Product Manager – Circuit Breakers

Product Manager – Circuit Breakers

The Product Manager is responsible for the strategic planning, development, and lifecycle management of Phoenix Contact's North American circuit breaker product portfolio. This portfolio is comprised of thermal-magnetic and hydraulic circuit breakers. This role ensures that all product initiatives are aligned with Phoenix Contact's overall business strategy and market positioning within North America. The Product Manager leads the creation and execution of the product roadmap, working cross-functionally to define product requirements and drive go-to-market strategies. They are expected to balance customer needs, technological capabilities, and business objectives to deliver innovative, high-impact solutions. Key responsibilities include defining and evolving the product vision, managing the full product lifecycle from ideation through end-of-life, conducting market and competitive analysis, and collaborating with engineering, marketing, sales, and support teams to ensure successful product development and launch. The Product Manager also monitors product performance and customer feedback to drive continuous improvement, ensuring Phoenix Contact's North American circuit breaker portfolio remains competitive and aligned with market demands.

Key Responsibilities

• Be the subject matter expert for circuit breaker technology – i.e., trip curves, short circuit current ratings, etc.
• Gather market research, customer feedback and stakeholder input to arrive at a strategic product plan
• Define what products are suitable for target markets.
• Develop and maintain product strategy and roadmap, and communicate strategy to appropriate internal stakeholders
• Manage the entire lifecycle of the product line including product concept, design, sample production, testing, forecast, cost, mass production, spec/feature additions and modifications, and product end of life.
• Ensure quality of the product line through collaboration with QA and factory.
• Set prioritization and work with product development team in setting product release deadlines
• Write functional specifications, customer value propositions statements, and expected benefit or loss (if not implemented) of a product or application concept.
• Ongoing communication on product's progress to executives, sales team, and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate with the Product Marketing department to finalize marketing, technical, promotional, and PR material required for product introductions.
• Develop training material and provide training to sales and technical teams.
• Travel and participate in market activities such as standards meeting, specialty trade shows, conferences, key customer visits, and forums to gain closer access to customer and industry trends.
• Up to 20% travel, including international travel.
• Perform other work-related duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering discipline or equivalent work experience is required.
• 3+ years of working knowledge of product development and/or product marketing experience with circuit breaker technology
• Experience with networking technologies including cellular and ethernet highly desired
• Candidate must be well organized, self-motivated, and capable of seeing projects through to completion.
• High level of accountability and planning capabilities, communicates with transparency and integrity.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are required.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams.
• Successfully collaborate in a dynamic and diverse environment.
• Proficient with Salesforce, Microsoft Visio, & MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience in vertical markets such as material handling, industrial machinery, power generation & energy, or data centers is a plus.

Essential Job Functions

• Must be able to travel via airplane for up to 14 hours
• Must have a valid driver's license and be able to travel via automobile for up to six hours at a time
• Must be able to travel overnight
• Must be able to sit for 4 hours at a time
• Must be able to stand for extended periods of time
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs.
• Regular and on-time attendance.
• This is a hybrid position requiring at least three days in the office, unless otherwise specified.

Perks & Benefits

Phoenix Contact offers a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401k matching, and a generous time off package. There are also a wide variety of additional benefits available including 16 weeks fully paid maternity leave & 10 weeks fully paid paternity leave, life insurance, short & long-term disability, on-site gym access, health & wellbeing center, on-site café, walking trails, tuition assistance, and more!