Director – Product Management

Legrand•Minnetonka, MN

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Director – Product Management to join the Audio Video Division in Minnetonka, MN. The Director of Product Management leads a key product management organization within Legrand AV’s Display Infrastructure Product Group and is responsible for developing and executing long-term portfolio strategies that drive revenue growth, strong market position, and profitability. This role leads a high performing team of product managers and aligns portfolio investments and product roadmaps with the company's long-term strategic and financial objectives. Success requires balancing portfolio vision with execution while driving growth, profitability, and market leadership.

Requirements

Demonstrated success developing and executing portfolio strategies that drive growth, competitive advantage, and long-term business value.
Strong business and financial acumen, including experience evaluating portfolio performance, investment decisions, pricing strategies, business cases, profitability, and return on innovation investments.
Proven ability to translate corporate growth objectives into product portfolio strategies, roadmap priorities, and measurable business outcomes.
Demonstrated success leading, coaching, and developing teams of product managers, including building organizational capability, succession planning, and leadership development.
Experience establishing accountability through performance metrics, portfolio reviews, and disciplined product management processes.
Thorough understanding of product lifecycle management, portfolio optimization, new product development, commercialization, and innovation management.
Strong market assessment capabilities, including customer segmentation, competitive analysis, market sizing, growth opportunity evaluation, and strategic planning.
Demonstrated ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams across Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance.
Excellent executive communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to communicate complex business issues and strategic recommendations.
Proven ability to make sound business decisions in ambiguous environments using data, financial analysis, customer insights, and strategic judgment.
Ability to balance long-term strategic planning with execution against annual business objectives.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and business intelligence tools required for portfolio analysis and business planning.
Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Finance, or related field required.
Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in product management, portfolio management, product marketing, business development, or related commercial leadership roles.
Minimum 5 years of direct people leadership experience, preferably leading product managers.
Demonstrated experience owning or influencing portfolio-level business performance, including revenue growth, profitability, innovation investment, and strategic planning.
Proven experience leading cross-functional organizations through product strategy, portfolio prioritization, and commercialization decisions.

Nice To Haves

MBA or other advanced business degree.
Experience leading product management organizations within the commercial AV, consumer electronics, technology, infrastructure, or adjacent industries.
Experience managing multi-brand or multi-category product portfolios.
International business and global portfolio management experience.
Experience leading organizations through business transformation, portfolio optimization, or growth initiatives.

Responsibilities

Develop and evolve a 4-5 year portfolio strategy aligned with corporate growth and innovation objectives.
Translate company financial goals into category strategies, product roadmaps, and investment priorities that deliver measurable business results.
Lead portfolio investment decisions, balancing short-term business performance with long-term growth opportunities.
Identify and evaluate new markets, adjacent growth opportunities, strategic partnerships, and acquisition opportunities that support business objectives.
Serve as a strategic advisor to executive leadership regarding portfolio direction, competitive threats, market opportunities, and resource allocation.
Own the business performance of the product portfolio, including revenue growth, profitability, market share, product vitality, and return on innovation investments.
Ensure product managers understand and are accountable for the financial performance and strategic contribution of their product categories.
Lead portfolio reviews and performance management processes that connect product management activities to business outcomes.
Lead portfolio optimization through lifecycle management, pricing strategy, product rationalization, and investment prioritization.
Ensure major roadmap initiatives are supported by sound business cases, customer validation, and measurable success criteria.
Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of product managers accountable for portfolio success.
Establish clear expectations, competencies, and standards for product management excellence across the organization.
Guide the development and execution of category strategies and integrated product roadmaps.
Ensure innovation investments are aligned with customer needs, market opportunities, and company growth objectives.
Foster a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and business impact.
Ensure the organization maintains a thorough understanding of customer needs, market trends, channel dynamics, and competitive landscapes.
Lead the identification of emerging market opportunities, disruptive technologies, and competitive threats, translating insights into strategic action.
Promote data-driven decision-making through effective use of market, customer, competitive, and financial analysis.
Ensure product management insights are proactively incorporated into portfolio and business strategy.
Partner with Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and Customer Experience leaders to align portfolio priorities and growth initiatives.
Ensure the sales organization is equipped with effective value propositions, portfolio positioning, pricing strategies, and competitive differentiation.
Partner with Marketing to develop commercialization strategies and launch plans that maximize market adoption and business impact.
Support strategic customer engagements, key channel relationships, and major business opportunities as needed.
Represent the company with customers, industry organizations, channel partners, and market influencers.
Establish and continuously improve product management processes, governance, and operating mechanisms that support effective decision-making and execution.
Build organizational capability through talent acquisition, performance management, coaching, leadership development, succession planning, and employee development.
Promote operational excellence by identifying opportunities to improve effectiveness, simplify processes, reduce costs, and create business value.
Consistently support compliance by maintaining confidentiality, protecting company assets, acting with integrity, and adhering to all applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
Promote a culture of ethics, accountability, safety, and responsible business conduct.
Demonstrate and promote Legrand's core values of Integrity, Customer Responsiveness, Passionate Contribution & Empowerment, and Continuous Improvement.