Product Manager

Copeland LP; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Copeland LP in St. Louis, MO, is seeking a Product Manager to own the full lifecycle, translate market and customer needs into profitable offerings, and drive roadmaps that deliver competitive differentiation.

You will collaborate with engineering, operations, and commercial teams to ensure successful delivery and monetization of innovative HVACR solutions. The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, strong leadership and communication, and ownership from concept to obsolescence, with

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of experience in product management, development, or related field.
• Proven leadership and communication skills with success in aligning cross-functional teams to deliver product roadmaps and achieve revenue goals.
• Advanced proficiency with product lifecycle management tools, data analysis platforms, and performance tracking systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills rooted in data-driven decision-making and customer-centric product development.
• A relentless pursuit of excellence and a strong desire to build innovative products that deliver profitable growth and competitive differentiation.
• Deep commitment to ownership, continuous learning, and taking proactive steps to improve product outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute 5-year product roadmaps, managing the product lifecycle from development to obsolescence.
• Set product priorities for new developments and manage product P&L to optimize margins.
• Create comprehensive business cases outlining expected returns.
• Define product positioning and ensure designs meet customer use cases.
• Own product data integrity and structure, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and alignment with global data standards to enable effective commercialization, analytics, and digital tools.
• Support pricing strategy and execution by providing product inputs and partnering with Pricing to enable value-based pricing, margin optimization, and competitive positioning.
• Develop and support sales enablement tools (product documentation, collateral, value drivers) to ensure accurate representation of product capabilities.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Data-driven decision making

Problem-solving

Ownership & continuous learning

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration, engineering, marketing, or related field

Tools

Lifecycle management tools

Data analysis platforms

Performance tracking systems

Job description

About Us

We are a global climate technologies company engineered for sustainability. We create sustainable and efficient residential, commercial and industrial spaces through HVACR technologies. We protect temperature-sensitive goods throughout the cold chain. And we bring comfort to people globally. Best-in-class engineering, design and manufacturing combined with category-leading brands in compression, controls, software and monitoring solutions result in next-generation climate technology that is built for the needs of the world ahead. Whether you are a professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring your first opportunity, or recent graduate with an advanced degree, we have opportunities that will allow you to innovate, be challenged and make an impact. Join our team and start your journey today!

Job Description

The Product Manager owns the entire product lifecycle, from conceptualization to obsolescence, defining what to build by translating market and customer needs into solutions that deliver profitable growth and competitive differentiation. This role is responsible for developing product roadmaps, managing product P&L, and ensuring alignment with customer needs and market opportunities. The Product Manager partners cross-functionally to deliver and maintain innovative, high-impact products that meet business objectives.

As a Product Manager, You Will

• Develop and execute 5-year product roadmaps, managing the product lifecycle from development to obsolescence
• Set product priorities for new developments and manage product P&L to optimize margins
• Create comprehensive business cases outlining expected returns
• Define product positioning and ensure designs meet customer use cases
• Owns and accurately maintains product information throughout the lifecycle
• Gather and analyze Voice of Customer insights to inform product features and functionality
• Translate market and customer insights into clear product requirements, features, and technical direction
• Balance growth, cost, and profitability through disciplined product portfolio and lifecycle management
• Own product data integrity and structure, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and alignment with global data standards to enable effective commercialization, analytics, and digital tools
• Support pricing strategy and execution by providing product inputs (e.g., cost, features, value drivers) and partnering with Pricing to enable value-based pricing, margin optimization, and competitive positioning
• Develop and support sales enablement tools (e.g., product documentation, technical collateral, value drivers) to ensure accurate representation of product capabilities and effective customer engagement
• Partner cross-functionally (engineering, operations, commercial) to ensure successful delivery and adoption
• Continuously refine products based on performance, feedback, and evolving customer needs
• Up to 20% travel

Required Education, Experience & Skills

• Minimum five years of experience in product management, product development, or related field.
• Proven leadership and communication skills with success in aligning cross-functional teams to deliver product roadmaps and achieve revenue goals.
• Advanced proficiency with product lifecycle management tools, data analysis platforms, and performance tracking systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills rooted in data-driven decision-making and customer-centric product development.
• A relentless pursuit of excellence and a strong desire to build innovative products that deliver profitable growth and competitive differentiation.
• Deep commitment to ownership, continuous learning, and taking proactive steps to improve product outcomes.

Preferred Education, Experience & Skills

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, engineering, marketing, or related field.
• Advanced knowledge of product positioning, pricing strategies, and P&L management.
• Experience in developing business cases, ROI analysis, and product roadmaps.
• Deep understanding of Voice of Customer (VoC) insights, translating into product requirements.
• Familiarity with agile development methodologies and tools.

Collaboration First Hybrid Work Arrangements

This role is hybrid eligible with the requirement to be in office at least three days per week. Colleagues are expected to demonstrate a collaboration first mindset, which is the understanding that teams will work together in-person, and colleagues should be flexible to adjust their hybrid days based on business needs. You will have an opportunity to work with your team and leader to determine when you should be in the office to drive meaningful connections and to best serve our customers.

Why Work in St. Louis, Missouri

Our facility is located in St. Louis, famous for its Gateway Arch standing at 630 feet tall. St. Louis is a family-friendly, historic metropolitan area with a low cost of living and first-class schools. The city offers excellent restaurants, shopping areas, art galleries, and numerous festivals throughout the year, making this an exciting place to live and work.

About Our Location

Our location is the host of Copeland's corporate headquarters. Our products have become household names that support the comfort and well-being of our customers. The employees at this location provide support to the various businesses within the platform, allowing for many networking opportunities across businesses.

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Our Commitment to Our People

Across the globe, we are united by a singular Purpose: Sustainability is no small ambition. That's why everything we do is geared toward a sustainable future—for our generation and all those to come. Through groundbreaking innovations, HVACR technology and cold chain solutions, we are reducing carbon emissions and improving energy efficiency in spaces of all sizes, from residential to commercial to industrial. Our employees are our greatest strength. We believe that our culture of passion, openness, and collaboration empowers us to work toward the same goal - to make the world a better place. We invest in the end-to-end development of our people, beginning at onboarding and through senior leadership, so they can thrive personally and professionally. Flexible and competitive benefits plans offer the right options to meet your individual/family needs: medical insurance plans, dental and vision coverage, 401(k) and more. We provide employees with flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave, vacation and holiday leave. Together, we have the opportunity - and the power - to continue to revolutionize the technology behind air conditioning, heating and refrigeration, and cultivate a better future.

Our Commitment to Inclusion & Belonging

At Copeland, we cultivate a strong sense of inclusion and belonging where individuals of all backgrounds, and with diverse perspectives, are embraced and treated fairly to enable a stronger workforce. Our employee resource groups play an important role in culture and community building at Copeland.

Work Authorization

Copeland will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1 with OPT or CPT, H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Copeland is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.

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With $5B of global revenue, Copeland is a leading provider of compression products, electronics, software, and solutions across many applications within Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVACR), where macro and regulatory trends toward environmental sustainability, leads to changes in HVACR technology. Other products include other heating applications, food service and retail, transportation, and healthcare/life sciences. This new business also has a solution portfolio that manages, monitors, and controls refrigeration units in the commercial setting, as well as software solutions that measure and monitor temperature conditions of refrigerated goods in transit, where there is a greater emphasis on energy management/sustainability solutions globally.