Automation Product Manager
Agile
Analytics
Customer Experience
Data Analysis
Data Analytics
Data Management
Data Platform
Data Quality
Pilot Programs
Predictive Analytics
Prescriptive Analytics
Product Management
Product Manager
Product Strategy
Program Management
Project Management
Reporting and Analytics
Workflow Automation
Workflow Management
Job Description
DuBois Chemicals is expanding its automation portfolio and seeks an Automation Product Manager to own the end-to-end success of its chemical dispensing automation line. This role shapes product requirements for automated dosing equipment, telemetry, and software to deliver measurable improvements for industrial customers and to advance a digital, data-driven service model that drives growth through analytics and smarter chemical program management.
Responsibilities
- Own automation portfolio strategy, roadmap, and project delivery
- Deliver scalable platforms that collect process data, translate this data into trend insights, and provide predictive and prescriptive analytics
- Ensure high-quality, on-time delivery through Agile execution
- Lead pilot programs and field testing to validate usability, data quality, and value
- Drive adoption by aligning product capabilities with real-world workflows
- Scale from pilot to full deployment across target customers
- Partner with commercial teams to define value proposition and enable successful launch
- Support sales, field teams, and customer onboarding
- Remove adoption barriers and drive sustained usage
- Develop and maintain the product business case
- Establish and manage the project budget including costs for development and implementation
- Continuously refine assumptions using actual performance data
- Define, track, and communicate key performance metrics: customer retention / churn reduction, incremental chemical sales, profitable equipment sales, product adoption and engagement
- Ensure clear linkage between product capabilities and financial outcomes
- Identify and mitigate risks across technical, operational, and commercial domains
- Drive the roadmap toward machine learning based insights and recommendations
- Partner with IT to define use-cases, data requirements, and success metrics
Requirements
- 10 years of project or product management experience
- Proven track record of leading high-performing teams and delivering complex projects
- Sales and customer service experience is an asset
Minimum Qualifications
- Experience: 10 years of project/product management experience
- Proven track record of leading high-performing teams and delivering complex projects
- Sales and customer service experience is an asset
Key Behaviors
- Ownership mindset: accountable for outcomes, not just delivery
- Customer-centric: grounded in field and customer reality
- Data-driven: uses metrics to prioritize and validate decisions
- Commercially focused: ties product work to revenue and profitability
- Cross-functional leader: aligns engineering, field, and commercial teams
Education Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Environmental, or Industrial)
- MBA or extensive business management experience
Work Location
Remote