Senior Director, Group Product Management

This high visibility, critical role provides overall product line and product management leadership and ensures our product direction is in line with the business and portfolio direction. This position works cross-functionally to plan product road maps, secure resources and execute product development projects. This is a leadership role that leads a team of product managers to product development and launch success.

Highlights of your role 

• Identifies and proposes strategy, technologies, methodologies, and best practices to provide consistent visibility into active project status as well as future priorities.
• Builds and implements end-to-end product management practices, processes, methodologies and tools that are aligned to Marvin’s business and strategies.
• Creates an environment of cross-functional collaboration, transparency, and accountability for the Strategy team.
• Providing strategic and tactical management and leadership to ensure projects proceed on schedule.
• Monitoring the efficiencies of current operational processes and identify and/or lead opportunities for improvement.
• Manages product lines/collection strategies in relationship to the overall portfolio & business direction
• Leads the development of strategy for dept and business area of product line(s) and/or New Venture multi-year strategy development & execution
• Ensures the appropriate mix of projects are active to achieve revenue & profitability goals
• Prioritizes mix & scope of projects to maximize product development ROI for the organization
• Partners with marketing leadership to ensure proper plans & resources to support product launch objectives
• Facilitates individual development, career growth & performance coaching
  
  

Product Management Leadership (55%)

• Provide marketing leadership to cross-functional development teams, ensuring that the customer stays at the center
• Manages leaders working on a portfolio of projects in development, tracking and assuring business objectives
• Represent Voice of the Customer through a Stage-Gate product development process
• Ensure project teams quickly reach decisions that help balance customer and business objectives
• Translate product launch core benefits to inform successful go-to-market strategies
• Ownership of pricing strategy for each new product launch, with assistance of Pricing Department

 Marketing, Sales & Service Partnership (5%)

• Support departmental improvement initiatives
• Input into monthly & annual planning, forecasting and goal-setting
• Partner to ensure that training, marketing material, etc., communicates product value & differentiation in a compelling way

 Strategic Insights Management (5%)

• Monthly Sales Analysis (by geography, insights, programs, share gains, etc.)
• Partnership with Marketing and Sales to Correct or add Focus

You’re a good fit if you have 

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, marketing or related
• MBA with a marketing emphasis is highly desired
• 10+ years of related and successful work experience in new product development and product portfolio management
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time

We also want to make sure you have:

• Excellent analytical, logical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Thorough understanding of product management principles, planning, and software required.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver complex projects on time and within budget
• Affinity for change and operating in and rapidly changing environment
• Knowledge of resource management tools
• Strategic Thinking: ability to manage multiple goals and deadlines
• Resilience and resourcefulness

We invite you to See Yourself at Marvin

From people to products, Marvin is committed to creating better ways of living. When you join this family-owned and -led window and door company, you belong to a community full of opportunities.

For more than 100 years, we’ve been designing, building, and engineering premier products. Today, in our 16 locations across North America, we manufacture Marvin’s portfolio of products, which includes Infinity Replacement Windows, TruStile Doors, and Marvin Coastline brands. Together, we live our values and enjoy a culture that feels like home.

Our better living approach to benefits supports you at work and beyond. From day one, you receive health insurance, paid holidays, paid parental leave, a 401(k) retirement savings match and more!

A few unique offerings include:
• $300 annual wellb