Product Manager, Hardware

Role Responsibilities/Role Purpose:

• Drive product strategy and roadmap for the ALC HW portfolio - mid-tier line of controllers.
• Drive strategy, product requirements, value proposition, and pricing for the new strategy
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams globally (sales, marketing, engineering)
• Develops production and marketing strategies and tactics to ensure effective product and service placement relative to market opportunity, working closely with product and service development for a specific product or service, brand, or product/service area over its entire life cycle.
• Formulates and reviews corporate short and long-range plans, goals, and objectives for specific product/service or product/service line.
• Collects and analyzes macroeconomics, industry, and target market information to forecast market size.
• Determines the business case, profitability and viability of new products/services or product/service enhancements.
• Confers with legal staff to resolve problems, such as copyright infringement or royalty sharing with outside producers or distributors.
• Oversees and directs competitive product/service analysis and market research of product/service consumer behavior and professional audience.
• Responsible for controlling the evolution of sales of one or more products/brands of the company.
• Coordinates promotions and advertising efforts of products/services or brands under his/her responsibility.

Minimum Requirements:

• Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including public speaking.
• Experience with Building automation and/or Carrier and/or Automated Logic building management system
• Experience estimating and designing control systems.
• Demonstrate exceptional analytical problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to develop constructive and collaborative working relationships across functional teams.
• Up to date on new technologies and ability to apply new knowledge and techniques to the job.
• Use and familiarity with MS Office – Outlook (power user), Excel (power user), PowerPoint (power user), Word, Visio, Photoshop, Salesforce.com platform.
• Camtasia or other video recording/editing software experience.
• Ability to handle several tasks at a time and deliver consistently.
• Capable of working independently and comfortable making decisions
• Substantial knowledge of Carrier organization, programs, or systems to make enhancements within job area.