Global Valve Product Manager - Butterfly & Globe

Belimo; Danbury (CT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Belimo, a global leader in energy-efficient control of HVAC systems, seeks a Global Product Manager for Butterfly/Globe Valves to own upstream portfolio strategy and lifecycle management. You will work with regional PMs, Innovation, and PMO to align roadmaps with region needs and drive sustainable growth.

Key focus areas include strategy translation into roadmaps, product development, field validation, pricing strategy, and lifecycle management with global coordination and travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, natural sciences, or an equivalent combination of education and technical/professional experience.
• 5+ years of product management experience.
• 5+ years of experience in the manufacturing industry for building automation or HVAC control.
• Experience with data center applications is a strong advantage.
• Global travel requirement is 15-20%.
• Proven track record of meeting project timelines, recognizes roadblocks and provides solution-oriented options to overcome them.
• Ability to identify suitable solution approaches and executes them by involving the right stakeholders.
• Collaborative and trustworthy personality with high integrity.
• Analytical, structured, and fact-based problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the Butterfly Control Valve and Globe Valve product strategy in close collaboration with the international category team, consisting of the regional PMs and a PO from Innovation.
• Translate strategy into roadmaps, priorities, and lifecycle actions.
• Collaborate actively during the development of new products (PCP process).
• Consolidate and align regional inputs and act as single point of contact for PM aspects for the PO, PMO from Innovation, and Manufacturing Engineering.
• Participate in formal reviews of system requirements and other technical documentation.
• Enable fast decision-making, using a fact- and data-based approach, and ensure stability of decisions.
• Plan, and execute validation scenarios with internal and external customers to ensure product-market fit.
• Plan and coordinate global field tests.
• Define the strategic pricing for the Butterfly Control Valve and Global Valve ranges together with Regional Product Management.
• Define the global value proposition of the new solutions and substantiate the key selling propositions.
• Drive creation of technical documentation
• Provide key milestones to regional launch plans
• Support the creation of regional launch and training concepts
• Support the Regional PMs during the creation of sales enablement, marketing, and training tools
• Support internal and external trainings of (new) products, including product demonstrations
• Support the quick resolution of quality cases
• Define preferred product offering and configurable options within VC
• Plan and track Phase-In/Phase-out transition
• Track commercial success and relevant KPIs for the Butterfly Control Valve and Globe Valve categories, identify gaps, trigger root cause analysis, and suggest countermeasures
• Closely collect early market feedback and immediately trigger action

Skills

Product management

Analytical skills

Communication in English

Collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or natural sciences

Job description

Belimo, a global leader in energy-efficient control of HVAC systems, seeks a Global Product Manager for Butterfly/Globe Valves to own upstream portfolio strategy and lifecycle management. You will work with regional PMs, Innovation, and PMO to align roadmaps with region needs and drive sustainable growth.

Key focus areas include strategy translation into roadmaps, product development, field validation, pricing strategy, and lifecycle management with global coordination and travel.