Small Power Transformer Product Manager.

Hitachi, Ltd.; North Carolina; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy is seeking a Product Manager for Small Power Transformers in North America. You will lead strategy, development, and launches, partnering with engineering, manufacturing, and sales to translate customer needs into market-ready products.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in product management within manufacturing or energy environments, strong analytical capabilities, and excellent stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in product management, tendering, quotations, bids, or related commercial and technical roles.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret technical, operational, and market data.
• Experience working in a manufacturing, energy, electrical equipment, or industrial environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and CRM, quotation, or business management tools.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and manage product specifications based on customer needs, market trends, and business objectives.
• Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify growth opportunities and product differentiation.
• Translate customer requirements into clear technical, performance, and quality specifications.
• Drive product standardization initiatives to improve efficiency, scalability, and cost competitiveness.
• Partner with engineering and manufacturing teams to optimize designs for manufacturability and operational excellence.
• Coordinate customer approval processes, including prototypes, samples, and trial evaluations.
• Foster strong relationships with customers and internal stakeholders to ensure alignment and timely issue resolution.
• Support new product introductions and factory launches, ensuring smooth transitions from development to production.

Skills

Market research

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

CRM

Job description

Job Description

The Opportunity

Are you ready to shape the future of power transformer solutions across North America? As a Small Power Transformers - Product Manager, you will drive the strategy, development, and successful introduction of products within a dynamic and growing portfolio. This is a high-impact role where you will work at the intersection of technology, market intelligence, customer engagement, and operational excellence.

You will partner with engineering, manufacturing, quality, sales, and project management teams to define product specifications, guide standardization initiatives, and support new product and factory launches. Your expertise will help ensure products meet evolving customer needs while enhancing efficiency, quality, and competitiveness.

Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures and guidelines.

This role offers the opportunity to influence product roadmaps, identify market opportunities, and collaborate with stakeholders across the business to bring innovative transformer solutions to market. If you enjoy solving complex challenges, translating customer needs into successful products, and driving results through cross-functional teamwork, this is an exciting opportunity to make a lasting impact within a global technology leader powering a sustainable energy future.

How you'll make an impact

• Define and manage product specifications based on customer needs, market trends, and business objectives.
• Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify growth opportunities and product differentiation.
• Translate customer requirements into clear technical, performance, and quality specifications.
• Drive product standardization initiatives to improve efficiency, scalability, and cost competitiveness.
• Partner with engineering and manufacturing teams to optimize designs for manufacturability and operational excellence.
• Coordinate customer approval processes, including prototypes, samples, and trial evaluations.
• Foster strong relationships with customers and internal stakeholders to ensure alignment and timely issue resolution.
• Support new product introductions and factory launches, ensuring smooth transitions from development to production.

Your background

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in product management, tendering, quotations, bids, or related commercial and technical roles.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret technical, operational, and market data.
• Experience working in a manufacturing, energy, electrical equipment, or industrial environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and CRM, quotation, or business management tools.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and organizational skills.

More about us

• At Hitachi Energy, you'll help advance the world's energy transition through innovative technologies that enable a more sustainable, flexible, and secure power system.
• We invest in learning, leadership development, and global career opportunities to help you grow professionally and personally.
• Join a collaborative, inclusive culture where diverse perspectives are valued and individuals are empowered to make a meaningful impact.

Background Screening and Security Checks

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For certain roles—particularly those involving access to sensitive information, financial responsibilities, client data, regulated environments, or security-sensitive functions—additional or more comprehensive background or security screenings may be required. These may include, but are not limited to, enhanced criminal history checks, credit history reviews (where legally permissible), sanctions screening, or other due diligence measures aligned with the responsibilities of the position.

The scope and depth of any background or security review will be determined based on the nature of the role and business necessity, and will always be conducted in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Candidates will be notified and, where required, asked to provide consent prior to the initiation of any such checks.

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