Product Manager

Williams AV • Eden Prairie, MN

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About The Position

Williams AV is seeking a Product Manager to guide the growth and success of assigned product lines throughout their lifecycle. The role works closely with customers, channel partners, engineering, sales, marketing, operations, and executive leadership to translate market needs into product solutions that deliver value to customers and the business. The Product Manager helps execute roadmaps, supports new product development, guides portfolio decisions, and contributes to long-term product strategy. The position combines customer insights, technical understanding, business analysis, and cross-functional collaboration to bring products to market.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Engineering, Business, Product Design, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of progressive experience in B2B product management, product marketing, applications engineering, or a related technical role.
• Solid understanding of the AV market and industry trends.
• Experience working with products that combine mechanical, electrical, and software components.
• Demonstrated success managing the full product development lifecycle, including Stage-Gate methodologies and project coordination practices such as plan development, milestone tracking, and stakeholder reporting.
• Experience gathering customer needs and translating them into product requirements.
• Experience with Stage-Gate or similar product development processes.

Responsibilities

• Gather product ideas and voice-of-customer feedback from employees, customers, and channel partners to inform the roadmap.
• Analyze sales, market, competitive, and pricing benchmark data and summarize insights and recommendations.
• Translate product strategy into detailed design and functional requirements for engineering, and maintain documentation as products evolve.
• Lead project planning, meeting facilitation, milestone tracking, risk management, and stakeholder communication.
• Own pricing decisions, SKU rationalization, and portfolio reviews to improve performance and profitability.
• Review Engineering Change Orders for commercial readiness and track product quality and delivery issues through resolution.
• Develop and maintain third-party suppliers, including OEM, ODM, and white-label partners.
• Lead product training and the development of marketing collateral and sales tools for internal teams, distributors, and customers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level