Product Line Leader, VRF and Ventilation
About The Position
Lennox is seeking a Product Line Leader to lead the VRF and Ventilation product portfolio within their Commercial product management team. This role is responsible for shaping the end-market strategy for the VRF and Ventilation product lines and is an empowered, accountable leader of financial performance, roadmap, lifecycle, and strategic growth. The Product Line Leader acts as the business owner for the product line, driving revenue, margin, share, mix, roadmap execution, SKU rationalization, and the financial results of strategic growth initiatives. This role will manage a Technical Product Manager and a Product Marketing Manager, working collaboratively to develop and execute product strategy with various internal teams including platform engineering, controls engineering, sales, operations, supply chain, finance, and technical support.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in product management, product line management, commercial leadership, or a related business role
- Experience in industrial manufacturing, B2B durable goods, building products, or similar technical product environment
- Demonstrated results ownership and strong financial acumen
- Experience leading cross-functional teams through influence
- Strong understanding of product lifecycle management, product roadmaps, NPI/NPD, forecasting, and commercialization
- Ability to translate market needs and customer insights into product line priorities
- Strong communication, prioritization, and decision-making skills
Nice To Haves
- HVAC experience is a strong plus, especially VRF, Ductless, and Ventilation experience
- Experience leading strategic growth initiatives
- Experience with technical, engineered, or platform-based product portfolios
- Experience with SKU rationalization and portfolio simplification
- MBA or technical degree preferred
Responsibilities
- Own product line revenue, margin, share, mix, and contribution performance for the VRF and Ventilation product lines for Lennox Commercial
- Lead product line strategy for assigned end markets
- Own the product line roadmap within broader portfolio direction
- Manage strategic growth initiatives tied to the product line
- Drive product lifecycle management, SKU rationalization, and portfolio vitality
- Direct Product Marketing on positioning, launch strategy, sales enablement, and commercialization
- Direct Technical Product Management and Engineering on product requirements, technical tradeoffs, and industrialization
- Provide product line inputs into forecasting, annual planning, and strategic planning
- Make tradeoff decisions across customer needs, margin, complexity, cost, quality, timing, and growth
- Lead cross-functional alignment across the product pod and key business partners
Benefits
- tuition reimbursement
- medical, dental, and vision insurance
- prescription drug coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan
- short-term disability insurance
- 8 weeks paid birthing leave
- 2 weeks paid bonding leave
- life and long-term disability insurance
- 12 days paid time off
- 2 paid well-being days
- 1 paid volunteer day
- 12 paid holidays
- 3 floating holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
