Director Product Management - Systems & Expansion

Director of Product Management – Systems and Expansion DEWALT

Towson, MD

Come make the world and accelerate your success.

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of approximately 48,000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.

The Job:  

As a Director of Product Management, you’ll be part of our Towson, MD team working as an on-site employee. The Director of Product Management - Systems (Batteries and Chargers) & Expansion will be responsible for aligning product strategy with business goals. This role is a critical role in our product organization that collaborates cross functionally as well as cross brand leader to deliver battery and charger, system solutions throughout the entire organization.   This role will also lead our PM team that develops products that directly impact Professional construction trade contractors. - Be our most vocal and empathetic customer advocate. They will partner with key Sales, Channel, Category Management, Brand, Operations and other cross functional teams in an effort to develop partnerships and collaborate with business stakeholders for successful strategy, execution, and communication. This position reports into the VP, Product Management - General & Commercial Construction. You’ll get to:  

• Driving the product vision for these critical portfolios and user workflows.   
• Creating the product strategy to innovate and energize our product-led organization. 
• As the Director of Product Management, you are responsible for setting and owning the product vision and strategy, creating a long-term strategic vision to WIN THE TRADES!!   This will be highly collaborative with partnerships between functions, leaders and your direct team. 
• As the product strategy and vision become more tactical, the Director will drive the user feedback into a clear and translated product roadmap that will align to defined growth plans. Here, the candidate will be responsible for helping the team create the roadmap and release plans from the vision and strategy, translating them into actionable items.  Project scoping and clear prioritization activities based on business and customer impact will be critical to success. 
• Gain a deep understanding of customer experience, identify, and fill product gaps and generate new ideas that improve customer experience, drive growth and market share. Setup advisory boards, user groups facilitate insight gathering, etc. 
• Respect and value other’s differences seek opportunities to learn from those with different perspectives and understand how issues and solutions will impact other areas of the company 
• Communicate the product strategy and progress within and across the company 
• Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure product success and drive continuous improvement 

The Person:  

You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? In fact, you embrace it. You also have: 

• 10+ years of Product Management experience in a Trades Based Industry 
• 4+ years of successfully commercializing and deploying effective go to market strategies for driving core and new product categories 
• Bachelor’s degree required. An MBA or a graduate degree preferred 
• 6+ years of leadership experience with direct reports under your guidance and leadership, including hiring and developing senior managers and individual contributors 
• Understanding or experience with Power Tools, User Applications, with a history of developing solutions to key user Pain points.  
• Ability to analyze vast amounts of information to understand complex enterprise problems 
• Proven track record of managing all aspects of a successful product throughout it lifecycle 
• Experience delivering and executing innovative solutions to the market 
• Strong customer obsession to understand and solve the need and get the right user functionality and experience 
• Ability to handle multiple priorities, organize, plan, and meet difficult deadlines, and multi-task in a fast-paced environment 
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills required. Experience in problem solving and creative thinking 
• Ability to interact effectively with all levels of the organization and in a variety of cultures – bot