Product Management Director

Position Overview

Sensience is a leading global manufacturer of highly engineered sensing, control, and sealing components with nearly 3,000 employees worldwide and over 75 years of innovation and specialized expertise. We are seeking an entrepreneurial Sr. Director of Product Management responsible for developing and implementing business strategies to increase market penetration and profits across all product families. This remote role requires 50% travel or at least two weeks of in-office presence per month to ensure strong collaboration and leadership engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead product management for global product families; develop, lead, and communicate strategic initiatives to achieve growth and profit targets.
• Develop product strategies and roadmaps across all product lines.
• Drive new product development initiatives and, when needed, act as a project manager to ensure timely and budget-conscious delivery of customer-required features.
• Optimize product line profitability by:
  • Maximizing price based on lifecycle analysis, market dynamics and the full value proposition offered by Sensience (i.e., technology, delivery, quality, speed, etc.).
  • Partnering with Operations to drive cost reductions.
• Determine optimal global pricing; oversee the pricing process, implementation, and communication to customers.
• Partner with Sales on pricing, customer feedback, market readiness, marketing planning, sales, and channel strategies to meet growth targets.
• Collaborate with Operations and Supply Chain on design for manufacturing, cost improvements, and ensuring availability to achieve profitability targets.
• Work with Mar Coms and Engineering to maintain a clear understanding of the competitive landscape and drive product innovation.
• Continuously assess customer line profitability to identify margin growth opportunities across product lines.
• Own lifecycle management by assessing product performance versus plan, strategic positioning, and risk mitigation in response to evolving technologies and customer dynamics.
• Collaborate with customers, external partners, market experts, and internal cross-functional teams to drive growth initiatives via the New Product Introduction (NPI) process.
• Effectively manage and motivate a globally dispersed team to build a high-performing product management organization.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; degree in engineering or business is preferred.
• Minimum of five (5) years of relevant industry and product management experience in an industrial, business-to-business environment.
• At least three years of experience in managing a team.
• Ability to lead and influence cross-functionally without direct line authority.
• Strong business acumen, market expertise, and operational understanding.
• Excellent communication skills and a hands-on approach to developing product management strategies for growth.
• Visionary leadership with the ability to motivate teams effectively.
• Strong negotiation and persuasion skills.
• Proficient in MS Office or equivalent productivity suites.
• Customer-facing role – travel required 20% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA preferred.

Sensience is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE): race, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, or any status protected by applicable law. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided.