Product Manager: Materials Testing Innovator

Illinois Tool Works; Eden Prairie (MN); On-site; USD 88,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Affordable Medical, Dental, Vision

HSA/FSA with company match

Income Protection Benefits

Industry Leading 401(k) plan

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Matching Gift and Volunteer Program

Job summary

Illinois Tool Works is seeking a Product Manager for the Materials Testing Portfolio in Minnesota. You will own the product lifecycle, define the roadmap, and translate customer insights into value-driven solutions.

This role interfaces with engineering, sales, and marketing to ensure successful introductions and ongoing optimization of both hardware and software components. You will lead market analyses, build business cases, and create training tools to enable the sales team and channel

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Marketing or technical discipline.
• Minimum of 3 years in a Product Management role or related experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct market research, competitor analysis, and gather customer insights to identify market needs and opportunities.
• Define and communicate the software and controls product vision, strategy, and roadmap, aligned with the overall product portfolio.
• Provide perspective on key market trends to support annual and long-range planning activity.
• Create business cases to define key product benefits and value propositions.
• Create and maintain product plans and implement them according to product roadmaps and identified aftermarket strategies over the entire lifecycle.
• Understand value-added components of the systems and maintain pricing for software and controls accordingly.
• Develop and conduct sales readiness training and sales tools to prepare the channel to support new product introduction and meet launch objectives.
• Collaborate with sales on creating sales strategies for key pursuits.
• Support lead generation activities and programs.
• Partner with Marketing Communications on all customer facing product communication.
• Collaborate with design and engineering teams to develop product specifications that are in alignment with customer demands and company objectives.
• Work closely with engineering to ensure seamless integration between hardware and software components, addressing compatibility issues and optimizing performance.

Skills

Customer collaboration

Cross-functional communication

Systems integration

SAP & Salesforce

Licensed product models

Growth mindset

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Marketing or technical discipline

Tools

SAP

Salesforce

Job description

Illinois Tool Works is seeking a Product Manager for the Materials Testing Portfolio in Minnesota. You will own the product lifecycle, define the roadmap, and translate customer insights into value-driven solutions.

This role interfaces with engineering, sales, and marketing to ensure successful introductions and ongoing optimization of both hardware and software components. You will lead market analyses, build business cases, and create training tools to enable the sales team and channel