Product Group Director, Portable Gas Detection, Connected Work and MSA+

MSA, The Safety Company; Pennsylvania; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

MSA, The Safety Company in Cranberry Township, PA, seeks a Product Group Director for Portable Gas Detection, Connected Work and MSA+ to own vision, strategy, and commercial success of a global portfolio spanning hardware, software, and services.

You will lead product management, drive organic growth, build partnerships, and accelerate recurring revenue while aligning cross-functional teams across geographies to deliver differentiated safety solutions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of product management, platform management, or technology leadership experience.
• Experience with connected products, IoT solutions, SaaS platforms, or cloud software.
• Proven success commercializing products and solutions.
• Experience leading high-performing teams.
• Bachelor's degree required; MBA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Set and execute the Connected Work strategy: Lead the strategy and growth of MSA’s Connected Work Platform across hardware, software, and services while creating a consistent approach across product platforms.
• Drive portfolio growth and commercialization: Lead the Portable Gas Detection and Connected Work development portfolio based on customer needs, building organizational alignment and accelerating solutions that achieve adoption, revenue, and recurring revenue goals.
• Build and lead a high-performing product organization: Develop product management and platform leadership capabilities that break down organizational silos and deliver integrated, customer-focused solutions and exceptional user experiences.
• Shape strategic partnerships and M&A opportunities: Build and prioritize a pipeline of acquisitions, partnerships, and ecosystem opportunities that strengthen MSA’s competitive position, expand capabilities, and accelerate growth.
• Lead cross-functional strategy and execution: Guide the global steering team across Product Management, R&D Program Management, UX/UI, Product Ownership, and Business Design to align priorities, roadmaps, and execution.
• Deliver with operational excellence: Maintain a clear, prioritized product roadmap and backlog while ensuring development initiatives are executed efficiently, on time, and on budget.
• Champion a customer-first Connected Work vision: Create alignment across the organization around simplifying safety through connected products, solutions, and services that customers value and adopt at scale.

Skills

Product management

Platform management

Technology leadership

IoT

SaaS

Cloud software

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA preferred

Job description

MSA, The Safety Company

Product Group Director, Portable Gas Detection, Connected Work and MSA+

US-PA-Cranberry Township

Requisition ID: 2026-10245

Type: Full-Time

# of Openings: 1

Category: Product Marketing

Overview

Are you someone who is passionate, motivated, and driven to make a difference? If so, MSA Safety is the perfect fit for your career.

At MSA, SAFETY is who we are AND it is what we do. We are a purpose-driven company committed to deploying innovation and technology to deliver on our Mission to help protect people and assets all around the world. We continue to be relentless in our pursuit of solving our customers greatest problems so they can go home safe each and every day.

Are you in? Read on for more details about this particular role.

Responsibilities

The Opportunity

As Director, Portable Gas Detection & Connected Work Platform, you will own the vision, strategy, and commercial success of a global portfolio spanning industry-leading portable gas detection products, connected worker technologies, Safety io cloud-based software solutions, MSA+ subscription and recurring revenue offerings, and emerging ecosystem partnerships.

You will bring together product, technology, customer, and commercial strategies to accelerate adoption, expand software and recurring revenue opportunities, and build an industry-leading connected safety ecosystem. Working across functions and geographies, you will translate strategy into execution and help strengthen MSA’s leadership position in industrial safety technology.

What You’ll Do

• Set and execute the Connected Work strategy: Lead the strategy and growth of MSA’s Connected Work Platform across hardware, software, and services while creating a consistent approach across product platforms.
• Drive portfolio growth and commercialization: Lead the Portable Gas Detection and Connected Work development portfolio based on customer needs, building organizational alignment and accelerating solutions that achieve adoption, revenue, and recurring revenue goals.
• Build and lead a high-performing product organization: Develop product management and platform leadership capabilities that break down organizational silos and deliver integrated, customer-focused solutions and exceptional user experiences.
• Shape strategic partnerships and M&A opportunities: Build and prioritize a pipeline of acquisitions, partnerships, and ecosystem opportunities that strengthen MSA’s competitive position, expand capabilities, and accelerate growth.
• Lead cross-functional strategy and execution: Guide the global steering team across Product Management, R&D Program Management, UX/UI, Product Ownership, and Business Design to align priorities, roadmaps, and execution.
• Deliver with operational excellence: Maintain a clear, prioritized product roadmap and backlog while ensuring development initiatives are executed efficiently, on time, and on budget.
• Champion a customer-first Connected Work vision: Create alignment across the organization around simplifying safety through connected products, solutions, and services that customers value and adopt at scale.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of product management, platform management, or technology leadership experience
• Experience with connected products, IoT solutions, SaaS platforms, or cloud software
• Proven success commercializing products and solutions
• Experience leading high-performing teams
• Bachelor's degree required; MBA preferred

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