Product Marketing Manager - REMOTE

At a Glance

Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Product Marketing Manager to join the Data Center Power & Control Team. The Product Marketing Manager will be jointly responsible for marketing-related activities of our product lines: market analysis, competitive research, positioning, generation of content (ads, brochures, etc.), sales support and training, promotional activities, and product launch campaigns.

This is a REMOTE position

What Will You Do?

• Support product marketing and product launch activities
• Establish, enhance, or distinguish product placement within the competitive arena
• Develop business plans and product positioning in the marketplace including pricing strategies, product specifications, catalogs, data sheets, training aids, web presence, and promotional events
• Coordinates product introduction and market exploitation with Marketing and Sales organizations to ensure maximum penetration
• Defines promotional activities and expands product awareness through internal evangelization and externally through publicizing the product through the press, and corporate marketing campaigns
• Provides continuing product surveillance and collects customer requirements to feedback to the Product Management team for the development of Product Requirements Documents
• Assess technology and impact on the roadmap to drive value-focused innovation and technical leadership in the market
• Identify market opportunities based on the competitive landscape
• Translates product features and benefits into crisp, fact-based, and compelling value propositions, and marketing messages which can be leveraged by PR, sales, industry analysts, etc.
• Occasional exposure to manufacturing areas that require personal protective equipment such as safety glasses and hearing protection
• Other duties as assigned

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Marketing, Information Systems, and/or Engineering or equivalent years of experience

Experience:

• A minimum of 3 years of combined experience in technical marketing, product management, and product development initiatives is required
• Previous experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred
• Experience or familiarity with data center cabinets is preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time is required
• Product line strategist with demonstrated ability to successfully launch new products is required
• Experience working in a matrixed environment with a wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected
• Capacity to work both independently and in a team, with multiple organizational and management levels and functional departments is required
• Strong project management, analytical, communication, and presentation skills with ability to handle multiple concurrent projects is required
• Attention to detail and appreciation of deadlines is essential
• Strategic thinker: detail and results-oriented with excellent problem-solving skills and a strong work ethic
• Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment, to meet deadlines, and to work under pressure
• Proven excellence in researching, organizing, writing, and presenting technical information
• Desire to work with and excite customers and contribute to team success
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds

Compensation: $80,000-$95,000 per year

Benefits:  LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network.  LNCA is an employee-centered, growing company with tremendous opportunity.

About Legrand

Representing more than 150 years of innovation, Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Our purpose is improving lives by transforming the spaces where people live, work and meet with electrical and digital infrastructures and connected solutions that are simple, innovative and sustainable. Every day, over 39,000 Legrand employees work hard to enhance the buildings of tomorrow. Legrand is a global, publicly traded company listed on the Euronext (Legrand SA EPA: LR) with revenue of €7 billion, and products sold in 180 countries. For more information, visit www.legrandgroup.com/en

About Legrand North and Central America

Legrand North and Central America (LNCA) employs over 6,500 associates in 50 locations, working across six divisions/sector: Audio Visual, Building Controls Systems, Data Power and Controls, Electrical Wiring Systems, and Lighting.  We hold a leading position in every North American market we serve and focus on exceeding our customers’ needs within the commercial, residential, and industrial industries. LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network.  LNCA is an employee-centered, growing company with tremendous opportunity.  For more information, visit legrand.us

About Legrand’s Data Center Power and Control Division

The industry-leading brands of Approved Networks, Ortronics, Raritan, Server Technology, and Starline empower Legrand’s Data, Power & Control to produce innovative solutions for data centers, building networks, and facility infrastructures. Our division designs, manufactures, and markets world-class products for a more productive and sustainable future. The exceptional reliability of our technologies results from decades of proven performance and a dedication to research and development. 

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