Director Product Management

Who We Are:

Johnson Controls is the global leader for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings. At Johnson Controls, we’ve been making buildings smarter since 1885, and our capabilities, depth of innovation experience, and global reach have been growing ever since. Today, we offer the world’s largest portfolio of building products, technologies, software, and services; we put that portfolio to work to transform the environments where people live, work, learn and play.

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What you will do
This role leads the regional product strategy and execution for the Americas, driving portfolio growth through close alignment with the commercial organization. The Director will establish effective collaboration models, drive market responsiveness, and lead customer engagement to ensure strong business performance.
 

How you will do it

• Develop and deploy the Americas portfolio growth strategy in alignment with commercial leadership.

• Build and execute an operating model between the product business unit and Americas field teams to ensure alignment on roadmaps, launch plans, execution, and performance tracking.

• Create a structured process to collect and prioritize market and customer needs, and coordinate with product teams for implementation.

• Collaborate with global and regional marketing to design and launch targeted commercial and market programs.

• Lead strategic customer engagements to validate needs, inform roadmaps, and drive adoption.

What we look for

Required

• Bachelor’s degree required in business, marketing, engineering or equivalent experience, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

• 15 years’ experience, 5-7 years of product/service/offering management experience and people management experience.

• Deep understanding of the various types of business models (subscription, product or service delivery, distribution, etc.).

• Ability to use industry knowledge to shape and lead change in the industry (i.e. industry standards).

• Strong VOC skill set and ability; seeks to understand customer experiences, provides meaningful VOC insights to drive business implications (i.e. NPI, trade-offs, growth opportunities, etc.).

• Travel requirement – up to 25%.

Preferred

• MBA or other graduate-level degree preferred

• Experience in business partnership and M&A preferred.

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