Director, Software Product Management

Brady Corporation•Port Charlotte, FL

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, Software Product Management will lead the software product management team responsible for the company’s cloud and app portfolio in an agile, Scrum, and SAFe environment. The role will create and execute a vision for standalone and embedded software, advancing software adoption as a driver of profitable and sustainable growth. This hands-on leadership role combines setting direction and coaching the team with personally owning the roadmap process and important cross-functional decisions. The director will work closely with hardware product management to develop differentiated integrated solutions, establish a transparent and responsive roadmap and prioritization process, and build a team culture and capabilities that sustain those outcomes. The role is based in Fort Mill, South Carolina, and is hybrid. Candidates must be U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents; visa sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident; visa sponsorship is not available.

Responsibilities

Create and execute the vision for standalone and embedded software.
Lead the software product management team responsible for the cloud and app portfolio in an agile, Scrum, and SAFe environment.
Partner with hardware product management to develop differentiated solutions that provide unique benefits and drive margin dollars.
Build and operate a visible process for intake, prioritization, and roadmap publication using criteria tied to revenue, pull-through, customer impact, and cost.
Own portfolio and program backlogs and lead PI planning from the product side, connecting every epic to a business outcome.
Review and communicate the roadmap on a regular cadence and adjust it as customer and market signals change.
Plan software and devices as integrated solutions with hardware product management, aligning roadmaps, bundles, and launches.
Own subscription pricing, packaging, attach, adoption, and renewal goals.
Measure and report software’s influence on hardware and solutions revenue, and make software easier for sales teams and distributors to sell.
Lead and coach product managers and product owners to deliver outcomes.
Build team business acumen in pricing, financial cases, customer discovery, and differentiated solution selling.
Clarify product manager and product owner roles, create career paths, hire to address capability gaps, and address performance directly.
Personally own the roadmap process and the most important cross-functional decisions.