Product specialist

About this role

The Product Specialist will support and contribute to product management for the commercial fire business unit. The role is responsible for providing support to the Product Management team in the planning and execution of new product development, product enhancements, general product support, and product training.

The Product Specialist will gather and analyze industry trends and influences, the voice of customer data, and stakeholder feedback to establish product roadmaps, strategies, and priorities for product development.

This role will also provide leadership to help vet and cultivate innovative ideas, establish solid business cases and strategies for product concepts, and ensure successful product launches and sales growth, including product life-cycle management.

This position is based in Bradenton, FL and reports directly to the Senior Manager, Product Management.

Key Responsibilities

Support growth of B2B commercial fire product lines globally, including OEM products

Solid understanding of the new product development stage-gate process from concept to commercialization to support product line growth

Develop deep understanding and continued learning of competitive landscape, target customer needs-based segmentation, product positioning and feature set, and macro marketplace trends to ensure we maintain a leading edge with our product line

Develop product expertise as the subject matter expert (SME) for the assigned product line(s) and act as the resource to internal functions to address product related questions

Collaborate cross-functionally with global teams including Engineering, Program Management, Marketing, Finance, and Operations

Organize, implement, and maintain the tactical day-to-day activities needed, including reporting, SKU management, packaging, marketing content, and product specifications

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree

5 years of experience in product management , product marketing, program management, sales, engineering, technical support or as an application engineer with a technical product

Preferred Qualifications

Product management experience in the fire and security industry

Experience with project management tools and MS Office platforms, specifically Excel and PowerPoint

Self-starter motivated to expand skill set and grow experience

Effective organizational, problem solving and multi-tasking skills

Last updated : 2024-05-14