Job Summary:
Amphenol High Speed Products Group is the market leader for high speed, high-bandwidth electrical connectors, cables, and systems for the Datacom/Telecom market. They are seeking a Strategic Product Development Manager to drive product development and marketing strategies for their high-speed I/O cable product family while collaborating with cross-functional teams and industry leaders.
Responsibilities:
โข Collaborate regularly with technical and business thought leaders from both industry and customer organizations to discuss product strategies, application needs, and development plans.
โข Establish a strong understanding of the customers' product requirements to help set penetration strategies and alignment of Amphenol's product roadmap.
โข Develop strategic, forward-looking points of view that inspire customers to want to join our perspective about future High-speed I/O cable direction.
โข Drive the definition of customer / market requirements for all High-speed I/O Cable products.
โข Develop product strategies that enable Amphenol to lead the space.
โข Create new business opportunity funnel, aligning both the business unit and sales on actions and strategies to win inordinate share of future road map collaboration.
โข Identify product gaps related to customer market share opportunities.
โข Master inspirational technical and business leadership of cross-functional teams (marketing, engineering, business development, and operations) to enable them to proactively develop and grow the market space for the Business Unit's products.
โข Lead the strategic product and market direction for all future products, projects, strategic customer relationships, and marketing for the business unit.
โข Develop marketing materials and promote to industry and potential customers.
โข Train internal product managers, FAEs and sales teams so that they understand positioning, benefits, target customers, and target applications for emerging products and new industry trends.
โข Increase the technical competence of the entire value delivery chain that supports our largest and most influential customers.
โข Motivate appropriate market research, competitive analysis, product positioning, and pricing strategies.
Qualifications:
Required:
โข BS Degree in Engineering Discipline
โข 7+ years of relevant experience with working knowledge of Business Development, Product Management, or Engineering Management disciplines in the Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Industry
โข Engineering Management experience
โข Ability to demonstrate thought leadership experience and skill sets to influence the direction of the industry from Passive Copper to Active Copper to Pluggable Optics and even new kinds of co-packaged architectures
โข Display achievements in successful financial, leadership, interpersonal, and business management skills
โข Enthusiastic about developing products and business strategies
โข Comfortable working with multiple levels of the organization and with all functional groups both internally and with customers
โข Travel required
Preferred:
โข Electrical Engineering or Embedded Software Engineering preferred
โข MBA preferred
โข Experience in the high-speed cable industry preferred
Company:
Amphenol is one of the largest manufacturers on the planet youโve never heard of. Founded in 1968, the company is headquartered in Nashua, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Late Stage.