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Senior Product Manager - Industrial Drives (VFDs)

Manpower Engineering Milwaukee, WI

Milwaukee, WI

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Full time Hardware Product Management Industrial Automation Motor Controls

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Job Description

Manpower Engineering is hiring a Senior Product Manager to lead a mature Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) product portfolio, shaping North American strategy and guiding growth from planning through commercialization. This role balances roadmap ownership, customer input, and portfolio decisions to strengthen competitive position.

Role Overview

You will own the product roadmap and drive portfolio strategy for an established drives offering used by industrial customers across North America. The position includes leading Voice of Customer activities, identifying investment opportunities, and influencing key decisions related to positioning, pricing, and commercialization.

Key Responsibilities

Own the strategy and direction for a critical product portfolio
Lead Voice of Customer efforts and apply customer insights to future product development
Collaborate directly with customers, distributors, sales leaders, engineers, and global product teams
Identify growth opportunities and develop the business case for portfolio investment
Influence product positioning, portfolio decisions, pricing strategies, and commercialization efforts
Own a mature, well-established drives portfolio serving industrial customers throughout North America
Continuously evaluate what comes next, where growth opportunities exist, how to better serve customers, how to strengthen competitive positioning, and which investments to prioritize for future success

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Marketing, or a related discipline
5+ years of Product Management experience in an industrial, technical, manufacturing, automation, or related environment
Experience managing product portfolios, product roadmaps, and lifecycle strategies
Experience with Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs), motor controls, motion control products, industrial automation, or closely related technologies
Demonstrated ability to develop product strategies using customer and market insights
Experience conducting Voice of Customer (VOC) activities
Strong cross-functional leadership skills and proven ability to influence without direct authority
Strong communication and presentation skills
Strong technical credibility and commercial curiosity
Strategic thinking skills, customer-first problem-solving abilities, and a growth mindset
High ownership and accountability, with the ability to balance long-term strategy and day-to-day business needs
Comfort operating across engineering, sales, operations, and executive leadership teams
Enjoy building something better rather than maintaining the status quo
Travel domestically approximately 25%

Preferred Qualifications

Direct experience with industrial drives and drive applications
Experience with electrification, motion control, automation, motors, or power electronics
Product launch and commercialization experience
Experience supporting OEM, distributor, channel, or industrial end-user markets
Exposure to pricing strategy and profitability initiatives
Experience working in a global organization

Relevant Technologies

Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs)
Motor controls
Motion control products
Industrial automation

Location and Work Arrangement

Milwaukee, WI (hybrid)
Southeastern Wisconsin location
Approximately 2-3 days onsite per week

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