Product Manager

Purpose

The Product Manager (PM) owns a specific product line within a category, focusing on day-to-day product management, feature execution, and operational excellence. This position will be focused on the management of Lincoln Electric's global GTAW product portfolio.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Product Initiative & Prioritization - Own the product roadmap, ensuring alignment with category strategy. Manage the product initiatives, roadmap execution, and project planning. Balance trade-offs between business needs, technical feasibility, and customer expectations. 
• Product Development & Execution - Define product specifications, features, and enhancements based on customer and market needs. Work with engineering teams to ensure timely development and on-time delivery of new features.
• Customer-Centric Product Management - Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and customer interviews. Gather direct customer feedback, conduct usability testing, and analyze product adoption. Work closely with customer support and sales teams to address pain points. 
• Go-to-Market (GTM) Execution - Define pricing and positioning strategies to maximize market impact. Support marketing and sales teams with product positioning, training, and sales enablement materials. Ensure successful product launches and track initial adoption and customer feedback.
• Data-Driven Decision Making - Monitor product performance metrics (usage, retention, revenue, churn, etc.). Continuously iterate on the product to improve user experience and business outcomes.
• Subject Matter Expertise – Has working knowledge of product management. Continues to build knowledge of the organization, processes and customer base. Performs a range of straightforward assignments. Uses guidelines, policies and procedures to analyze and resolve problems. 

Success Metrics

• Strategic Impact - Percentage of roadmap items delivered on schedule
• Revenue & Profitability - Revenue growth of the product line vs. forecast
• Customer & Market Insights - Customer adoption rate of new features (%)
• Product Execution - Feature delivery success rate (%)
• Cross Functional Collaboration - Project completion rate (%)
• Leadership & Team Development – Leadership influence in product roadmap initiatives
• Innovation & Process Improvement - Number of product line-level new products, enhancements, and SKU reductions

Basic Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in product management or related experience
• Experience with GTAW and GTAW applications is preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, marketing, or related field
• Hands-on experience with product development, market research, and data-driven decision-making
• Strong ability to prioritize features, manage trade-offs, and drive execution
• 25% travel