Product Manager

Blue Signal Search; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Signal Search in Boston, MA is seeking a Product Manager to guide product decisions from planning through retirement. This on-site opportunity combines technical evaluation, customer insight, and commercial analysis to shape what the business develops and brings to market.

The role emphasizes collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, and sales, with direct exposure to customer applications and the ability to apply technical knowledge to business decisions across the product lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field required.
• MBA or advanced business degree preferred.
• Experience managing technical products in industrial settings.
• Experience with electrical equipment, power systems, or controls preferred.
• Ability to translate customer feedback into product improvements.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to assess pricing and profitability using ERP/CRM data.

Responsibilities

• Set priorities for product lines and translate objectives into roadmaps and lifecycle plans.
• Turn customer feedback and competitive research into recommendations for improvements and market expansion.
• Work with engineering and manufacturing to define requirements and prepare products for release.
• Evaluate revenue trends, pricing, margins, and demand forecasts to support portfolio decisions.
• Provide sales with clear product positioning and supporting materials.
• Coordinate launches and monitor offerings to inform enhancements or retirement.
• Build relationships with customers, manufacturers, and partners, and travel as needed.

Skills

Product management

Cross-functional collaboration

Pricing & forecasting

Customer engagement

Technical understanding

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

MBA or advanced business degree

Job description

Our client, a manufacturer serving electrical and industrial markets, is seeking a Product Manager to guide product decisions from initial planning through retirement. This on-site opportunity in Boston, MA combines technical evaluation, customer insight, and commercial analysis to shape what the business develops and brings to market.

This Role Offers

• Ownership of product direction, investment priorities, and ongoing portfolio improvements.
• Regular collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, and sales teams, with direct exposure to customer applications.
• An opportunity to apply technical knowledge to business decisions across the product lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Set priorities for assigned product lines, translating business objectives into development roadmaps and lifecycle plans.
• Turn customer feedback, application requirements, and competitive research into recommendations for product improvements and market expansion.
• Work with engineering and manufacturing to define requirements, evaluate development choices, and prepare products for commercial release.
• Evaluate revenue trends, pricing, margins, and demand forecasts to support portfolio decisions and investment proposals.
• Equip sales teams with clear product positioning, application information, presentations, and supporting materials.
• Coordinate launch activities and monitor established offerings to recommend enhancements, continued investment, or retirement.
• Build relationships with customers, equipment manufacturers, and channel partners, traveling to customer sites, industry events, and manufacturing locations as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related engineering or technical field; an MBA or another advanced business degree is preferred.
• Relevant professional experience managing technical products, product lines, or product strategy in an industrial setting, with the ability to contribute independently.
• Experience with electrical equipment, power systems, utility applications, electromechanical products, controls, or critical power environments is strongly preferred.
• Practical involvement with engineering and manufacturing teams during product development and ongoing product support.
• Customer-facing commercial experience and the ability to explain technical concepts to engineering and business audiences.
• Ability to assess pricing, profitability, forecasts, business cases, and market opportunities using ERP, CRM, and other business information.
• Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to coordinate work across functions and travel as required.