Product Manager
The Product Manager at Confidential Client is responsible for managing all aspects of physical product lines, including enhancing profitability of existing products and developing new ones. This role acts as a liaison between sales, engineering, and marketing teams, while also engaging with customers to gather feedback and support technical and pricing issues. The position requires a blend of business and technical expertise to drive product growth and market share in a collaborative office environment.
About Careertakes
👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Utilities.
Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.
What You’ll Do
As a Product Manager you will own and grow physical product lines used in infrastructure and utilities markets. You will combine customer insight, technical understanding, and commercial judgment to drive product strategy from concept through launch and lifecycle management.
- Build and improve mechanical products and assemblies from concept to market.
- Translate customer needs and field feedback into clear product requirements.
- Partner with engineering to define release requirements and ensure timely delivery.
- Work with marketing to craft go-to-market plans, product positioning, and sales enablement materials.
- Serve as the product champion to internal teams, external channel partners, and key customers.
- Manage warranty and technical support escalations; provide technical assistance to sales and customers.
- Conduct market research and customer visits to identify product gaps and growth opportunities.
- Develop sales tools: presentations, application notes, demo assets, technical documentation, and competitive analyses.
- Evaluate potential partner relationships and support product-related trade show activities.
- Own multiple concurrent product initiatives and related project planning.
What We’re Looking For
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Construction, Technical discipline, or related field.
- Demonstrated experience in product development for mechanical/hardware products.
- Strong cross-functional communication skills; experience working with engineering and sales.
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
- Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Preferred
- Experience or familiarity with water and wastewater markets.
- Prior field or sales interaction experience supporting product launches and customer feedback.
- Background in warranty management, technical support, or application engineering.
Skills & Tools
- Product requirements definition and roadmap planning
- Technical documentation and sales enablement creation
- Customer discovery, market research, and competitive analysis
- Cross-functional collaboration with Engineering and Marketing
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Physical Demands & Work Environment
- Primarily office-based role with customer and field visits as required.
- Ability to sit for extended periods and travel to customer sites or trade shows occasionally.
Why You’ll Like This Role
- Direct impact on product direction in critical infrastructure markets.
- Cross-functional visibility and opportunity to influence engineering, sales, and marketing.
- Exposure to customers and the opportunity to shape products that solve real-world utility challenges.
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.
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