Product Line Manager - Network Gear

Itron, Inc. • Raleigh, NC

17h • Hybrid

About The Position

Itron is innovating new ways for utilities and cities to manage energy and water, aiming to create a more resourceful world. The Network Gear Product Management team is responsible for the hardware that provides secure, reliable connectivity between mesh endpoints and Itron’s back-office systems, which is crucial for deploying Grid Edge Intelligence solutions. This Product Line Manager role involves leading the Network Gear portfolio and a small team of Product Managers. The position is accountable for translating strategic goals into clear, executable product plans, owning the roadmap for next-generation Network Gear, and ensuring disciplined lifecycle management from new product introduction through sustainment and end-of-life. This is a highly collaborative, customer-centric leadership role within a technology company serving the Utilities & Energy sector.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of experience designing, developing, and deploying complex systems in a technology‑driven environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence cross‑functional teams, building alignment through collaboration, clear prioritization, and well‑defined decision frameworks.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical and business concepts to diverse audiences in an inclusive and authentic manner.
• Proven accountability for delivering customer‑focused outcomes in dynamic, fast‑evolving markets.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with electric, gas, or water utility customers, including exposure to AMI/DA systems, industry standards, and utility procurement or qualification processes.
• Hands‑on familiarity with hardware development, cellular technologies (LTE/5G), edge computing, and IP networking; comfort reviewing schematics, thermal and power budgets, and firmware interfaces.
• Mastery of core Product Management skills—from discovery through delivery—including portfolio management, business casing, and outcome‑oriented prioritization in agile environments.
• Passion for innovation and continuous improvement in support of reliable, secure infrastructure for the Utilities & Energy sector.

Responsibilities

• Own the portfolio and roadmap (accountable, innovative): Define, communicate, and sequence a multi‑year hardware strategy for routers, gateways, and related network components that integrate seamlessly with firmware, software, and mechanical systems, aligning with customer needs and business outcomes.
• Translate strategy into execution (agile, accountable): Lead the conversion of product vision and market insights into clear requirements, prioritized backlogs, and executable product plans that deliver value at scale.
• System integration leadership (collaborative, authentic): Champion end‑to‑end system interoperability across hardware, firmware, software, and mechanical domains, guiding architecture decisions that balance performance, power, cost, reliability, manufacturability, and serviceability.
• Technical trade‑off management (innovative, accountable): Drive data‑informed decisions by leading formal trade studies and maintaining decision records that transparently balance competing technical and business constraints.
• Cross‑functional leadership through influence (collaborative): Partner closely with systems, hardware, firmware, software, mechanical engineering, supply chain, operations, finance, quality, and field teams to deliver products on schedule, at target margin, and with high customer satisfaction.
• Lifecycle ownership (customer centric): Own the full product lifecycle, including requirement definition, business cases, new product introduction (NPI), launch readiness, production ramp, cost‑down initiatives, sustaining activities, and end‑of‑life transitions.
• Customer and market insight (customer centric, authentic): Engage with utility customers and internal stakeholders to translate customer needs, regulatory requirements, and industry standards into actionable product requirements.
• Financial stewardship (accountable): Manage key P&L levers, including list pricing, cost targets (BOM, NRE, COGS), volume assumptions, and warranty exposure, ensuring sustainable business outcomes.
• Quality and reliability partnership (accountable, collaborative): Work with Engineering and Quality teams on verification and validation, environmental and regulatory compliance, and field issue triage to continuously improve product reliability and customer trust.

Benefits

• competitive benefit package including; financial, social, health and wellbeing programs
• paid vacation
• 401k matching
• employee stock purchase program
• hybrid work schedule
• Generous and flexible paid time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees