Hvac Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Marketing, Product Management, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• At least 7 years of relevant experience in product management, engineering, commercial, or related business functions.
• Experience leading cross-functional product development, lifecycle management, or new product introduction efforts.
• Experience using business and market inputs to support product decisions, prioritization, and launch execution.
• Experience working across functions such as Technology, Manufacturing, Sourcing, Quality, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, and Operations.
• Experience with ductless systems, electrification, sustainable product initiatives, or entry into new product segments.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results with limited oversight.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 20% domestically and/or internationally, as business needs require.
• Advanced knowledge of product management, residential HVAC market dynamics, lifecycle management, and new product introduction practices.
• Ability to use structured troubleshooting, data analysis, and sound judgment to resolve product and execution challenges involving timing, cost, features, quality, supply continuity, and compliance tradeoffs.
• Ability to establish near-term product and program priorities, launch objectives, and execution plans.
• Ability to influence cross-functional partners through clear communication, practical business rationale, and disciplined follow-through.
• Ability to coordinate, prioritize, delegate, and review work for supporting contributors and extended team members in a matrixed environment.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and able to maintain authorization without current or future employer or school sponsorship; employment-based visa sponsorship is not available.

Nice To Haves

• MBA, master’s degree, or other advanced degree or certification.
• Experience in HVAC or technical consumer or contractor-facing product categories.
• Experience working with external and international suppliers, development partners, or manufacturing stakeholders.
• Experience supporting commercialization activities such as pricing inputs, launch readiness, sales enablement, or channel support.
• Ability to apply customer, channel, and competitive insights to product positioning, launch readiness, and lifecycle decisions in technical product categories.
• Strong business acumen in evaluating profitability, revenue, inventory, and operational inputs to support product recommendations and prioritization.
• Ability to translate technical product considerations into clear commercial implications for cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead assigned ductless products through the full lifecycle, including product definition, launch planning, sustainment, feature updates, and end-of-life transitions.
• Contribute to product plans, roadmap priorities, and portfolio actions aligned with customer needs, market opportunities, and business objectives; own ductless product priorities within the broader Residential HVAC portfolio.
• Serve as the primary product owner for assigned ductless products, maintaining clear priorities, business rationale, and cross-functional alignment.
• Recommend product introductions, refreshes, rationalization actions, and lifecycle plans to improve growth, profitability, and market performance.
• Lead cross-functional new product introduction programs for assigned ductless products from concept through launch and post-launch support.
• Partner with Technology, Manufacturing, Sourcing, Quality, Regulatory, Service, and external partners to deliver product requirements, launch readiness, and on-time execution.
• Identify risks, resolve issues, and drive tradeoff decisions involving product performance, timing, cost, supply continuity, and compliance.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to help achieve product specifications, quality expectations, cost targets, timing commitments, and agency certification requirements.
• Support profitability, revenue, inventory, and other key performance measures for assigned ductless product lines.
• Monitor market performance, product health, and portfolio results and recommend actions to improve commercial outcomes.
• Partner with Finance, Sales, Supply Chain, and Operations on forecast alignment, transition planning, and inventory management.
• Use business, financial, technical, and market inputs to support product decisions, prioritization, and business case recommendations.
• Partner with Sales and Product Marketing to incorporate customer voice, channel feedback, market insights, and funnel trends into product planning and launch activities.
• Support commercialization, including pricing inputs, sales enablement, onboarding, training, trade events, and launch communications.
• Participate in segmentation and channel discussions and support technical and sales enablement materials for product value communication, launch readiness, and product transitions.
• Drive cross-functional alignment to deliver committed product and program outcomes.
• Provide direction, coordination, and review of work for supporting contributors and extended team members involved in assigned programs.
• Serve as a key contact for product-related decisions and escalate risks and recommendations as needed.
• Contribute to process improvements that strengthen product management execution, launch effectiveness, and cross-functional coordination.
• Support special projects, portfolio reviews, annual operating plan activities, strategic planning reviews, business updates, and leadership presentations related to the Residential HVAC business and assigned ductless products.

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangement developed with the employee’s leader to balance individual, team, and organizational needs.