Industrial Product Manager

Blue Signal Search; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Signal Search is seeking an Industrial Product Manager in Chicago, IL to drive strategy, growth, and profitability for a portfolio of engineered electrical products. You will collaborate across engineering, sales, operations, and marketing to translate market needs into product strategy and commercial execution.

The role offers ownership of pricing, lifecycle decisions, new product opportunities, and overall product line performance, with a hands-on approach to managing priorities

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or a related field.
• Experience managing pricing, margins, and lifecycle performance.
• Experience with industrial electrical or electromechanical products is preferred.
• Strong cross-functional communication and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Own product strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle management for assigned product lines.
• Develop and execute pricing strategies to support revenue, margin, and profitability objectives.
• Analyze customer requirements, market trends, and competitive activity to identify growth opportunities.
• Partner with engineering to define product requirements and support new product development initiatives.
• Work closely with sales to support customer opportunities, product positioning, and commercialization efforts.
• Monitor product performance, including orders, pricing, margins, demand, and inventory.
• Support channel and go-to-market strategies across direct and indirect sales channels.
• Lead cross-functional product initiatives from identification through execution.
• Support product launches, training, sales enablement, and other market-development activities.

Skills

Product management

Cross-functional leadership

Pricing strategy

Lifecycle management

Market analysis

Engineering collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Industrial Product Manager

Location: Chicago, IL

Join a global industrial manufacturing organization in a Product Manager role responsible for driving the strategy, growth, and profitability of a portfolio of engineered electrical products.

This position works across engineering, sales, operations, marketing, and customers to translate market needs into product strategy and commercial execution. The Product Manager will have meaningful ownership of pricing, product lifecycle decisions, new product opportunities, and overall product line performance.

This opportunity is well suited for a hands-on product professional who understands technical products, enjoys working across both commercial and engineering teams, and is comfortable taking ownership and driving initiatives independently.

Key Responsibilities

• Own product strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle management for assigned product lines
• Develop and execute pricing strategies to support revenue, margin, and profitability objectives
• Analyze customer requirements, market trends, and competitive activity to identify growth opportunities
• Partner with engineering to define product requirements and support new product development initiatives
• Work closely with sales to support customer opportunities, product positioning, and commercialization efforts
• Monitor product performance, including orders, pricing, margins, demand, and inventory
• Support channel and go-to-market strategies across direct and indirect sales channels
• Lead cross-functional product initiatives from identification through execution
• Support product launches, training, sales enablement, and other market-development activities

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or a related field preferred
• Product management experience within industrial manufacturing, engineered products, or a related physical-product environment
• Experience with electrical, electromechanical, connectivity, or similar industrial component products strongly preferred
• Demonstrated experience managing product pricing, margins, profitability, and lifecycle performance
• Experience partnering with engineering teams on product requirements and development initiatives
• Strong understanding of commercial channels and customer-driven product strategy
• Ability to translate technical and market information into actionable product decisions
• Strong cross-functional communication and leadership skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage priorities and drive initiatives with a high degree of independence