Product Manager - Americas

Growth Product Manager, Americas (Physical Machinery Safety / Interlocks Not IT/Tech))

Location:

(Fortress Interlocks Americas regional office) Erlanger / Cincinnati, Kentucky

Working Pattern:
Hybrid / 2-3 days in office | Must be commutable

Compensation: $90,000–$110,000 Plus Generous Package

Fortress Safety are the experts in machinery safety and interlocking, protecting people and equipment in hazardous environments since 1977. Part of Halma plc — a UK FTSE 100 company with 8,000+ employees across 50+ subsidiaries worldwide — we're looking for a Product Manager to drive our Physical Product-Led (Not IT / AI / Tech Products) Growth strategy across the Americas. Acting as the voice of the customer and market, you'll turn insight into validated, evidence-based growth opportunities that fuel sustainable, profitable revenue.

• Lead structured Voice of Customer activity across the Americas, building deep understanding of customer applications, industry challenges, and market trends through visits, workshops, and discovery sessions.
• Monitor market, competitor, and technology developments, turning intelligence into actionable insight for the wider business.
• Build and maintain a healthy pipeline of validated growth opportunities, testing key assumptions with customers and the market before recommending investment.
• Develop clear, evidence-based business cases that support confident product investment decisions, recommending new products, partnerships, services, or capabilities.
• Support proof-of-concept and MVP activity, helping shape repeatable go-to-market approaches within target segments.
• Build and nurture trusted relationships with strategic customers, channel partners, OEMs, end users, system integrators, and industry influencers.
• Establish and run customer advisory groups and strategic engagement programmes, acting as the commercial bridge between customers and Fortress product strategy.
• Feed customer and market insight into product strategy and innovation, partnering with Engineering and Innovation to test feasibility and confirm customer value.
• Support launch planning and market adoption, then track commercial performance and feedback once new products are introduced.
• Collaborate across Sales, Engineering, Innovation, Marketing, Operations, and Technical Support, influencing investment priorities and keeping opportunities aligned to business strategy.

• Experience in Product Management, Strategic Marketing, or Application Engineering.
• Ability to engage credibly with customers and commercial stakeholders, influencing without direct authority.
• Strong commercial and analytical skills, with a track record of building business cases and investment recommendations.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A university degree or equivalent experience gained on the job.

• Experience with structured Voice of Customer methodologies.
• Background in industrial automation, machine safety, or manufacturing technology — ideally with exposure to growth sectors such as warehouse automation or battery manufacturing.
• Experience working across global markets and cross-functional teams.

• 24 days holiday per year + 9 holiday office closures
• 401(k) matching & profit-sharing potential
• Company car or car allowance (depending on grade/role; allowance subject to holding a fully comprehensive vehicle policy)
• Paid parental leave — 14 weeks fully paid
• Voluntary financial insurance coverage — life, disability, accident and illness
• Group healthcare with medical, dental & vision (family and partner options)
• WPO Employee Assistance Program
• Long service recognition
• Inclusion & accommodations
• At Fortress, we don't just accept difference — we celebrate it.
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