Build your best future with the Johnson Controls team!
Who we are:
Johnson Controls is global leader in smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings. Our mission is to reimagine the performance of buildings to serve people, places, and the planet. Join a winning team that enables you to build your best future! Our teams are uniquely positioned to support a multitude of industries across the globe. You will have the opportunity to develop yourself through meaningful work projects and learning opportunities. We strive to provide our employees with an experience focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Become a member of the Johnson Controls family and thrive in an empowering company culture where your voice and ideas will be heard – your next great opportunity is just a few clicks away!
What We Offer:
Competitive salary
Paid vacation/holidays/sick time
Comprehensive benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care.
On-the-job/cross-training opportunities
Encouraging and collaborative team environment
Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy
**Applicants must be U.S. citizens to be eligible for this position. Employment sponsorship is not available for this role.
RESPONSIBILITY LEVEL:
This position is responsible for Product Management of the Air Handling Systems. Provides leadership in product management and programs to support market development. This position assists in leading the Custom Air Handling Product Line activities in alignment with strategies while creating value with our product offerings.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES:
Builds and directs a diverse and engaged workforce. Develops and motivates people to drive performance and retention.
General Product Management
Track revenue, costs, profitability, warranty, and all other relevant Key Performance Indicators of product line with a deep understanding of the profit and loss levers.
Support (drive when necessary) cost reduction
Review (and report) market growth as well as product volume projections
Report market share by product and identify trends, gaps, and recommend actions needed to grow share
Maintain tracking of our products and competitor products success within the market(s) and identify opportunities and gaps
Develop and manage key documents – competitive analysis and business plans
Sales & Customer Interface
Maintain product line specific content for sales support, sales training and customer collateral.
Use voice of customer to determine and validate requirements for existing products as well as new product developments.
Integrate with Regional and National Business efforts to identify and fulfill training needs. Use expertise to support the development of effective training materials within local markets (i.e. sales education via blended learning, product launches).
Support opportunities to meet with customers that require focused attention on products. Includes visits to jobsites, customer offices, vendor visits or customer visits to Johnson Controls, Inc. facilities.
Marketing:
Support core positioning and messaging for product line consistent with overall strategy and Johnson Controls, Inc. Vision/Goals.
Work to ensure a consistent marketing message is communicated (internal and external).
Manage a full complement of sales, system selection and marketing tools (needed by the channels continually improve the competitive position in the market).
Support promotional activities in industry and professional forums.
Support launch plans and ramp down plans for products in accordance with product development schedules and the strategic product roadmap for the product line.
Product & Strategy Roadmap
Responsible for managing product(s) – identifying and implementing actions related to competitive positioning opportunities and identifying product gaps
Maintain product roadmap for Product Line segment
Drive processes to deliver the products, features, options, and sales tools required to feed strategic growth plans.
Manage product line lifecycle including recommendations for phase in/phase out schedules, product extensions or option additions, and value engineering.
Identify new business opportunities for product line.
Pricing & Costing
Support analysis to develop strategic market based pricing
Maintain, in collaboration with manufacturing facilities, standard costs and pricing based on commodity guidance, product design/development and VAVE projects.
Track margin variance and current costs and maintain understanding of real cost position versus standard cost/FTP.
Assure Sales tools are accurate and current with proper multipliers and price levels for their product line.
Business Planning & Competitive Analysis
Capture market product needs through direct engagement with customers and sales when appropriate to develop requirements for product extensions, enhancements, options, or new product developments.
Assemble competitive information directly available from competitors as well as feedback from regional sales and marketing teams.
Support development and management of key documents including competitive analysis and business plans.
Manage or play a key role in leading the product development projects to meet critical dates and the requirements of the product development process.
Direct Field Support / Project Engineering / Special Quote Support
Coordinate with design engineering and project engineering when needed to evaluate complex Special Quote or technical questions.
Provide necessary guidance on priority setting and resource availability for Special Quote opportunities that involve high level of effort or need to share resources in design and/or manufacturing engineering.
Special Projects: When assigned, coordinate outside of normal product line responsibility to complete a special project related to product management.
People/Leadership Behaviors
Handle difficult conversations/issues in a professional manner
Establishes clear goals and measures that support team objectives
Clearly communicates expectations and gets involved to help identify solutions
Leads through personal example
Provides full support necessary for success
Seeks and values the opinions of others
Spends time with team members regardless of barriers
Collects multiple inputs to create solutions
Creates plans reflecting organizational goals and customer needs
Understand and adjusts for cultural differences
Adapts personal manner, styles and communication to accommodate various cultures
REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor’s degree
At least 2 years of strong familiarity with HVAC equipment and systems in product or program management, marketing, applications, or sales
Must be technically savvy, possessing strong knowledge of field sales and business practices relating to the identified products.
Presenting to executive level leadership
Experience with financial statements
Proficiency in Microsoft Suite Applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) as well as Internet software and E-mail
Ability to travel is required 20%
DESIRED:
MBA is optional
Ability to envision and introduce creative tools for fast and effective interaction with the field combining high technical complexity and commercial interests in a seamless and user-friendly manner would be a significant plus.
SALARY RANGE: $85,000 - $115,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.) This role offers a competitive Bonus plan that will take into account individual, group, and corporate performance. This position includes a competitive benefits package. The posted salary range reflects the target compensation for this role. However, we recognize that exceptional candidates may bring unique skills and experiences that exceed the typical profile. If you believe your background warrants consideration beyond the stated range, we encourage you to apply. To support an efficient and fair hiring process, we may use technology assisted tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to help identify and evaluate candidates. All hiring decisions are ultimately made by human reviewers. For details, please visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site at https://jobs.johnsoncontrols.com/about-us
Johnson Controls International plc. is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law. To view more information about your equal opportunity and non-discrimination rights as a candidate, visit EEO is the Law. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please visit here.
Skills Required
- U.S. citizenship required; employment sponsorship not available
- Bachelor's degree
- At least 2 years familiarity with HVAC equipment and systems in product/program management, marketing, applications, or sales
- Technically savvy with strong knowledge of field sales and business practices relating to the products
- Experience presenting to executive-level leadership
- Experience with financial statements
- Proficiency in Microsoft Suite Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Internet software and E-mail
- Ability to travel approximately 20%
- MBA
- Ability to envision and introduce creative tools for field interaction combining technical complexity and commercial interests
Johnson Controls Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Johnson Controls and has not been reviewed or approved by Johnson Controls.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a meaningful part of the package through employer 401(k) matching, repeatedly framed as a strong pillar of the overall rewards mix. The matching contribution is described with specific match levels in multiple places, reinforcing perceived value for long-term saving.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is presented as comparatively robust, with multiple paid holiday categories, vacation time, and sick time described as generous or “amazing” in places. Paid time off breadth appears to be a consistent contributor to total rewards attractiveness beyond base pay.
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Flexible Benefits — Benefits are described as broad and customizable, spanning standard medical/dental/vision plus optional add-ons like pet insurance, identity protection, and legal support. Tuition reimbursement is repeatedly highlighted as a high-value option supporting professional development.
Johnson Controls Insights
What We Do
At Johnson Controls, we transform the environments where people live, work, learn and play. From optimizing building performance to improving safety and enhancing comfort, we drive the outcomes that matter most. Dedicated to protecting the environment, we deliver our promise in industries such as healthcare, education, data centers and manufacturing. With a global team of 100,000 experts in more than 150 countries and over 130 years of innovation, we are the power behind our customers’ mission. Our leading portfolio of building technology and solutions includes some of the most trusted names in the industry, such as Tyco®, York®, Metasys®, Ruskin®, Titus®, Frick®, Penn®, Sabroe®, Simplex®, Ansul® and Grinnell®.
