Growth Product Manager - Americas

Fortress Safety; Erlanger (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

401(k) matching

Company car

Parental leave

Healthcare plan

Employee assistance

Long service recognition

Job summary

Fortress Safety in Erlanger, KY, seeks a Growth Product Manager for the Americas focused on physical machinery safety and interlocks, not IT/tech products. Hybrid work with 2–3 days in the office; commutable from Cincinnati area.

You will lead Voice of Customer activities, build growth opportunities, and develop evidence-based business cases to guide product investments and go-to-market plans.

Qualifications

• Experience in Product Management, Strategic Marketing, or Application Engineering.
• Ability to engage credibly with customers and commercial stakeholders, influencing without direct authority.
• Strong commercial and analytical skills, with a track record of building business cases and investment recommendations.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• University degree or equivalent experience gained on the job.

Responsibilities

• Lead structured Voice of Customer activity across the Americas, building deep understanding of customer applications, industry challenges, and market trends.
• Monitor market, competitor, and technology developments, turning intelligence into actionable insight for the wider business.
• Build and maintain a pipeline of validated growth opportunities, testing key assumptions with customers and the market before recommending investment.
• Develop clear, evidence-based business cases that support confident product investment decisions, recommending new products, partnerships, services, or capabilities.
• Support proof-of-concept and MVP activity, helping shape repeatable go-to-market approaches within target segments.
• Build and nurture trusted relationships with strategic customers, channel partners, OEMs, end users, system integrators, and industry influencers.
• Establish and run customer advisory groups and strategic engagement programmes, acting as the commercial bridge between customers and Fortress product strategy.
• Feed customer and market insight into product strategy and innovation, partnering with Engineering and Innovation to test feasibility and confirm customer value.
• Support launch planning and market adoption, then track commercial performance and feedback once new products are introduced.
• Collaborate across Sales, Engineering, Innovation, Marketing, Operations, and Technical Support, influencing investment priorities and keeping opportunities aligned to business strategy.

Skills

Product management

Strategic marketing

Application engineering

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

University degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Growth Product Manager, Americas (Physical Machinery Safety / Interlocks Not IT/Tech)

Location: (Fortress Interlocks Americas regional office) Erlanger / Cincinnati, Kentucky

Working Pattern: Hybrid / 2-3 days in office | Must be commutable

About The Opportunity

Fortress Safety are the experts in machinery safety and interlocking, protecting people and equipment in hazardous environments since 1977. Part of Halma plc — a UK FTSE 100 company with 8,000+ employees across 50+ subsidiaries worldwide — we're looking for a Product Manager to drive our Physical Product-Led (Not IT / AI / Tech Products) Growth strategy across the Americas. Acting as the voice of the customer and market, you'll turn insight into validated, evidence-based growth opportunities that fuel sustainable, profitable revenue.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead structured Voice of Customer activity across the Americas, building deep understanding of customer applications, industry challenges, and market trends through visits, workshops, and discovery sessions.
• Monitor market, competitor, and technology developments, turning intelligence into actionable insight for the wider business.
• Build and maintain a healthy pipeline of validated growth opportunities, testing key assumptions with customers and the market before recommending investment.
• Develop clear, evidence-based business cases that support confident product investment decisions, recommending new products, partnerships, services, or capabilities.
• Support proof-of-concept and MVP activity, helping shape repeatable go-to-market approaches within target segments.
• Build and nurture trusted relationships with strategic customers, channel partners, OEMs, end users, system integrators, and industry influencers.
• Establish and run customer advisory groups and strategic engagement programmes, acting as the commercial bridge between customers and Fortress product strategy.
• Feed customer and market insight into product strategy and innovation, partnering with Engineering and Innovation to test feasibility and confirm customer value.
• Support launch planning and market adoption, then track commercial performance and feedback once new products are introduced.
• Collaborate across Sales, Engineering, Innovation, Marketing, Operations, and Technical Support, influencing investment priorities and keeping opportunities aligned to business strategy.

What You'll Bring

• Experience in Product Management, Strategic Marketing, or Application Engineering.
• Ability to engage credibly with customers and commercial stakeholders, influencing without direct authority.
• Strong commercial and analytical skills, with a track record of building business cases and investment recommendations.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A university degree or equivalent experience gained on the job.

Nice to have

• Experience with structured Voice of Customer methodologies.
• Background in industrial automation, machine safety, or manufacturing technology — ideally with exposure to growth sectors such as warehouse automation or battery manufacturing.
• Experience working across global markets and cross-functional teams.

What We Offer

• 24 days holiday per year + 9 holiday office closures
• 401(k) matching & profit-sharing potential
• Company car or car allowance (depending on grade/role; allowance subject to holding a fully comprehensive vehicle policy)
• Paid parental leave — 14 weeks fully paid
• Voluntary financial insurance coverage — life, disability, accident and illness
• Group healthcare with medical, dental & vision (family and partner options)
• WPO Employee Assistance Program
• Long service recognition

Inclusion & accommodations

At Fortress, we don't just accept difference — we celebrate it. We're committed to creating an inclusive environment for all colleagues. If you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know.

Work Authorization

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. At this time, Fortress Safety is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa (e.g., H-1B) for this position.