Product Manager – Heavy Industrial Plasma; HIB

Position: Product Manager – Heavy Industrial Plasma (HIB)
** Product Manager – Heavy Industrial Plasma (HIB)
** Hypertherm Associates is seeking an experienced
** Product Manager
** to lead both New Product Introduction (NPI) and Full Lifecycle Management for a part of our heavy industrial plasma portfolio—from strategic market planning to in‑market performance of your assigned products.  You will be the business owner for a critical portion of the heavy industrial portfolio, shaping strategy, understanding critical market dynamics and needs, defining user‑centered product requirements, partnering closely with engineering, regional commercial teams and our channel partners during development, launch and lifecycle in the market, ensuring we deliver differentiated solutions that solve high‑value customer problems.

This is a high‑impact role in a technically sophisticated, global hardware business serving demanding industrial environments.
** As a HIB Product Manager, your role will include:
**** Strategic Product Leadership
*** Develop and maintain the product line strategy, business cases, and long‑range product roadmaps.
* Define segment opportunities using market analysis, customer research, competitive insights, and financial modeling.
* Contribute to HIB's long range plan (LRP), roadmap and annual operating plan (AOP).
** New Product Introduction (NPI)
*** Lead cross‑functional NPI teams from early concept through commercialization in both core and growth market spaces.
* Develop product requirements, value propositions, and user experience needs, grounded in Voice of Customer (VOC) and User-Centered Design (UCD) practices.
* Partner with engineering and operations on concept trade‑offs, feasibility, and technical architecture.
* Drive pricing strategy, launch plans, and early market validation/"post-launch listening".
** Lifecycle and Portfolio Management
*** Own in‑market products from launch through end of life, including profitability, quality, market share, customer satisfaction and eventual product obsolescence and support.
* Identify opportunities for cost reduction, performance enhancements, and line extensions.
* Develop core content for targeted product messaging, product training, and sales enablement tools.
* Monitor product performance, conduct financial and margin analysis, and identify levers to optimize portfolio health.
* Partner deeply with regional commercial teams to manage product success and drive improvement programs where necessary.
** Cross‑Functional Collaboration
*** Work closely with engineering, sales, central and regional marketing, operations, quality, technical publications,
* Engage with technical service and finance to execute strategies and achieve business goals.
* Support commercial teams with training, product positioning, competitive differentiation, and market insights.
* Interact with channel partners for strategic direction, near-term opportunities and in-market performance.
* Present to and influence Hypertherm leadership on strategic plans, initiative status and portfolio performance.
** Who you are and the experience you bring:
*** BS/BA in Marketing, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
* 3–5 years of product management experience (or equivalent role in product strategy, engineering, marketing, sales, or business leadership).
* Demonstrated capability managing technical products or complex systems.
* Strong business acumen: pricing, financial modeling, forecasting, and business case creation.
* Experience collaborating in a matrixed, cross‑functional environment.
* Skilled in user‑centered design and translating customer needs into product requirements.
* Excellent communication skills and a structured, analytical approach to problem solving.
* The following competencies:  + Impact and Influence – drive urgency to and decisions with teams inside and outside of the company  + Focus on the customer – be the representative of the customer in strategy, product development and lifecycle product management of assigned products  + External awareness – fully incorporate external market conditions, technology trends, competitive pressures and macroeconomic effects  + Strategic thinking – drive decisions and action…