Product and Business Development Lead

EDM International, Inc; Loveland (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental and Vision Insurance

Company 401k with Match

Employee Ownership

Bonus Potential

Job summary

EDM International is seeking a Product and Business Development Lead in Loveland, CO, to translate field challenges into practical products for electric utility transmission and distribution. You will work with customers, technical teams, and the Products team to identify opportunities, test ideas, and guide developments into production.

This hands-on role moves between customer conversations, product requirements, prototype reviews, and production handoffs, ensuring clear purpose throughout.

Qualifications

• Six years of experience with electric utility transmission and distribution systems.
• Six years across product management, product development, R&D, technical customer engagement, operations, or related work.
• Ability to translate field challenges into clear requirements and decisions.
• Judgment on what is worth building, testing, and when to move forward.
• Comfort collaborating with customers and cross-disciplinary teams.
• Technical bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Talk with utility customers and observe field performance to identify needs.
• Evaluate new product concepts for technical feasibility and commercial potential.
• Define requirements, scope, costs, testing plans, and success criteria.
• Guide development from concept through validation and production handoff.
• Demonstrate prototypes and refine based on feedback.
• Develop customer relationships and market opportunities for EDM’s Products Sector.
• Improve processes and tools supporting product development and operations.

Skills

Product management

Customer engagement

Requirements analysis

Cross-functional leadership

Technical judgment

Field problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

CAD

CRM systems

Job description

Product and Business Development Lead

EDM International | Products Sector | Full-time

Some of the best product ideas start with a utility crew saying, “There has to be a better way to do this.” This role is about finding out whether there is—and helping build it.

EDM is looking for a Product and Business Development Lead who understands electric utility transmission and distribution work and enjoys turning field problems into practical products. You’ll work with customers, technical teams, and the Products team to identify opportunities, test ideas, improve existing offerings, and guide promising developments into production.

This is a hands-on role for someone who can move between a customer conversation, a product requirement, a prototype review, and a production handoff—and keep the purpose of the work clear throughout.

What you’ll work on

• Talk with utility customers and observe how products perform in the field to identify unmet needs and opportunities for improvement.
• Evaluate new product concepts and applications for existing products, including their technical feasibility and commercial potential.
• Define requirements, scope, costs, testing plans, and success criteria with internal teams, contractors, and customers.
• Guide product development from concept and prototype through validation, documentation, and production handoff.
• Demonstrate prototypes, gather candid feedback, and use what you learn to refine the product.
• Help develop customer relationships, sales channels, and market opportunities for EDM’s Products Sector.
• Improve the processes and tools that support product development, customer information, and day-to-day operations.

What you’ll bring

• At least six years of experience with electric utility transmission and distribution systems.
• At least six years of experience across product management, product development, R&D, technical customer engagement, operations, or related work. Experience across several of these areas is welcome.
• The ability to understand a field challenge, ask useful technical questions, and turn what you learn into clear requirements and decisions.
• Sound judgment about what is worth building, how to test it, and when an idea is ready to move forward.
• Comfort working with customers and bringing people from different disciplines together to solve a problem.
• A technical bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

Experience with prototyping, testing equipment, CAD, fabrication, CRM systems, cost analysis, or Lean process improvement would be helpful. You don’t need to have spent your career behind the same job title to bring the right experience.

Why this role is interesting

You’ll have a direct hand in deciding which customer problems EDM pursues and how an idea becomes a usable product. The work calls for technical curiosity, commercial judgment, and a willingness to get close enough to the field to understand what actually works.

The position requires travel, occasional flexible hours, and quarterly time at EDM’s Loveland office. Customer visits may include substations and other outdoor utility environments.

Benefits Include:

• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Company HSA Contribution
• 401k with Company Match
• Life Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Supplemental Benefits
• Employee Ownership
• Bonus Potential

EDM International is an Equal Opportunity Employer.