Product Manager, Connected Products

Culligan; Illinois; On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Culligan with ZeroWater Technology is seeking a Product Manager to own the lifecycle of connected products, drive a multi-year roadmap, and translate dealer and customer needs into features. You will monitor adoption, gather feedback, and inform new development decisions to improve product outcomes.

The role requires coordinating cross-functional teams, creating business cases, and establishing best practices to scale connected offerings across markets. Travel up to 10% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; CS or Business preferred.
• 5+ years in Product Management, with 2+ years in connected products or IT.
• Excellent presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with connected products and mobile applications.
• Familiar with Jira, Microsoft Office, Slack, Miro.
• Travel up to 10% of the time based on business needs.

Responsibilities

• Own the lifecycle of current connected product offerings including scope, design, implementation, maintenance and support.
• Partner to develop and maintain a multi-year product line roadmap.
• Gather and prioritize dealer, customer, and business requirements into product features.
• Monitor product performance, adoption, engagement, and customer feedback for improvement.
• Conduct voice of customer/dealer research to inform new development decisions.
• Develop and maintain new product requirements, business cases, and supporting docs.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external developers to manage scope, timing, and risk.
• Create documentation and best practices to support long-term growth and adoption of Connected Products.
• Optimize processes for prioritization, requirements gathering and release management.

Skills

Product Management

Connected products

Mobile applications

Presentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Business

Tools

Jira

Microsoft Office

Slack

Miro

Job description

• Own the lifecycle of current connected product offerings - including scope, design, implementation, maintenance and support.
• Partner with management to develop and maintain a multi-year product line roadmap.
• Gather and prioritize dealer, customer, and business requirements and translate them into product features.
• Monitor product performance, adoption, engagement, and customer feedback to drive continuous improvement.
• Conduct and use voice of customer/dealer research to inform new product development decisions.

Product Execution & Process Development

• Develop and maintain new product requirements, business cases, and supporting documentation.
• Partner with internal teams and external developers to manage scope, timing, and risk against deliverables.
• Coordinate activities across projects to ensure alignment between business objectives and development efforts.
• Create documentation and best practices that support the long-term growth and adoption of our Connected Products.
• Optimize processes for prioritization, requirements gathering and release management.

Cross-Functional Leadership & Partner Management

• Work closely with third party partner developers to define priorities, clarify requirements, review progress, and ensure successful delivery.
• Work closely with Regional Sales Managers, Regional Technical Advisors and Dealer teams to address product requests, field issues and opportunities.
• Support dealer enablement, training, customer adoption, and go to market activities for product launches and enhancements.
• Facilitate communication, decision making, and alignment across stakeholders.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required. Computer Science or Business major preferred
• 5+ years experience in Product Management, with 2 years in connected products or IT space
• Excellent presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Experience with connected products and mobile applications
• Familiar with Jira, Microsoft Office, Slack, Miro
• Travel will be based on business needs - up to 10% of the time

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies in this position.

Resourcefulness Integrity Organization/Planning

Initiative Team Player Judgment/Decision Making

Problem Solving Oral Communication Written Communication

Target Salary Range: $ 85,000- 100,000 year. Exact pay will be based on factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, level, geographic location, and business and organizational needs. Full-time positions are eligible for competitive benefits, including: paid time off, health, dental, vision, life, disability benefits and 401(k).

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Qualifications

Education

Preferred

Bachelors or better in Business or related field.

Bachelors or better in Engineering or related field.

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