Technical Product Management - North America

KSB Company • Richmond, VA

3d • Remote

About The Position

The Technical Product Manager owns the technical definition, product readiness and lifecycle management of standardized centrifugal pumps designed for industrial and process applications for the North American market. Sitting within the Digital Solutions and Product Management organization this role acts as the owner for the assigned product lines for the North American market. The role bridges factories, market areas, operations, and digital systems to ensure products are compliant, market-ready, profitable, and fully enabled and documented across across quoting, order processing, and aftermarket processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• 5+ years of experience in technical product management, product engineering, or application engineering within a manufacturing environment
• Proficiency with ERP, CAD tools, selection software, and product data management (PDM) systems
• Familiarity with applicable industry standards (e.g., ANSI, ASME) and an understanding of North American regional compliance and design requirements
• Working knowledge of pricing structures, cost drivers, and margin optimization
• Strong single-threaded ownership mindset, with accountability for outcomes end to end
• Standard business mindset, driving scalable, standardized solutions over one-off or custom designs
• Confident stakeholder management and organizational resilience, able to navigate complex matrix structures and drive alignment across functions
• Strong project execution skills, including establishing and documenting project structures and aligning teams against milestones and deadlines
• Ability to communicate effectively across all organizational levels and functions
• Demonstrates a strong sense of urgency and responsiveness to customer and market needs

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with European pump manufacturers preferred

Responsibilities

• Translate business strategy and market requirements into executable product definitions by structuring standard variants, technical configurations, compliance requirements, and licensing for the North American market.
• Establish requirements and coordinate execution as single-threaded owner for technical, commercial, and digital documentation, ensure timely creation and accuracy across all systems and for assigned product lines.
• Support product localization by aligning factories and local teams on technical requirements and design for North American market introduction.
• Define and operationalize requirements for standard variants and inventory/fulfillment strategies (SKD/CKD, spares, kits, buy-outs), based on approved technical executions and market input, in close collaboration with Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Market Areas.
• Drive product profitability and growth through pricing and cost optimization, customer value maximization, and market- and competitive-driven technical and commercial product adaptations, in alignment with Market Areas, Finance, and factories.
• Own lifecycle and information governance across the assigned product portfolio, covering changes, upgrades, phase-in/phase-out, compliance, and factory documentation, and orchestrating the flow of technical product data from Product Management and factories to market segments and local teams.
• Ensure aftermarket and service readiness, including parts structures, BOMs, kits, service documentation, and registered products.
• Organize and support product training for sales, service, and market teams.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees