Fire Detection Product Manager - Notification

Johnson Controls • Westford, MA

11h • Remote

About The Position

Johnson Controls is a global leader in smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, with a mission to reimagine the performance of buildings to serve people, places, and the planet. This role is for a Product Manager responsible for the development and management of Notification products and related life safety accessories sold in the UL/ULC markets, including North America, Canada, the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The Product Manager will assess the current product portfolio, identify requirements for future product line additions, and contribute to product roadmaps and prioritization for New Product Introduction (NPI) projects. This role involves leadership across various business functions, including market research, business development, new product development, obsolescence management, cost-out/value-engineering, new technology research, product line pricing, and channel strategy. Significant cross-functional interaction and project management with sales, engineering, manufacturing, and sourcing is required. The individual will also partner with marketing communications to define go-to-market strategies and serve as an internal and external evangelist for the product offering.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree with 5+ years of related experience within one of the following roles: Engineering, Project Manager, System Designer, Product Developer, Technical Sales or Business Development, Technical Account Manager.
• Strong experience soliciting Voice of the Customer in order to extract key requirements to serve as the foundation for development of the new product portfolio.
• Strong financial experience, general business acumen and budget management experience.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to interact with staff, colleagues, cross-functional teams, and third parties.
• Proficient understanding of MS Excel for data trend analysis activities.
• Self-directed, exceptionally detail oriented.
• Understanding or experience working in a highly regulated industry.

Nice To Haves

• Engineering degree or related work experiences a strong plus.
• Interest in participating and actively contributing to industry technical committees and forums such as NFPA.
• Knowledgeable in fire detection technology.
• NICET Certification a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assess the current portfolio of products available internally and externally and identify requirements for development of future product line additions.
• Contribute to product roadmaps and prioritization discussions concerning NPI projects.
• Provide leadership to other business functions as it relates to defining and managing market research, business development support, new product development programs and obsolescence, cost-out/value-engineering initiatives, new technology/research programs, product line pricing and structuring channels to market.
• Identify and support various channels to market.
• Define product requirements and complete activities outlined by the Product development / New Product Introduction process.
• Partner with marketing communications to define the go-to-market strategy, helping them understand the product positioning, key benefits, and target customer.
• Serve as the internal and external evangelist for their product offering, occasionally working with the sales channel and key customers.
• Support the Americas Product Management Leader in all aspects of product management activities with focus on the Simplex and Autocall brands as well as supporting development of any future offering under other brands.
• Assist in the management of the entire product line life cycle from strategic planning to launch activities for those markets and sales channels where the products are sold.
• Articulate product features, benefits, and value proposition.
• Determine end-of-life timing for established products and execute product discontinuation.
• Provide input on market requirements for current and future products by conducting market and competitive analysis reports.
• Ensure all related documentation requirements for the development process is accurate and complete.
• Update ERP system information relating to product price and life cycle data.
• Analyze competitive products and develop SWOT matrices.
• Generate miscellaneous reports and product sales / customer analysis by channel as required.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Paid vacation/holidays/sick time
• Comprehensive benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care.
• On-the-job/cross-training opportunities
• Encouraging and collaborative team environment
• Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level