Senior Product Manager
About The Position
Watlow is a global technology and manufacturing leader who provides world class engineering expertise through innovative thermal products and systems, enabling our customers to thrive. We are making a positive impact every day as our solutions enrich the lives of people everywhere. We have been providing breakthrough thermal solutions for over 100 years! Our corporate values guide us uncompromisingly to always do the right thing, continually learn and improve, respect everyone, and lead with service and humility. At Watlow, we combine a rich legacy with forward-thinking innovation. Founded in 1922 in St. Louis, Missouri, Watlow has grown from a small heating element manufacturer into a global leader in thermal systems. This position can be based at our Global Headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, or at our innovation and engineering sites in San Jose, California, or Hillsboro, Oregon. Each location serves as a hub for collaboration, advanced engineering, and customer-focused solutions, offering opportunities to work at the forefront of technology while contributing to Watlow’s ongoing legacy of excellence. #PoweredByPossibility We are hiring a: Sr. Product Manager – Gas Delivery San Jose, CA/Hillsboro, OR/St. Louis, MO (Hybrid) Watlow is seeking a strategically oriented Senior Product Manager to lead the growth and innovation agenda for products that heat or condition fluids and gases. This role has a specific focus on thermal systems that enable next-generation semiconductor manufacturing. This leader will shape the product vision, define portfolio strategy, and drive execution across engineering, commercial, and operations teams. This is a growth-oriented role focused on innovation, strategic evolution, and cross-functional leadership. It's an opportunity to own the full product lifecycle, build customer-centric solutions, and align Watlow’s technology roadmap with market inflections facing advanced fabs and leading OEMs. The Senior Product Manager will be a member of the segment leadership team and play a critical role in driving Watlow’s 2030 growth ambition.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, applied science or related field; MBA preferred
- 5+ years in product management, business leadership, or strategic marketing in high-tech B2B industrial sectors (preferably semiconductor or thermal systems)
- Proven success in managing complex, global product portfolios with multi-tiered stakeholder environments
- Strong fluency in technical commercialization, product line strategy, and stage-gate methodologies
- Experience developing platforms that integrate across mechanical, electrical and software
Nice To Haves
- Comfortable engaging at the executive level with OEM and fab customers
- Analytical rigor with the ability to build financial models, track KPIs, and make data-informed investment decisions
- Strong storytelling, relationship-building and influencing skills, both internal and external, commercially and technically
- Experience working across geographies, especially in U.S., Europe, and Asia-based semiconductor hubs
- Background in global program or product management, with the ability to navigate diverse customer timelines, expectations, and cultural nuances
- Demonstrated success in leading, managing and developing others
Responsibilities
- Roadmap Development: Define and evolve a multi-year product roadmap aligned with semiconductor capital equipment trends.
- Capability Planning: Identify future capability needs and integrate them with long-term product architecture.
- Financial Leadership: Create business cases for new product development, including NPV, IRR, and margin modeling.
- System Integration: Lead transition from stand-alone components to fully integrated system solutions across heating, sensing, control, and data insights.
- Customer Engagement: Drive voice-of-customer initiatives with OEMs and integrators to uncover unmet needs and translate insights into product requirements.
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Orchestrate engineering, operations, supply chain, and sales teams through stage-gate processes and align on technical-commercial tradeoffs.
- Business Performance: Own category-level P&L, track portfolio performance, and partner with sales on go-to-market strategies, pricing, and value propositions.
- Technical Expertise & Thought Leadership: Serve as a credible expert in thermal and gas delivery technologies, supporting internal teams, partners, publications, and IP strategy.
Benefits
- Annual Incentive Program
- 401(k) plan that includes a company match on your contribution and an annual company contribution that is tied to company performance
- Wellness incentives
- Employee Personal Assistance Program
- Dental, medical, vision and short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Paid holidays, personal time, and vacation
- Parental leave
- Tuition reimbursement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
