Product Manager - Wellness & Family

Garmin International, Inc.•Olathe, KS

About The Position

Garmin is seeking a full-time Product Manager for its Wellness & Family products at its U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. The role supports the definition of new products through market research, profitability analysis, voice-of-customer insights, and competitive analysis in a team-oriented environment. The Product Manager develops product-management and business skills while learning to define compelling product goals, identify essential differentiated features, and evaluate product usability and customer expectations. The role gathers and interprets customer, market, and competitor information; collaborates with Engineering on scope and tradeoffs; and assists with product documentation, market research, product marketing, sales support, and training. The position also supports product lifecycle management and gross-margin monitoring in collaboration with Engineering, Operations, Sales, and Marketing. The Product Manager evaluates cost and feature tradeoffs, documents work thoroughly, applies Garmin’s Mission, Vision, Values, and Quality Policy, and integrates with products in development when possible. Attendance at industry tradeshows, customer meetings, and other events is required as needed. Travel flexibility of up to 10% is required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Marketing, or a related engineering or marketing field, plus at least 5 years of work experience in product development, engineering, marketing, or an analytical role; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Excellent academic record, generally a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0.
Active participation in the markets served.
Strong aptitude for consumer electronics devices.
Self-motivated, with a sense of urgency, commitment, focus on appropriate priorities, exceptional time-management and organizational skills, and close attention to detail.
Strong passion for Garmin, including its mission, products, values, and success.
Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills for presenting data and product recommendations to engineering and marketing/sales management.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
Flexibility to travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

Develop product-management skills and judgment about product usability and customer expectations through hands-on product use and real-world customer observation.
Develop an understanding of segment values and vision to establish compelling product goals and envision product experiences that answer “Why Garmin” and “Why This Product.”
Identify and champion essential features for differentiated products, and discern or reject features and products that are overburdened or not useful to target customers.
Research and analyze market requirements and opportunities; interpret customer and competitor trends; and meet with customers to understand their needs firsthand.
Collaborate with Engineering to understand work scope and product tradeoffs.
Assist in preparing product line roadmaps, product concepts, product development plans, and product requirements.
Coordinate market research to track end-user feedback.
Develop the ability to communicate product vision and unique selling points to Sales, Marketing, and Marketing Communications.
Assist the product marketing team with product marketing plans.
Support Sales and Marketing with product knowledge and technical expertise to achieve product ranging in dealer channels.
Assist with training Product Support and Field Service Engineers.
Develop proficiency in product cost and gross-margin computations and opportunity-cost evaluation.
Develop proficiency in managing product lifecycle phases—roadmap, concept, development, production, and end of life—in collaboration with Engineering, Operations, Sales, and Marketing.
Assist in monitoring product gross margin and collaborate with the product team to maximize margins over the product lifecycle.
Evaluate product cost tradeoffs with Engineering against voice-of-customer input to deliver essential functions and value while stewarding company resources.
Thoroughly document work in an organized manner.
Apply Garmin’s Mission, Vision, Values, and Quality Policy and demonstrate commitment to Garmin’s success.
Integrate with, use, and provide feedback on products in development when possible as part of normal job responsibilities.
Attend industry tradeshows, customer meetings, and other events as required.