Product Manager Autonomous - The Toro Company

The Toro Company•Bloomington, MN

3d•$105,000 - $130,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Product Marketing Manager supports the business objectives of the Landscape and Contractor Group (L&C) which consists of Toro, Exmark and Spartan lawn mower brands, by assisting with the development and integration of key company-wide technologies (autonomous, electrification, and telematics) across the L&C fleet of equipment and assisting with the digital product portfolio strategy. Key functions include: creating and refining the technology roadmap/strategy for RLC robotics product portfolio, identifying and developing the business case for key technology integration driven by unmet customer needs, assisting divisional product marketing teams on technology integration across the product portfolio, supporting the development of cross-department processes and procedures to support new technologies, and collaborating with peers company-wide to identify and drive synergies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in marketing, engineering or related discipline required.
Product Manager I: 4-6 years of applicable experience in durable goods. MBA + 2-4 years' experience.
Product Manager II: 6-8 years of applicable experience in durable goods. MBA + 4-6 years' experience.
Strong interpersonal communication abilities and excellent verbal/written communication skills.
Strong analytical skills.
Customer service and people skills are critical.
Experience with cross-functional teams.

Nice To Haves

Product development experience is preferred.
Prior experience in the Autonomous market, in Landscape/Contractor or Residential is preferred.
Engineering or technical background is preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop, present, and execute multi-generational product plan for autonomous and electrification programs in order to accomplish relevant product line, departmental, and divisional objectives.
Coordinate and execute voice of the customer activities and other market research required to fully understand future technologies.
Utilize learnings to create product recommendations and collaborate with broader marketing team on go-to-market strategy and plan.
Participate in enterprise-wide specialization groups, product development, and continuous improvement team meetings on a regular basis.
Partner with product managers to lead tech-focused product projects through key project stage gates.
Assist with the ongoing management and evolution of existing technologies in use across the product portfolio.
Plan and deliver technology related sales training, including participation in live training events and recorded webinars.
Work closely and collaborate with peer divisions within TTC on developing and executing joint strategies.
Monitor competitive environment and develop and contribute data to create competitive technology related comparisons for use in training the L&C and distributor sales teams.
Partner with and integrate outside vendors to bring new technology products to market.
Collaborate with internal groups and systems to integrate purchase finished goods into TTC systems.
Support industry trade shows, customer experience events, and other key activities.