Sr. Global Product Manager

ACCO Brands; Lake Zurich (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, prescription, d

Dental and vision plans

4% 401(k) match

Competitive time off

Parental leave

Company-paid life and disability

Job summary

PowerA, a division of ACCO Brands, seeks a Sr. Global Product Manager for Xbox, PC, Meta, Mobile and Universal/Cloud with full ownership of a large global portfolio.

You will set the 3–5 year vision and roadmaps, identify emerging technology, build business cases, and drive cross-functional alignment to deliver successful launches. Reporting to the Director, Global Product Management, you will partner with sales, marketing, finance, supply chain and regional PMs to translate customer needs into

Qualifications

• 12+ years of product management experience in gaming or consumer electronics.
• Experience owning large revenue-critical product portfolios.
• Strong business acumen across Sales, Product Management, Marketing, Supply Chain, Finance.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.
• Proficient in financial data modeling and data analysis.
• Experience launching products in new expansion markets.
• 20% travel required.

Responsibilities

• Own the global portfolio strategy, performance and lifecycle across product lines.
• Set short- and long-term product roadmaps aligned with platform trends and growth objectives.
• Lead evaluation and development of new technology and expansion category opportunities.
• Own products from concept through launch and end-of-life; manage milestones and GTM.
• Ensure products meet licensor guidelines and pursue licensed IP opportunities.
• Develop processes and best practices within Product Management across the organization.
• Generate market and consumer insights to guide portfolio decisions.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams for launches and performance tracking.

Skills

Product management

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial modeling

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

SAP

Tableau

PowerBI

Job description

PowerA, a division of ACCO Brands, USA LLC., is a leading third-party gaming accessory brand, and one of the fasting growing companies in the industry. We’re made up of many unique individuals who come together for one purpose: to build the most innovative accessories for the world’s most popular interactive entertainment platforms. We partner with industry giants such as Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, Activision, Pokémon, and more. You can find our products at most major retailers in North America, Europe, Australia, and Latin America.

Job Summary

PowerA is seeking a Sr. Global Product Manager for Xbox, PC, Meta, Mobile and Universal/Cloud with full ownership and accountability for a large, global, and complex portfolio spanning PowerA’s Xbox and PC business as well as new, high-potential growth platforms. This role pairs deep platform expertise with a new technology development mandate: the Sr. Global Product Manager sets the long-term (3–5 year) vision and roadmap for their platforms, identifies and develops emerging technology and new category opportunities that deliver incremental growth beyond the established line, develops processes and best practices that may have company-wide process impact, and resolves problems before negative business impact occurs. The role reports to the Director, Global Product Management with cross-functional collaboration across the global organization to deliver successful products to launch that meet customer needs and achieve business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Own the global portfolio: Lead strategy, performance and lifecycle management across product lines, balancing growth of established businesses with emerging platform opportunities.
• Set product strategy & roadmap: Develop and execute the short & long-term product strategies and 3-5 year roadmaps aligned with platform trends, customer needs, company priorities and growth objectives.
• Drive new technology & category growth: Lead the evaluation and development of new technology and expansion category opportunities across their platforms, from emerging device ecosystems to new accessory categories to building the market sizing, business cases, and product concepts needed to secure approval and deliver growth beyond the established line.
• Lead end-to-end product development: Own products from concept through launch and end-of-life, including requirements, business cases, product briefs, go-to-market strategies, development milestones, and launch readiness.
• Manage licensed platforms: Ensure products meet first- and third-party licensor guidelines (Microsoft, Meta, and other 3rd party IP) due to contractual requirements while building opportunities to expand into new product categories and licensed IP.
• Policy & Process Development: Develops and executes processes, policies, and best practices within the Product Management function that may have company-wide process impact, from streamlining cross-departmental workflows to building new tools adopted across the organization with a long-term focus and helps establish the operating structure of a newly restructured PM team.
• Generate market & consumer insights: Conduct market research to understand customer needs, competitive landscape, and industry trends. Analyze market trends, competition, pricing, consumer feedback, sell-through, and product performance to identify opportunities and guide portfolio decisions.
• Drive cross-functional alignment: Serve as the central point of leadership and communication for assigned platforms, influencing senior leaders and communication across teams, including product development, sales, marketing, finance, supply chain, creative, retail strategy, quality and regional product management.
• Product Launch: Helps plan and execute the product launch strategy, which involves coordinating with the marketing team on key activities, creating product documentation, aligning schedules, ensuring launch readiness, and training internal teams including global sales and regional PMs as well as senior leaders.
• Product Performance Tracking: Monitor product performance and analyzes key metrics to assess success, gathering customer feedback and iterating based on data-driven insights. Work with Product Quality to evaluate feedback and make data-driven product decisions, which requires familiarity with platforms like Bazaarvoice and other post-purchase customer insights. A familiarity with all the licensed IP on their respective platforms and key knowledge of which IP is over- and under-performing in each season is a must; recognizing new IP opportunities in expansion categories is a plus.
• Pricing & Revenue Optimization: Collaborates with pricing teams to set the right costing and pricing strategy for the product, monitoring and optimizing pricing based on market dynamics and customer feedback to maximize revenue and profitability.
• Product Evangelism: Acts as a spokesperson for the product, both internally and externally including delivering presentations, conducting demos, pitching new products to outside licensed partners.
• Continuous Improvement & Innovation: Promote a culture of continuous improvement and innovation, including staying updated on emerging technologies and industry best practices and identifying at least one cross-departmental process each year to create or optimize.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of product management experience in gaming or consumer electronics, with a track record of owning large, revenue-critical product portfolios. At least some experience in general consumer electronics that are manufactured offshore is a must.
• Strong Business Acumen: Possess a strong understanding of various business functions and their interdependencies (Sales, Product Management, Marketing, Supply Chain, Finance, etc.).
• Excellent leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization, up to and including executive leadership.
• Frame situations through multiple lenses and leverage appropriate resources to chart a path forward.
• Proficient in financial data modeling, with an interest in big data analytics and statistical modeling. Demonstrated ability to analyze complex data sets and draw actionable insights.
• Change management expertise in matrix or ambiguous organizational structures, including experience building or restructuring team processes.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think strategically with a 3–5 year planning horizon.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality results.
• Continuous improvement mindset and a passion for optimizing processes to achieve operational excellence.
• Experience in developing and launching products into new expansion markets with limited data/research resources is a strong plus – must be able to vet new potential opportunities with an entrepreneurial/triage mindset
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, with experience in data visualization tools a plus. Strong systems knowledge of ERP and reporting tools (i.e., SAP, Excel, Tableau, PowerBI).
• Experience in the video game industry, especially working with video game consoles, PC gaming, VR, mobile and cloud gaming, game publishers, licensors, and related industry companies like Microsoft and Meta, is a plus.
• Experience in launching new product lines and proven success in building new successful brands in crowded gaming/consumer electronic markets is a strong plus.
• Experience in leveraging evolving AI tools like Claude, Copilot, etc., to maximize efficiency with minimal resources is a strong plus.
• 20% travel required.

Salary Range

$140,000 - $160,000

About Us

You know our brands. You love our brands. You just may not know they are ours.

If you have touched a PowerA® gaming controller, a Five Star® notebook, a Swingline® stapler, a Quartet® dry erase board, or a Kensington® computer mouse, you have touched part of ACCO Brands Corporation. With annual revenues of more than $1.5 Billion, ACCO Brands (NYSE: ACCO) designs, markets, manufactures, and sells branded academic, consumer, and business products globally. The power of our brands, our unmatched global customer reach, and our strategic market strengths put us in a position to achieve global leadership and growth. We're proud of our long history of industry leadership and innovation and are focused on delivering exceptional value to our customers by providing unique, cutting-edge, branded products.

What We Offer

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision plans
• 4% 401(k) match with immediate eligibility and vesting
• Competitive time off, available from the first day of employment
• Parental leave
• Company-paid life and disability benefits
• Critical illness, accident, and long-term care insurance optionsEmployee and family assistance programs

Growing together is how we win.

With trusted brands, strong leadership, and a clear purpose, you’ll find opportunities to grow in your career, contribute to meaningful work, and be a part of a culture that values creativity and putting our consumers and customers first.

More information about ACCO Brands can be found at www.accobrands.com.

ACCO Brands has developed and maintains a written Affiframe Program (“AAP”) for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. A copy can be requested from Human Resources. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants.

Equal Opportunity Employer

ACCO Brands is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. The company strives to create a winning culture with a leadership promise to provide equal access and opportunity for all to grow, succeed, and contribute to their full potential.

AODA

Accommodation for applicants with disabilities will be provided in all parts of the recruiting process as required under the ACCO Brands Canada AODA policy. Applicants are asked to make their needs known in advance.