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POSITION OVERVIEW
The Product Research Manager I will work with Product Line Managers (PLM’s) and other departments, such as our Design Studio, Marketing, Product Development and Research teams, to ensure that competitive analysis and benchmarking is integrated into the decision-making processes across the organization. This role is key to understanding our competitors, industry trends, and market conditions to identify opportunities for Gentex.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Lead the assigned User Research Team and creative designers within the Gentex Design Studio.
- Develop and lead a process for technical product benchmarking within Gentex.
- Work closely with product line managers, research, UI/UX, engineering, marketing, and program managers to help inform projects.
- Manage and balance team resources in partnership with Product Line Managers and Product owners to ensure projects are completed within the agreed upon budget, scope and timing.
- Perform consistent resource prioritization to avoid resource conflicts and lead resource redirection as needed.
- Regularly meet one on one with team members to review goals, priorities, and personal/professional development.
- Be the point of contact for internal customers when new opportunities arise, or help is needed
- Conducting research and benchmarking current industry trends.
- Coordinate with internal team members, contractors, vendors, and other industry partners.
- Develop industrial standards and regulatory guidelines.
- Other duties as assigned.
HOW YOU’LL DO IT
- Action oriented - Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
- Planning and aligning - Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
- Situational adaptability - Adapting approach and processes to match the shifting demands of different situations. Showing an openness to new ideas and handling uncertainty well. Assuming new responsibilities when necessary.
- Managing effective teams - Get the most out of your teams. Leverage diverse skills and perspectives of individual team members to achieve common goals.
- Building collaborative relationships - Developing, maintaining, and strengthening partnerships with others inside or outside the organization.
- Maintaining a high level of honesty, integrity, and confidentiality with respect to company matters.
- Complying with all Company policies and procedures, safety regulations, company safety policies and safely perform all duties, including promoting a safe workplace.
WHAT TO BRING
- Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Information Design, Product Design, or other visual arts or engineering related field.
- 5+ years of experience in user experience or related field.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and other project management software.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
WHAT WILL HELP
- Master’s degree in Graphic Design, Information Design, Product Design, or other visual arts or engineering related field.
- Self-motivated to prioritize and manage workloads and meet critical project deadlines and deliverables.
- Good visual trend sensitivity on new visual design direction to lead the product visual direction.
Gentex is an equal opportunity employer
Gentex extends equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees regardless of an individual’s race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), disability, marital status, military service, height, weight, genetic information, or any other reason protected by law.
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Gentex is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. For accommodation requests, email us at [email protected]. Gentex will not discriminate against any qualified individual who can perform the essential functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.
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What We Do
Gentex is a global, high technology electronics company that is managed by engineers and others who understand the freedom and discipline that's required to run an entrepreneurial company. We are a unique, profitable company that is vertically integrated in highly automated electronics, CMOS camera development and manufacturing, vacuum coatings, and glass bending and fabrication. We specialize in a broad spectrum of technologies and processes to deliver high quality products to the automotive, aerospace and fire protection industries.
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