Specialist II, Product Management

Shureorporated • Niles, IL

1d • $68,000 - $109,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Join Shure’s innovative team and help shape the future of audio technology! As a Specialist II, Product Management , you’ll be at the center of product strategy—collaborating with customers, engineers, and global marketing and sales teams to bring world-class audio solutions to life. In this role, you will: Define and refine product requirements for new launches and enhancements, ensuring they meet the needs of our diverse global user base. Deeply understand end-user needs and analyze competitive landscapes to position Shure products for success. Leverage your analytical expertise to balance customer expectations, business objectives, and engineering considerations—making smart, data-driven recommendations that drive impact. If you’re passionate about delivering exceptional products, thrive in a collaborative environment, and want to influence the next generation of audio technology, this is your opportunity to make your mark at Shure. This position will be hybrid, based out of our Niles, IL HQ!

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing or a related field
• Minimum 2 years of experience in product management
• Comprehensive knowledge of marketing, product management, or technical support for technical products
• Ability to continuously develop professional and technical expertise
• Ability to use professional concepts and apply company policies/procedures to work on problems/issues of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of a variety of factors
• Ability to exercise judgement within defined procedures and practices to determine the appropriate action
• Excellent critical listening, analytical, and writing skills
• Fluency in Microsoft Office software and internal IT systems
• Ability to travel 10% of time
• Applicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Shure will not sponsor applicants for this position for work visas.

Nice To Haves

• Video systems or video processing knowledge and experience preferred
• A/V, videography, or audio/music industry experience preferred
• Knowledge of audio or video systems strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Represents the customer in all internal groups.
• Represents the Global Marketing and Sales Division during product development projects, ensuring product attributes will create a positive end-user value proposition.
• Provides internal training regarding the operation, performance, usage environments, and ordering conventions on products prior to launch, serving as the product champion at trade exhibitions during launch. (Voice of the Customer)
• Works with regional offices to create business assessments for product enhancements and channel product requirements throughout the product lifecycle and forecast /demand for products.
• Works with quality, global compliance, and operations to assess product changes and create documentation such as assessments, charters, and system change requests. (Business Assessments and Requirements)
• Monitors, analyzes, and provides direction on revenue-impacting activities to the product portfolio, including quality issues, end-of-life parts, global regulatory changes and low performing SKUs.
• Provides detailed functional requirements for product development teams, ensuring clarity on measures of success, including technical specifications if necessary. (Revenue Impact Analysis)
• Supports the financial health of the product portfolio, proactively monitoring and optimizing key financial metrics such as margin performance, inventory costs, and profitability. Collaborate with finance to conduct detailed financial analyses, including NPV modeling, cannibalization/complementary sales impact, and pricing strategy. (Financial Management)
• Demonstrates outstanding partnership with sales, operations, and finance teams for precise forecasting and cost management across the portfolio.
• Identifies and capitalizes on opportunities, successfully building strategic roadmaps for JDM or ODM development, and developing product definitions to leverage their capabilities and cost models. (Cross Department Collaboration)
• Maintains expert knowledge of the worldwide market for competitive products and validates requirements for products through contact with end users, based on competitive offerings and existing Shure products. Execute timely Alpha and Beta testing with end users, analyzing findings to determine the appropriate course of action. (Market and Product Knowledge)
• Reviews user documentation for accuracy regarding product features, proper usage, and expected performance. Performs other duties as assigned. (Documentation Review)

Benefits

• Shure offers a competitive compensation structure that is reviewed annually to attract, hire, and retain the industry’s top talent.
• All positions also include an award-winning benefits package.
• We offer competitive rewards packages to full-time and part-time Associates working 24 or more hours a week that address physical, mental, financial, and overall well-being.
• Our benefits include comprehensive healthcare, mental health and retirement savings plans, generous paid time off programs, employee discounts, professional development opportunities, work-life balance initiatives, employee recognition programs, and volunteering/community involvement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees