Senior Manager, Product – Residential HVAC

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Kentucky.

📋 Description

• Oversee designated residential HVAC product lines throughout the entire product lifecycle, encompassing definition, launch planning, maintenance, feature enhancements, and end-of-life transitions.

• Contribute to product strategy, roadmap priorities, and portfolio initiatives.

• Act as the primary product owner for the assigned products.

• Manage cross-functional new product introduction programs from the initial concept through to launch and subsequent support.

• Collaborate with Technology, Manufacturing, Sourcing, Quality, Regulatory, and external partners regarding requirements, launch preparedness, and execution.

• Identify potential risks, resolve issues, and drive tradeoff decisions related to performance, timing, cost, and supply continuity.

• Support business performance metrics such as profitability, revenue, and inventory.

• Monitor market performance, product health, and portfolio outcomes.

• Work with Finance, Sales, and Supply Chain on forecasts, transitions, and inventory management.

• Integrate insights from customers, channels, markets, and funnels into product planning and launch efforts.

• Assist with pricing inputs, sales enablement, onboarding, training, trade events, and launch communications.

• Engage in segmentation and channel discussions.

• Foster alignment among cross-functional teams.

• Provide direction, coordination, and review for supporting contributors' work.

• Serve as the key contact for product-related decisions and escalate risks and recommendations as needed.

• Support special projects, portfolio reviews, annual operating plan activities, and process enhancements.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Marketing, Product Management, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.

• At least 7 years of pertinent experience in HVAC product management, engineering, commercial, or related business areas.

• Proven experience leading cross-functional product development, lifecycle management, or new product introduction initiatives.

• Familiarity with utilizing business and market insights to inform product decisions, prioritization, and launch execution.

• Knowledge of residential HVAC products, technologies, regulatory standards, and market dynamics.

• Understanding of product management processes, cost structures, and value drivers.

• Capability to leverage customer, channel, and competitive insights.

• Experience in contributing to product strategies and multi-year roadmaps.

• Ability to assess technical, cost, timing, risk, and customer tradeoffs.

• Proficiency in leading and uniting cross-functional teams without direct authority.

• Experience in supporting commercialization activities, including pricing inputs, launch readiness, and sales enablement.

• Capacity to direct, coordinate, and review work for supporting contributors.

• An MBA, master’s degree, or other advanced degree or certification is preferred.

• Experience in HVAC or technical consumer or contractor-facing product categories is preferred.

• Familiarity with electrification, sustainable product initiatives, or entry into new product segments is preferred.

• Experience collaborating with external and international suppliers, development partners, or manufacturing stakeholders is preferred.

• Willingness to participate in evening calls (EST) with international teams/suppliers 4–6 times a month.

• Up to 20% domestic and/or international travel may be required.

• Must have authorization to work in the U.S.

🏝️ Benefits

• Options for remote or hybrid work within the US.

• Flexible work arrangements tailored in collaboration with the leader.

• Equal Opportunity Employer.

• Disability accommodations available during the application process.

• Opportunity to work in a trust-based organization emphasizing flexibility, inclusion, diversity, belonging, purpose, and engagement.