Product Management Specialist, Medium Voltage Drives

About the role

Rockwell Automation is hiring a Product Management Specialist for its Medium Voltage Drives business unit. The role supports the development and execution of product and marketing strategies, works with cross-functional teams on product lifecycle activities, and involves direct customer interaction. It is a global role reporting to the Business Manager, Medium Voltage Drives, with a hybrid arrangement in Cambridge, Ontario.

Key responsibilities

• Support strategic planning for the Medium Voltage portfolio through the Business Strategy Review and Annual Operating Plan processes.
• Manage product lifecycle activities, including new product introductions, enhancements, portfolio updates and end-of-life activities, and drive product-market fit through customer feedback, market analysis and competitive benchmarking.
• Own the feature backlog and roadmap for assigned development projects and keep PRDs aligned with the Agile Release Train backlog.
• Track and analyse product costs, pricing, profitability and financial performance.
• Drive resolution of product quality issues with Customer Loyalty, Sales, Quality, Engineering and Technical Support teams.
• Collaborate with Commercial Engineering, Development, Sales, Marketing, Operations, Quality and Customer Support on product priorities.
• Assist with product inquiries, requests, enhancements, promotions and project opportunities with Sales.
• Support commercial programs, pricing strategies and competitive positioning.
• Create product information, presentations and sales enablement materials.
• Provide product management leadership to Development teams on quality, cost, obsolescence and standards compliance.
• Analyse market, customer, competitive and financial information to support product and business decisions.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Preferred: typically a minimum of 2 years of related experience.
• Preferred: exposure to industrial automation, power control, variable frequency drives (VFDs), motor control or similar technologies.
• Preferred: experience supporting product management, product marketing, engineering, sales or commercial activities.
• Preferred: understanding of basic product lifecycle management, exposure to NPI processes, and experience in a cross-functional or matrix organization.

What we offer

• Target annual compensation of $63,600 to $79,500 CAD, depending on skills, knowledge, education and experience.
• Health insurance (medical and dental), health care spending account and employee assistance program.
• Retirement plans, employer-paid DC pension and employer savings plan matching (RRSP, TFSA, EPSP).
• Paid time off, volunteering time off, maternity and parental leave top-up, fitness reimbursement and flexible work schedule.