Senior Product Manager - Fire Apparatus
About The Position
Most jobs ask you to build products that drive revenue; we’re asking you to build products that protect the people who save us. At HME Ahrens-Fox we aren’t just building fire trucks; we are disrupting a century-old industry. As a family-owned company, we make decisions quickly. This allows us to move faster than our competition as we challenge industry norms and develop new product, distribution channels and service models. Our firefighters risk everything by running toward danger. Your job is to ensure that when they get there, they have the most advanced and reliable fire apparatus. If you want to see your strategic decisions directly translate into lives saved, this is where you belong.
Requirements
- 8+ years in Product Management, ideally within fire apparatus or heavy vehicle manufacturing
- Multiple successful product launches that you owned entirely from start to finish as a product manager resulting in sales, margin and market share growth.
- A "Firefighter First" Mindset: A passion for emergency services. You understand that "good enough" isn't an option when lives are on the line.
- Communication: The ability to influence without authority, whether you're presenting to a boardroom of executives or a crew of veteran firefighters.
- Strategic Agility: You can manage the tactical "firefighting" of daily demands while staying in tune with the market trends and long term strategy.
Nice To Haves
- Experience as a firefighter is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Conduct deep-dive field research with fire departments to validate pain points and gather Voice of Customer (VOC). You won’t just read reports; you’ll be in the stations understanding the "root cause" of operational delays and inefficiencies.
- Define and own the multi-year roadmap for our apparatus lines by segment including Wildland, Fleet and Municipal.
- Act as the "orchestra conductor" for engineering, manufacturing, and sales. Translate complex firefighter needs into clear and concise technical requirements that our R&D teams can execute.
- Ensure every product meets rigorous industry standards (such as NFPA) and physical delivery requirements for mission-critical reliability.
- Partner with marketing and sales to define the target market and value proposition for our newest disruptions—showing fire chiefs why HME Fire Apparatus is the best choice for their departments.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1-10 employees
