Strategic Product Leader — Growth & Launch

nVent; Anoka (MN); On-site; USD 105,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) retirement plan and ESPP

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off and leave programs

Job summary

nVent’s Hoffman North American Commercial portfolio leader sought to drive strategy, profitability, and long-term growth across product lines. You will partner with customers, channel partners, sales, engineering, marketing, and operations to identify opportunities, launch products, and optimize lifecycle performance.

You will lead strategy, pricing, lifecycle management, and channel initiatives across industrial automation, utilities, clean energy, and data center markets, delivering measurable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, or a comparable area of study.
• 7+ years of experience in product management, product marketing, category management, program management, or a related commercial leadership role.
• Demonstrated success leading product strategy, commercialization, pricing, and portfolio performance.
• MBA preferred and ability to travel up to 15%.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement product strategies and roadmaps that support growth, profitability, and market leadership.
• Use customer insights, market research, competitive intelligence, and financial performance data to guide investment and portfolio decisions.
• Find opportunities for portfolio expansion, rationalization, and new product development.
• Lead cross-functional teams to align priorities and deliver business results.
• Drive revenue and margin growth by developing effective pricing, positioning, channel, and go-to-market strategies.
• Partner with distributors, manufacturers' representatives, sales teams, contractors, designers, and end users to identify market opportunities and improve customer adoption.
• Build business cases and strategic recommendations that strengthen portfolio performance and market position.
• Lead new product introductions from concept through commercialization.
• Own launch planning, sales enablement, channel readiness, product positioning, and commercialization activities.
• Lead the full product lifecycle, including development, growth, maturity, rationalization, and obsolescence.
• Track performance metrics and implement initiatives that improve revenue, profitability, customer experience, quality, and delivery.
• Monitor market trends, customer needs, new technologies, and competitive activity.
• Find opportunities across key growth markets including industrial automation, utilities, clean energy sectors, and data center facilities.
• Evaluate partnership, acquisition, and private-label opportunities that support portfolio growth.
• Exposure to industrial automation, electrical contractor, utility, or related industrial markets preferred.
• Travel up to 15%.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, or a comparable area of study

7+ years of product management / marketing / portfolio leadership

MBA preferred

Ability to travel up to 15%

Job description

nVent’s Hoffman North American Commercial portfolio leader sought to drive strategy, profitability, and long-term growth across product lines. You will partner with customers, channel partners, sales, engineering, marketing, and operations to identify opportunities, launch products, and optimize lifecycle performance.

You will lead strategy, pricing, lifecycle management, and channel initiatives across industrial automation, utilities, clean energy, and data center markets, delivering measurable