Product Manager (Raleigh, NC)

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We are seeking a Product Manager to join our team and lead the development and management of our electric, ANSI, smart metering products supporting channel partner and OEM accounts. The ideal candidate will have a background in sales or product management, a strong understanding of the electricity metering industry, and a passion for driving innovation. Product managers will be expected to define strategic priorities, including direction of their products, through the lens of knowledge they acquire about their business's strategic goals and market's demands.

The role will require the Product Manager to clearly communicate strategy to multiple stakeholders, earn buy-in from decision makers, and ensure the appropriate teams understand their roles and have the tools they need to execute the strategy. Just as important as speaking the dialects of each team involved in their product's development, product managers must also be able to understand those dialects to ensure they can clearly articulate what is needed from each group. Like a CEO, a product manager must coordinate with, delegate to, and persuade a broad set of constituencies. They own ultimate responsibility for the product's success or failure, as well as for any issue that comes up during development - from technological setbacks to negative market feedback, to personnel issues, to financial problems.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute product strategies for electric ANSI smart metering solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineering, sales, marketing, and customer support to ensure successful product development and launch.
• Conduct market research and analysis to identify customer needs, market trends, and competitive landscape.
• Define product requirements and specifications based on customer feedback and market insights.
• Manage the product lifecycle from concept to end-of-life, ensuring products meet quality, cost, and performance targets.
• Work closely with customers and cross functional stakeholders to ensure customer success.
• Monitor and report on product performance, making data-driven decisions to drive continuous improvement.
• Manages innovative operational and/or functional objectives that enable successful execution of larger department goals, ensuring outstanding performance of KPIs and action plans.
• Specifies market requirements for current and future products by conducting market research supported by on-going visits to customers and key stakeholders
• Support internal and external customer training
• Participates in trade show representation.

Required Skills & Experience

• 3 + years of relevant experience in electrical industry (preferably in electrical metering and product management)
• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience.

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Itron is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce and providing an authentic workplace experience for all employees. If you are excited about this role but your past experiences don't perfectly align with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway. In the end, you may be just who we are looking for!

The successful candidate's starting wage will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills and experience.

Itron is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you require an accommodation to apply, please contact a recruiting representative at 1-800-635-5461 or email Accessibility@itron.com.

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