Head of Product Lines, Region North America

Electrolux Group•Charlotte, NC

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Head of Product Lines, Region North America is accountable for end‑to‑end Regional Product Line performance for our Major Appliances portfolio—Food Preservation, Food Preparation, and Care - with a clear focus on commercialization, profitable growth, and regional P&L ownership. This role owns what is commercialized in North America - from consumer-backed roadmaps and generation plans through launch execution, lifecycle performance, and value realization. The Head of Product Lines, converts market, consumer, and customer insights into clear portfolio priorities, product specifications, and business cases, ensuring products win in-market while staying aligned to global platforms and strategies. As a member of the North America Executive Leadership Team, reporting to Head of Region North America, the Head of Product Lines, is the accountable executive for regional product outcomes, driving speed, decision clarity, and cross-functional execution from strategy through in-market results.

Requirements

Senior product leader with 15+ years of experience in product line, category, or portfolio leadership within durable goods or complex consumer products.
Proven owner of regional product P&L and commercial outcomes preferably in a matrixed, global organization.
Strong track record balancing consumer relevance, cost competitiveness, and execution discipline.
Comfortable making trade‑offs, setting priorities, and driving accountability close to the market.
A collaborative, decisive leader with the ability to influence executive levels and build high‑performing teams.
Bachelor’s degree required

Nice To Haves

MBA or advanced degree preferred

Responsibilities

Own Regional Product Line Performance & P&L: Lead Food Preservation, Food Preparation, and Care Regional Product Lines with full regional P&L accountability. Own commercial outcomes in-market, including growth, margin, mix, cost, and competitiveness. Drive portfolio trade‑offs across brands, channels, price tiers, and features to optimize profitability and market impact.
Define Regional Product Roadmaps & Generation Plans: Define and institutionalize a North America consumer-centric innovation and roadmap process (inputs, cadence, governance, and decision gates), producing 3–5 year generation plans grounded in consumer insight, customer needs, and competitive dynamics. Translate insights into concrete regional product specification requirements, including features, performance, cost targets, and timing. Ensure alignment with Global Product Lines and partner effectively with the Food Preservation Selling Joint Venture to deliver an integrated, executable roadmap—while preserving regional relevance, speed, and accountability.
Own Business Cases & ROI Delivery: Be accountable for delivering the committed return on investment, not just securing approval. Lead corrective actions when assumptions, cost, timing, or market performance are at risk.
Lead the Regional Innovation Triangle: Drive structured innovation triangle discussions across Product, Commercial, and Consumer Insights. Identify region‑specific unmet needs and differentiated propositions. Synthesize regional insights and feed them into the broader Product organization to inform prioritization and scalable innovation.
Shape Core Products & Complementary Value: Select and prioritize digital, physical, and service complements to core products that should be developed, marketed, and monetized in North America. Ensure complements enhance consumer value, differentiation, and lifetime value. Partner with Digital, Technology, and Commercial teams to ensure complements are commercially viable and regionally relevant.
Drive Launch Excellence & In‑Market Performance: Own regional launch readiness and execution across Product, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, and Commercial teams. Be accountable for in‑market performance, including quality, reliability, warranty, and consumer ratings. Ensure closed‑loop learning informs roadmap and lifecycle decisions.
Build and Lead the NA Product Organization: Lead and develop the North America Product Line organization, including Regional Heads/VPs for each category. Lead a multi-layer regional product organization and operate through a tight stakeholder network across Global Product, Commercial/Sales/Marketing, Operations & Supply Chain, Quality, Digital/Technology, Finance, and the Food Preservation Selling Joint Venture. Establish clear decision rights and RACIs with Global Product and Functions to increase speed and eliminate duplication. Build strong succession and leadership pipelines for critical product roles. Accountable for market, commercial, and financial performance.