Technical Product Manager - Controller and Sensor Modules

There are over 7 billion people on this planet. And by 2050, there will be 2 billion more... many moving into urban centers at an unprecedented rate. Making sure there is enough food, fiber and infrastructure for our rapidly growing world is what we're all about at John Deere. And it's why we're investing in our people and our technology like never before! Here the world's brightest minds are tackling the world's biggest challenges. If you believe one person can make the world a better place, we'll put you to work. RIGHT NOW.

 

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Primary Location: United States (US) - North Dakota  - Fargo  
Function: Product & Process Management (CA)
Title: Technical Product Manager - Controller and Sensor Modules - 111240 
Onsite/Remote:Onsite Position

 

  

 

Your Responsibilities

 

As a Technical Product Manager - Controller and Sensor Modules for John Deere - ISG located in Fargo, ND, OR Urbandale, IA OR Waterloo, IA, you will….

 

• Develop lifecycle management strategies and module family specific plans that support needs from initial production through the end of service part support
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand development lifecycles, support new project launch and alignment of project with stakeholder needs
• Establish and maintain a strong awareness and database of competitive offerings, product strategies, and business climate to shape a best-in-class roadmap
• Drive the adoption of the lifecycle management strategies with  module management, portfolio management and product managers and other enterprise stakeholders
• Conduct market research to identify industry trends for the applicable modules including Total Addressable Market (TAM) for applicable investment in ISG portfolio
• Advocate for lifecycle management strategy introduction into the PDP and CI processes

 

VISA Sponsorship is NOT available for this position.

 

What Skills You Need

 

• Experience in strategic planning, optimizing a financial cost/benefit function with multiple constraints
• Experience in building personal networks and relationships across multiple levels of a large organization
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to properly articulate product vision, requirements and TAM (total addressable market) to stakeholders.
• Market understanding including knowledge of market trends, customer needs and the competitive landscape necessary to inform product roadmaps.
• Listening skills and Group facilitation
• Effective negotiation and creating buy-in:  Influence without authority

 

What Makes You Stand Out

 

• Experience in influencing without authority and leading cross-functional teams
• Ability to communicate and motivate up, down and across the organization to a diverse range of technical and non-technical team members
• Experience in optimizes the lifecycle cost throughout the full life cycle of a product
• Proficiency in product development lifecycles including experience developing comprehensive product line roadmaps
• Proficiency in data analysis, metrics tracking and utilizing insights to make data-driven decisions
• Proficiency in developing plans to evaluate and assess the emerging technology market space and the technology market space evolution
• Proficiency in product development lifecycles including experience developing comprehensive product line roadmaps
• Experience managing multi-year budgets effectively, prioritizing the highest ROI or other significant projects
• 10 or more years of experience developing or managing electronics product development

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