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Global Product Manager Leader NEMA Breakers (Miniature Circuit Breakers, Advanced Protection, and Surge Protective Devices)
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Role Overview:
The Global Product Manager will lead the strategy, roadmap, and execution for the NEMA Breakers portfolio, including miniature circuit breakers (MCB), advanced protection technologies (AFCI/GFCI/DFCI), and surge protective devices (SPD). This role is responsible for driving global product leadership within the NEMA standard, shaping long‑term innovation, and ensuring commercial success across residential and OEM applications. The ideal candidate combines strong technical acumen with strategic thinking, market insight, and the ability to influence cross‑functional teams in a global environment.
Key Responsibilities:
Drive revenue growth, margin expansion, portfolio profitability, and operational excellence.
Define and own the global product strategy and roadmaps for NEMA MCBs, advanced protection, and SPDs.
Lead NPI programs from concept through commercialization (distribution, retail, and e-commerce), ensuring strong business cases, competitive positioning, governance alignment, and timely execution.
Manage the full product lifecycle, including offer evolution, cost optimization, and end‑of‑life decisions.
Partner closely with R&D, project management, operations, marketing and sales to deliver high‑performance and cost‑effective system-level solutions (distribution + protection + monitoring & control).
Build strong relationships with customers, channel partners, and OEMs to capture voice‑of‑customer insights and translate them into product requirements.
Monitor regulatory and standards developments (UL, NEC, NEMA) and ensure product compliance and readiness.
Collaborate with marketing and sales teams to define value propositions, pricing strategies, go‑to‑market plans, product training, and commercial launches.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or related field; MBA preferred.
12+ years of experience in product management, marketing, or engineering within electrical distribution, protection devices, energy management, or distributed energy resources.
Strong understanding of NEC & NEMA standards, circuit protection technologies, and residential/OEM applications.
Demonstrated success leading global cross‑functional initiatives and NPI programs.
Excellent communication, strategic thinking, and stakeholder‑influencing skills. Bilingual (English and Spanish) preferred.
Ability to balance technical depth with commercial insight.
What Success Looks Like:
Revenue and margin growth driven by reliable, differentiated, customer‑centric solutions.
A clear, future‑ready product roadmap that strengthens market leadership.
Accelerated innovation through platforming and modular design strategies.
Strong alignment across regions, functions, and manufacturing sites.
A portfolio that adapts to different macroeconomic/geopolitical circumstances and anticipates regulatory shifts and emerging electrification trends.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are described as broad, including paid holidays, sick days, volunteer time, sabbaticals, and, in some cases, 25 days of PTO. Flexible scheduling and remote-work options add to perceived time-off and flexibility value.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are positioned as robust, including a 401(k) with company contributions or matching and, in some cases, profit sharing or pension savings. Stock purchase/share acquisition programs complement longer-term savings options.
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