Product Marketing Specialist

At a Glance

Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Product Marketing Specialist to join the critical power and infrastructure’s rack power distribution team in the Data, Power & Control Division, in an on-site hybrid role in our Reno, NV, or Somerset, NJ offices. You will collaborate with a team of product marketing experts and play a crucial role in supporting product and feature launches, promotions, and customer communications. If you thrive in a B2B technology and innovation-driven environment, enjoy handling inbound and outbound product marketing tasks, and want to impress and engage with data centers and IT professionals regarding top-tier rack power distribution products, join us! The Product Marketing Specialist, as with all members of the Legrand Team, is expected to promote a positive work environment, demonstrate initiative, professionalism, and personal awareness, exercise integrity, and maintain confidentiality. 

What Will You Do?

• Translate technical features and product information into meaningful positioning statements and value messages that inform and engage customers, partners, and new market segments.  
• Create and manage technical marketing materials and website content, including sales and product collateral, landing pages, emails, product guides, FAQs, slide decks, and other enablement tools.  
• Support product management, engineering, digital/campaign/channel marketing, and sales teams to ensure successful product launches and feature releases.  
• Perform market research to identify our ICP’s needs, desires, and challenges.  
• Monitor competitor positioning and messaging; develop strategies to respond to their messaging and marketing activities.  
• Support marketing and communications teams with product content for search strategies, including videos, knowledge base articles, white papers, tech notes, case studies, website copy, blog posts, and other enablement tools.  
• Occasional US travel for in-person visits to our offices (in Reno, NV, and Somerset, NJ) as well as for off-site team meetings, industry events, and client meetings (usually within the US).  
• Perform other duties as assigned.  

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year College or University with an emphasis in Product Marketing, Marketing/Communications, Business, Entrepreneurship, or a related field, a plus; or equivalent certifications and work experience  
• Product Marketing certification a plus (e.g., Pragmatic Institute, Product Marketing Alliance, Product School, Certified Product Marketing Manager (CPMM) from AIPMM, etc.); or equivalent certifications and work experience 

Experience:

• A minimum of 2-4 years in B2B inbound/outbound product marketing within a technology-focused environment, such as computer or networking technology, emerging technologies, hardware, or related experience  
• Knowledge of, or experience in, messaging and positioning products to data centers will be very helpful. 

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities: 

• Strong oral and writing skills with the ability to communicate effectively across technical and non-technical teams  
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form  
• Ability to resolve problems involving several variables in standardized situations  
• Strong organizational, project management, and planning skills  
• Ability to work independently and in group settings  
• Computer proficient with knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Word/Excel/Outlook)  
• Familiarity with ISO 9000 standards and audit process is a plus 

The work environment is fast-paced, and priorities can shift quickly.  All employees are expected to go outside their primary responsibilities when required and multitask job duties on a regular basis.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs/ladder; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk, and hear.  The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and may rarely lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions 

About Legrand

Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Our comprehensive offering of solutions for residential, commercial, and data center markets makes us a benchmark for customers worldwide. We harness technological and societal trends with lasting impacts on buildings with the purpose of improving life by transforming the spaces where people live, work, and meet with electrical and digital infrastructures and connected solutions that are simple, innovative, and sustainable. Legrand is a global, publicly traded company listed on the Euronext (Legrand SA EPA: LR). For more information, visit www.legrandgroup.com/en

About Legrand North and Central America

Legrand, North & Central America (LNCA) is a leader in the AV, Lighting & Controls, Electrical, and Data Center markets. LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay, short-term and long-term disability benefit plans, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, bonus opportunities in accordance with the Company’s incentive plans, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network. 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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