Product Management Director - Paige Water & Outdoor Solutions
Washington, District of Columbia, 20022, USA
Listed on 2026-07-30
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Engineering
Product Engineer
Overview
Paige Water & Outdoor Solutions () is seeking a Director of Product Management to lead the development, commercialization, and continuous improvement of cable and connectivity products serving commercial agriculture, irrigation systems, landscape lighting, mining, oil and gas, and submersible pump applications.
This is a hands-on product leadership role for someone who brings strong technical knowledge, sound commercial judgment, and an entrepreneurial approach to product development. You will help identify new market opportunities, translate customer needs into scalable product solutions, and guide products from early concept through design, testing, launch, and ongoing improvement.
The ideal candidate is comfortable moving between technical design discussions, customer conversations, quality investigations, cost analysis, and product strategy. You should understand how electrical products are designed and applied, while also knowing how to evaluate market demand, product viability, pricing considerations, margin potential, and long-term portfolio value.
Reporting to the business segment’s Vice President, you will work closely with commercial leadership and cross-functional partners across engineering, operations, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, sales, marketing, and finance. You will help ensure product-development priorities support customer needs, market opportunities, revenue growth, and the long‑term strategy of Paige Water & Outdoor Solutions.
This role offers a remote work arrangement with a preference for candidates in the Eastern or Central time zone and approximately 30% travel for customer meetings, supplier visits, manufacturing reviews, product testing, field evaluations, trade shows, and other business needs.
What You’ll Do
Lead the full product development lifecycle, from opportunity identification and feasibility analysis through design, testing, commercialization, launch, and continuous improvement.
Identify new wire and cable product opportunities based on customer needs, market demand, competitive conditions, technical feasibility, and company strategy.
Develop product concepts, business cases, technical requirements, product roadmaps, and execution plans for new products and enhancements.
Evaluate product‑market fit, development costs, pricing considerations, margin potential, manufacturability, scalability, and commercialization risk.
Gather feedback from customers, distributors, sales teams, suppliers, and other stakeholders to guide product direction and portfolio priorities.
Perform or oversee electrical design, wire and cable selection, component sizing, system architecture, and technical integration.
Develop and review product drawings, schematics, technical specifications, bills of material, design calculations, and testing requirements.
Ensure products meet applicable electrical codes, safety requirements, customer specifications, and industry standards.
Lead investigations into product quality, reliability, and performance concerns, including root‑cause analysis and corrective actions.
Drive design and process improvements that enhance reliability, manufacturability, safety, performance, and cost effectiveness.
Partner with engineering, operations, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, sales, marketing, and finance to keep product initiatives aligned and moving forward.
Support product positioning, value propositions, launch plans, technical messaging, and other go‑to‑market activities.
Provide product and technical expertise to customers, distributors, channel partners, sales teams, and internal stakeholders.
Monitor product performance and recommend whether products should be expanded, modified, repositioned, standardized, or discontinued.
Perform other duties as assigned.
What You’ll Bring
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
Five or more years of experience in product development, product engineering, electrical design, technical product management, or a related engineering function.
Demonstrated experience bringing products or…
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