Strategy organization.

This role operates in a professional office environment.

Physical Demands:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds at times (occasionally).
• Utilizing engineering test and inspection equipment requires some dexterity and flexibility.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00AM to 5:00PM. To meet our customer demands and internal objectives, at times this role will be required to work outside of the normal schedule, including weekends.

Travel:

Travel up to 25% of the time domestically and internationally as needed and required.

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Marketing, Economics, Finance, or a related field required. A technical degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline is strongly preferred.
• Seven or more years of progressive experience in product strategy, product management, portfolio management, market intelligence, business development, or a related function.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering Management, Product Management, or a related field preferred.
• Demonstrated experience developing product roadmaps, market assessments, competitive analyses, business cases, and investment recommendations.
• Experience managing a portfolio of technical, industrial, or engineered products throughout the product lifecycle.
• Experience working directly with OEM customers, distributors, dealers, or end users to identify unmet needs and translate customer insights into product opportunities.
• Experience with market sizing, pricing analysis, financial modeling, profitability analysis, and capital investment evaluation.
• Experience presenting strategic recommendations and portfolio reviews to executive leadership.
• Experience in off-highway equipment, wheels, tires, rubber tracks, automotive, agriculture, construction, material handling, powersports, or other industrial manufacturing markets strongly preferred.
• Global business experience, including exposure to international customers, suppliers, engineering teams, or manufacturing operations, preferred.
• Experience evaluating emerging technologies, intellectual property, strategic partnerships, acquisitions, or university collaborations preferred.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Other job duties and responsibilities may also be assigned by the incumbent’s manager at any time based upon Company need.

OTR Engineered Solutions is an equal opportunity employer and will not tolerate discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, genetic information or any other legally protected classification or status.