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Job Summary
The Director of Product Management, Residential Shingles, is responsible for the strategic leadership and lifecycle management of the core Residential Shingles product category to grow revenue and profit. This pivotal role drives growth and profitability through product strategy, new product development, cost-optimization initiatives, and expert market analysis.The Director will lead and mentor a high-performing team of Product Managers with accountability for the overall residential shingles portfolio, fostering professional development and cross-functional alignment with Sales, R&D, Finance, Operations, and Supply Chain to maintain a robust innovation pipeline and competitive value proposition.This position is based in our Parsippany, NJ corporate headquarters which currently operates on a hybrid in-office schedule. Though employees are welcome to work in our office on Friday, this position must be performed in-office on Monday through Thursday, with the option to work remotely from the employee's home office on Friday.
Essential Duties

• Own the strategic product management and multi-year product roadmap for the entire Residential Shingles portfolio.
• Drive complete product lifecycle management, financial results optimization, and cost savings initiatives to achieve growth and profitability for the segment.
• Lead the New Product Development (NPD) process, overseeing line extensions and new product launches from ideation to commercialization.
• Define the portfolio and products' vision and value proposition; analyze industry trends, engage with the voice of the customer, and identify market gaps.
• Work cross-functionally with key company groups including Sales, R&D, Insights, Finance, Supply Chain, Outsourcing, Planning, Quality, and Customer Service to achieve objectives and business alignment.
• Develop marketing messaging and collateral, including brochures, technical product data sheets, and web content, and represent the portfolio at industry and trade shows.
• Mentor and provide guidance, feedback, and educational opportunities to the direct reports (Product Managers), ensuring the team maintains subject matter expertise.

Qualifications Required

• Bachelor's Degree required (preferably in an engineering, technical, or business discipline).
• Minimum 12+ years experience in product management or a related discipline, with at least 5 years experience in the building products industry.

General Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strategic Vision & Portfolio Leadership: Sets the long-term strategic vision for the entire product portfolio, ensuring all roadmaps align to achieve the company's highest-level business objectives and drive profitable growth.
• Customer Insight & Product Strategy: Champions a customer-focused culture by directing high-level market and customer research (Voice of Customer) to define and prioritize the product roadmap and validate market opportunities.
• Financial Stewardship & Accountability: Drives data-driven decision-making, owns measurable business outcomes, and demonstrates strong financial acumen for post-launch accountability to ensure intended business value is realized.
• Cross-Functional Quarterback: Serves as the cross-functional leader, driving action, eliminating systemic roadblocks, and aligning partners (R&D, Sales, Supply Chain) to execute the unified vision.
• Team Leadership & Mentoring: Builds, mentors, and ensures the collective effectiveness of the product management team, focusing on scaling capabilities and fostering a culture of ownership.
• Strategic Innovation & Foresight: Creates an environment that inspires novel solutions, anticipates future consequences and trends accurately, and develops competitive, breakthrough strategic plans.
• Influencing & Negotiating: Skillfully negotiates in tough situations and influences across organizational boundaries to resolve conflicts, secure strategic support, and gain commitment from key stakeholders.

Qualifications Preferred

• MBA or Advanced degree strongly preferred.
• Engineering background and/or experience with manufacturing.
• Strong financial acumen, including P&L management experience.
• Advanced knowledge of GAF's products.
• Proven presentation, communication, and project management skills; and advanced interpersonal skills.

Travel Requirements: Willingness to travel up to 25%.Base salary and/or rate of pay ranges listed are exclusive of fringe benefits and potential bonuses. Individual compensation offers will be determined based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to geographic location, relevant candidate experience and skill, education, and/or qualifications.Base Salary Range: $160,000-$220,000

How We Protect What Matters Most:

1. We offer a wide range of health insurance options that include medical, dental, and vision for you and your family. 2. Our Family-Building benefits support the many different journeys to fertility and parenthood. 3. Our robust 401K plan includes an employer match contribution with your pre-tax and/or Roth contributions. 4. Other exciting programs and perks are available to help employees achieve work-life balance, including (but not limited to) a wellness program, free financial coaching, a referral program, and product rebates when purchased for an employee's primary residence. 5. Professional growth and development are very important to us! We offer internal training programs and courses, as well as a generous tuition reimbursement program. 6. We're committed to fostering a culture that reflects our values to connect, empower, evolve, and inspire. We offer many opportunities for employees to connect with one another, including through our Employee Resource Groups who focus on education and allyship for all of our employees.

GAF complies with federal, state, and local disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR Services at 833-HR-XPERT.

We believe our employees are our greatest resource. We offer competitive salary, benefits, 401k, and vacation packages for all full time permanent positions. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity on the basis of each candidate's qualifications, experience, and merit, without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. If applying for positions in the U.S., must be eligible to work in the U.S. without need for employer sponsored visa (work permit).