The Product Management Specialist plays a key role in advancing Solstice’s Hydrofluoric Acid (HF) and BF3 Catalyst portfolio by coordinating cross-functional teams to successfully deliver strategic initiatives. In this role, the recruit will act as the central business owner, balancing commercial goals with strict safety and regulatory frameworks.
This role supports product lifecycle management, including new material creation, product compliance, portfolio hierarchy review, and SKU rationalization. Additionally, the role involves analyzing product portfolio performance, gathering and synthesizing customer feedback, and supporting the development of product communication materials such as technical data sheets and training resources.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic initiative execution
- Execute strategic product line initiatives to support portfolio growth and optimization
- Collaborate closely with sales, engineering, quality, production, supply chain, and customer support on strategic initiatives to meet OKRs
- Manage and deliver on initiatives by facilitating communication and alignment to ensure successful project execution
- Track progress of key initiatives and ensure alignment across cross-functional teams
- Conduct portfolio hierarchy and lead-time reviews to ensure clear product positioning
- Support SKU rationalization using 80/20 principles to improve efficiency
- Analyze product portfolio performance and identify optimization opportunities
Portfolio Management
Operational and Product Support
- Partner with sales, marketing, finance, and supply chain teams during Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) cycles to align and unify business goals
- Balance product demand against available inventory by providing accurate data into production and inventory planning
- Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to systematically analyze, diagnose and implement corrective measures for customer, quality, and/or supply issues
- tracks materials or products that fail to meet specified quality standards
- Support operational tasks such as SAP SKU setup and maintenance
- Ensure product documentation (e.g., TDS, SDS, compliance) with internal and external requirements
YOU MUST HAVE:
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Chemical Engineering, Business or a related field preferred
- 5-10 years of strong program or project management experience; suitable for candidates transitioning into product management
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and thrive in a fast-paced environment
WE VALUE
- Experience working with Global team settings is a plus
- Experience working with Chemical Industry
- Demonstrated ability to anticipate, interpret and implement new or evolving regulations impacting the portfolio
COMPENSATION
The annual base salary range for this position is $113,818K - $142,272K. Please note that this salary information serves as a general guideline. Solstice Advanced Materials considers various factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities or the position, the candidate's work experience, education and training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations.
BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR SOLSTICE ADVANCED MATERIALS
In addition to a competitive salary, leading-edge work, and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields, Solstice Advanced Materials employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. This package includes employer-subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability; 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, EAP, and Educational Assistance; Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave), and 12 Paid Holidays. For more information visit: click here
Solstice Advanced Materials is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status. Learn more about inclusion and diversity :click here
About UsAbout Solstice Advanced Materials
Solstice Advanced Materials is a leading global specialty materials company that advances science for smarter outcomes. Solstice offers high-performance solutions that enable critical industries and applications, including refrigerants, semiconductor manufacturing, data center cooling, nuclear power, protective fibers, healthcare packaging and more. Solstice is recognized for developing next-generation materials through some of the industry's most renowned brands such as Solstice®, Genetron®, Aclar®, Spectra®, Fluka™, and Hydranal™. Partnering with over 3,000 customers across more than 120 countries and territories and supported by a robust portfolio of over 5,700 patents, Solstice’s approximately 4,000 employees worldwide drive innovation in materials science. For more information, visit Advanced Materials.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, business, or a related field
- 5-10 years of strong program or project management experience
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Experience working with global teams
- Experience working with the chemical industry
- Ability to anticipate, interpret, and implement new or evolving regulations impacting the portfolio
What We Do
Solstice, part of Kin + Carta, is a modern software engineering firm that helps Fortune 500 companies seize new opportunities through world-changing digital solutions. As strategists and consultants, we help organizations evolve their digital strategy to solve mission-critical problems. As designers and developers, we build incredible hardware and software solutions that transcend a standalone product and transform an organization’s relationship with its customers. As instructors and coaches, we help companies transform from the inside out by adopting a high-speed culture of innovation. We’re strategists, researchers, designers, and engineers hell-bent on changing the way the world does business. We’re headquartered in Chicago and have delivery offices in New York, London, and Buenos Aires. For more information about Solstice, visit solstice.com









