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Job Description
As a Product Management Specialist at Rockwell Automation, you will support the development and execution of product and marketing strategies for our Medium Voltage Drive products with focus on Medium Voltage Drives. You will work with cross-functional teams to support product lifecycle activities, understand customer and market needs, analyze product performance, and contribute to initiatives that support business growth. This is a global role with direct customer interactions. Engaging with Business leadership, Development, Operations, and Engineering partners, execute on strategic business direction and Annual operating plans (AOP)
You will report to the Business Manager, Medium Voltage Drives and will work Hybrid in Cambridge, ON.
Primary Responsibilities
- Product Strategy Support: Assist in strategic planning for the Medium Voltage Products Portfolio with focus on Medium Voltage drives through BSR (Business Strategy Review) and Annual Operating Plan (AOP) processes.
- Product Lifecycle Management: Support product lifecycle activities for assigned products, including new product introductions, product enhancements, portfolio updates, and end-of-life activities. Drive product-market fit through Voice of Customer (VoC), market analysis, and competitive benchmarking. Lead creation and management of Product Requirements Documents (PRDs) aligned to customer needs and business outcomes.
- New Product Introduction: Develop and own the feature backlog and roadmap for product development projects according to Business priorities. Manage the alignment between Product Requirement Documents (PRD) and Agile Release Train feature backlog for assigned development projects
- Product Performance: Support tracking and analysis of product costs, pricing, profitability, and financial performance for assigned products and new product introductions to help identify trends, opportunities and areas requiring attention
- Product Quality Support: Drive product quality issue resolution engaging with Customer Loyalty, Sales, Quality, Engineering, and Technical Support teams including customer-facing messaging and prioritization.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Engage with Commercial Engineering, Development, Sales, Marketing, Operations, Quality, Customer Support, and other teams to help execute product priorities and business initiatives.
- Customer & Sales Support: Assist with product-related inquiries, customer requests, product enhancements, promotions, and project opportunities in partnership with Sales and other internal teams.
- Commercial Programs: Support the development and execution of commercial programs and product initiatives, pricing strategies, competitive positioning designed to generate new business, increase market adoption/share.
- Product Communication: Develop product information, presentations, sales enablement materials, and other communications for internal and external audiences.
- Continuous Improvement: Provide Product Management leadership to Development teams for product quality improvements, cost reductions, parts obsolescence, and to meet evolving standards and customer requested product changes and enhancements.
- Market & Competitive Analysis: Gather and analyze information on market reports, trends, customer requirements, competitive products, and industry developments to support product and business decisions.
The Essentials – You Will Have
- Bachelor's Degree in relevant field.
The Preferred – You Might Also Have
- Typically requires a minimum of 2 years of related experience.
- Experience or exposure to industrial automation, power control, Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs), motor control, or related technologies.
- Experience supporting product management, product marketing, engineering, sales, or commercial activities.
- Understanding of basic product lifecycle management concepts.
- Exposure to analyzing market, customer, competitive, or financial information.
- Exposure to new product introduction processes.
- Experience working in a cross-functional or matrix organization.
- Commercial exposure through sales, marketing, customer-facing, or business development activities.
- Interest in developing deeper knowledge of the global industrial automation and Variable Frequency Drive market.
What We Offer:
- Health Insurance including Medical and Dental
- Health Care Spending Account (HCSA – dependent on the plan chosen)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Retirement plans
- Paid Time off
- Volunteering Time off
- Employer Savings Plan Matching (includes RRSP, TFSA, and EPSP)
- Employer Paid DC Pension
- Maternity and Parental Leave Top-Up
- Fitness Reimbursement Program
- Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule.
For this role, the total target compensation is from $63,600.00 to 79,500.00 CAD Annual. Actual pay will be based on factors such as skills, knowledge, education, and experience.
This posting is for an newly created role within our organization.
At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
This position is part of a job family. Experience will be the determining factor for position level and compensation.
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Rockwell Automation’s hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.
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