Product Lifecycle Lead – Growth & Strategy (Hybrid)

Pentair Management Company; North Aurora (IL); Hybrid; USD 82,000 - 153,000; Full time

Job summary

Pentair is seeking a Product Manager to own the product lifecycle and drive portfolio growth in the fire suppression vertical from our North Aurora, IL location. You will shape strategy, manage launches, pricing, line optimization, and cross-functional initiatives within a global organization.

You will lead cross-functional teams across sales, finance, marketing, engineering and manufacturing operations, optimize costs, and develop training materials and collateral for engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or Engineering.
• 5+ years of progressive Product Lifecycle management experience.
• Advanced proficiency in data analysis, market analytics, and VOC interpretation.
• Cross-functional leadership with sales, finance, marketing, engineering, and operations.
• Experience with commercial clean water centrifugal pumps is a plus.
• 15-25% travel (including international) for tradeshows, customer visits, etc.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the product lifecycle from ideation through launch and post-launch evaluation.
• Provide strategic initiatives to drive sustainable organic growth and profitability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to execute channel strategy and demand plans.
• Partner with Operations, Finance, Supply, and Engineering to optimize product cost and pricing.
• Serve as SME for assigned product families and develop training materials and collateral.

Skills

Product lifecycle

Cross-functional leadership

Data analysis

Financial acumen

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Marketing/Engineering

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

Job description

Pentair is seeking a Product Manager to own the product lifecycle and drive portfolio growth in the fire suppression vertical from our North Aurora, IL location. You will shape strategy, manage launches, pricing, line optimization, and cross-functional initiatives within a global organization.

You will lead cross-functional teams across sales, finance, marketing, engineering and manufacturing operations, optimize costs, and develop training materials and collateral for engineers.