Global Product Manager - Pressure, Speed, Level

Amphenol and its Affiliated Companies•Janesville, WI

About The Position

The Global Product Manager owns SSI’s global strategy for its sensing portfolio, including the Speed, Pressure, and Level product lines. The portfolio includes passive variable reluctance sensors and active Hall-effect and magneto resistive speed, level, position, and pressure sensors. The role drives revenue growth, profitability, and market leadership across automotive, commercial vehicle, motorcycle, mass transit, off-highway, material handling, and industrial applications. The position owns product roadmaps, pricing strategy, business cases, and lifecycle management for current and next-generation sensors. As the commercial and strategic leader for the product line, the Global Product Manager connects customers, Sales, Engineering, Operations, and executive leadership, translating customer needs into robust products and successfully commercializing them with OEM and Tier 1 customers worldwide. Market intelligence, customer insight, competitor analysis, and financial data inform investment decisions, including in response to vehicle electrification, functional safety requirements, and the shift from passive to active sensing technologies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Marketing, Product Management, or a related technical discipline; an equivalent combination of education and relevant industry experience may be considered.
Demonstrated experience developing and executing product and market growth strategies.
Experience managing products through the full lifecycle.
Experience evaluating market opportunities and developing business cases.
Experience working cross-functionally with Engineering, Operations, Sales, Marketing, and Finance.
Ten or more years of progressive experience in Product Management, Strategic Marketing, Business Development, or a related commercial or technical leadership function.
Must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States; visa sponsorship or transfer is unavailable.
High degree of latitude with minor oversight; ability to handle the most complex issues; advanced knowledge; acts as a leader.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute global product and market strategies that support business growth, profitability, and long-term strategic objectives.
Establish and maintain product roadmaps aligned with customer requirements, market trends, technology investments, and company growth objectives.
Identify product opportunities, emerging technologies, adjacent markets, and commercial growth opportunities through market research, customer engagement, and business analysis.
Develop business plans, financial justifications, and commercialization strategies for new products, technologies, and market expansion initiatives.
Define product positioning, value propositions, and market strategies to strengthen competitive advantage and market share.
Own strategic direction and lifecycle management for assigned product lines, including new product introductions, enhancements, transitions, rationalization, and obsolescence planning.
Establish commercial requirements and business objectives for product development and ensure alignment with customer and market needs.
Partner with Engineering on product development priorities, research and development initiatives, and sustaining engineering activities.
Review development programs periodically to ensure alignment with product plans, business objectives, schedules, and expected returns.
Develop and maintain pricing strategies that balance customer value, market competitiveness, revenue growth, and profitability.
Manage product-line financial performance, including revenue growth, gross margin, profitability, and return on investment.
Evaluate commercial opportunities and business cases against strategic, financial, and operational objectives.
Monitor sales performance, market share, profitability, margins, forecasting accuracy, and product portfolio health.
Analyze market trends, customer requirements, competitive activity, industry developments, and economic indicators to support decision-making.
Conduct competitive assessments and identify opportunities, risks, and market gaps affecting product and business strategies.
Develop market forecasts, growth projections, and business outlooks for operational and strategic planning.
Use internal and external data sources to generate actionable business insights and improve decision-making.
Support reporting tools, metrics, and analytical processes that improve visibility into market performance and business opportunities.
Build relationships with key customers, industry stakeholders, channel partners, and strategic accounts to understand current and future market requirements.
Support major customer opportunities, product launches, technical reviews, and strategic growth initiatives.
Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Operations, Finance, and executive leadership to develop and execute growth initiatives.
Translate customer requirements, market feedback, and competitive intelligence into product and business strategies.
Lead market development through customer engagement, industry participation, market communications, technical presentations, trade events, and strategic partnerships.
Support development of product messaging, value propositions, application stories, technical content, and marketing materials.
Partner with Marketing on initiatives that increase market awareness, customer engagement, and business growth.
Promote continuous improvement in product management processes, business performance, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
Ensure compliance with applicable quality management systems, policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
Observe the Fleet Safety Program when directed by management to operate a vehicle for work purposes.
Support, promote, and perform consistently with SSI Technologies, LLC’s continuous improvement goals and values, including following its Quality Management and ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems policies, procedures, and requirements.
Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.