Product Manager

Product Manager

Join nVent as a Product Manager focused on engineered hardware solutions that support data center and networking environments—working closely with engineering, manufacturing, sales, and field teams to bring scalable, market-ready products from concept through launch.

Ideal candidates will work a hybrid work schedule, with four days/week on-site in Anoka, MN.

What You Will Experience In This Position

Own and implement end-to-end product lifecycle management, including product line strategy, multi-year roadmaps, and technology plans for engineered, hardware-based product portfolios with global market responsibility.

Lead New Product Introduction (NPI) and Product Development Process (PDP) initiatives by developing strong, data-backed product recommendations, including customer needs, product requirements, feature definition, competitive positioning, financial projections, and go-to-market strategy.

Drive cross-functional collaboration across engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, finance, sales, and marketing to deliver revenue growth, margin improvement, cost reduction, quality, and timely delivery performance.

Lead Voice of the Customer (VOC), market, and competitive research efforts with an emphasis on understanding how products fit into broader data center and networking architectures.

Develop and communicate compelling, quantified value propositions and pricing rationale that clearly differentiate products for customers, channel partners, and sales teams.

Partner with regional and global marketing teams to support go-to-market strategies, product launches, and creation of sales enablement and marketing collateral.

Serve as a technical subject matter expert for assigned product lines, supporting internal teams, customers, and channel partners while driving continuous improvement within the product management function.

You Have

Bachelor's degree required. Seven or more years of experience in technical or hardware product management, product innovation, or new product development within engineered products, manufacturing, or industrial technology environments.

Demonstrated experience supporting products used in data center environments, with hands-on exposure to networking-adjacent infrastructure, interconnect, enclosure-based systems, or closely related technologies.

Solid understanding of how products interface within larger systems, including performance, physical integration, and deployment considerations in critically important environments.

Demonstrated electrical and/or mechanical systems knowledge gained through hands-on experience, manufacturing exposure, or close collaboration with engineering teams.

Consistent track record leading complex, cross-functional, matrixed teams and owning initiatives throughout all stages until commercialization.

Strong business and project leadership skills, including experience managing product roadmaps, priorities, and profitability.

Experience collaborating with commercial organizations, including sales, marketing, distributors, contractors, and/or manufacturer's representatives.

Ability and willingness to travel up to 20% annually, including domestic overnight travel and occasional international travel.

We Have

A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day.

Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work.

Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers.

Benefits to support the lives of our employees.

Pay Transparency nVent's pay scale is based on the expected range of base pay for this job and the employee's work location. Employee pay within this range will be based on a combination of factors including knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, education, and performance. Where federal, state, or local minimum wage requirements exist, employee pay will comply. Compensation Range: $105,000.00 - $195,000.00

At nVent, we value our people and their health and well-being. We provide a broad benefits package with meaningful programs for eligible full-time employees that includes: Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance. A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan — both include a company match. Other supplemental benefits such as tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and legal & identity theft protection.