PRODUCT MANAGER III

TE Connectivity; Middletown Township (PA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Voluntary benefits

Job summary

TE Connectivity seeks a Global Product Manager within the Data and Devices business unit to drive market insights, product roadmaps, and cross-functional execution for high-speed cable solutions in data center ecosystems. You will collaborate with Sales, Engineering, Operations, and Marketing to align roadmaps with revenue and margin goals.

The role emphasizes leadership, cross-region collaboration, and an ability to translate market trends into actionable product strategies and launches to

Qualifications

• 4-year technical degree required.
• MBA preferred for broader business perspective.

Responsibilities

• Market sensing and strategy development with cross-functional teams to identify trends and customer needs.
• Develop and align product roadmaps with business strategy and objectives.
• Lead new product development, launches, and post-launch management to achieve revenue and gross margin targets.

Education

4-year technical degree required

MBA (preferred)

Job description

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

Job Overview

TE Connectivity's Product Management Teams manage all aspects of a product, from driving new product development to manufacturing to marketing. They are responsible for overall product strategy, business leadership and capacity plans to meet sales and profit targets.

As part of the Data and Devices (DND) business unit, this team is a growth driver of TE. With a substantial focus on enabling the Cloud, we work directly together with all major Cloud providers and Enterprise customers to deliver next-generation data and power solutions to enable fast-growing computing architectures that power training and inference workloads for the AI revolution.

The Global Product Manager will have responsibility for working in cooperation with other members of the broader product management team that utilize high-speed cables to identify and understanding trends in next generation data center ecosystems and architectures, then translating those trends to the appropriate New Product roadmaps and product launches. Global Product Managers act as a "mini" GM driving the overall product strategy, business leadership and capacity plans to achieve revenue and gross margin targets that enable long term competitiveness and success of the product line.

This role requires strong judicious thinking, experience working across regions and a strong proactive work ethic and a proven track record of organizational transformation. This role must closely collaborate cross-functionally with colleagues in Sales, Engineering, Operations and Marketing to gain alignment and drive the successful execution of the product roadmaps.

What You Will Be Doing

Market Sensing & Strategy Development

• Work with cross-functional teams to articulate market trends, demand drivers, customer needs, industry trends, and competitive landscape
• Develop product roadmaps that align with business strategy, and business objectives and solve high-value customer problems
• Work with R&D and operations in the development of new products and manage the product lifecycle

Develop Business Plans

• Define resource requirements necessary to execute the product roadmap
• Work in conjunction with adjacent product managers who consume high-speed cable developing annual operating plans
• Develop build/buy/license product portfolio strategies
• Present, defend and achieve leadership buy-in on business case and operational plans

Execution – New Product Development and Launch

• Be the internal champion for bulk high-speed cable projects
• Align with and contribute to adjacent product launches utilizing bulk high-speed cable
• Provide demand forecast inputs to S&OP
• Attend customer meetings in support of winning new business
• Exercise thought leadership
• Provide inputs to Marcom for the development of collateral, including e-commerce
• Build and maintain strategic supply partner relationships

Execution – Post-Launch Product Management

• Contribute to delivering sustained profitable growth of adjacent products utilizing bulk high-speed cabled
• Enable sales to promote the product line via training and the development of collateral materials that help articulate the value proposition
• Track progress to the business plan and facilitate the resolution to gaps

What Your Background Should Look Like

• 4-year technical degree required
• Complementary advanced business degree (MBA) preferred

Experience

• 2+ years of experience in hardware manufacturing/development, product management or engineering required.
• Result-oriented agent of change, proven ability to shape vision, align teams and drive organization change leading to improved business outcomes
• Relevant product (Twinax CU Cable, Coax Cable, Twisted Pair Cable), cable manufacturing, cable supply chain and industry experience (Data Center) including understanding the landscape (Servers, Switches, AI Processing) of the surrounding product
• Understand the competitors, an overview of the competitor offerings, and the ability to interface with engineering and sales teams to provide cross-reference information and tools for significant growth
• Business acumen and ability to create strong relationships in complex matrix environments, with a positive attitude and ability to influence complex indirect teams
• Technical aptitude, ability to understand the complexity of the high-speed cable offering
• Strong organizational skills, and a strong sense of personal commitment to growth/business success
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, ability to simplify complex concepts

Competencies

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork

About Te Connectivity

TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more.

Our more than 90,000 employees, including 10,000 engineers, work alongside customers in approximately 130 countries. In a world that is racing ahead, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com and on LinkedIn, Facebook, WeChat, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).

Compensation

• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $82,000 - $102,500 (subject to change dependent on physical location)
• Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. TE Connectivity reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the experience/qualification of the selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.
• Total Compensation = Base Salary + Incentive(s) + Benefits

Benefits

• A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), disability, life insurance, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and voluntary benefits.

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