At a Glance
Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Director - Product Management to join the Audio Video Division in Minnetonka, MN.
The Director of Product Management leads a key product management organization within Legrand AV's
Display Infrastructure Product Group and is responsible for developing and executing long-term portfolio
strategies that drive revenue growth, strong market position, and profitability. This role leads a high
performing team of product managers and aligns portfolio investments and product roadmaps with the
company''s long-term strategic and financial objectives. Success requires balancing portfolio vision with
execution while driving growth, profitability, and market leadership.
Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Its comprehensive offering of solutions for residential, commercial, and datacenter markets makes it a benchmark for customers worldwide.
Legrand's Integrated AV division delivers integrated and connected technology solutions that simplify how people communicate, collaborate, and engage. By uniting the industry's most comprehensive portfolio of audiovisual technologies, infrastructure, intelligent management platforms, and professional services, we help organizations create seamless, scalable experiences that meet today's needs and evolve for the future.
Legrand, North & Central America offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay, short-term and long-term disability benefit plans, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, bonus opportunities in accordance with the Company's incentive plans, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network. For more information, visit legrand.us.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Essential Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
- Demonstrated success developing and executing portfolio strategies that drive growth, competitive
advantage, and long-term business value.
- Strong business and financial acumen, including experience evaluating portfolio performance, investment
decisions, pricing strategies, business cases, profitability, and return on innovation investments.
- Proven ability to translate corporate growth objectives into product portfolio strategies, roadmap priorities,
and measurable business outcomes.
- Demonstrated success leading, coaching, and developing teams of product managers, including building
organizational capability, succession planning, and leadership development.
- Experience establishing accountability through performance metrics, portfolio reviews, and disciplined
product management processes.
- Thorough understanding of product lifecycle management, portfolio optimization, new product development,
commercialization, and innovation management.
- Strong market assessment capabilities, including customer segmentation, competitive analysis, market sizing,
growth opportunity evaluation, and strategic planning.
- Demonstrated ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams across Sales, Marketing, Engineering,
Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance.
- Excellent executive communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to
communicate complex business issues and strategic recommendations.
- Proven ability to make sound business decisions in ambiguous environments using data, financial analysis,
customer insights, and strategic judgment.
- Ability to balance long-term strategic planning with execution against annual business objectives.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and business intelligence tools required for portfolio analysis
and business planning.
Minimum Education and Experience Required:
- Bachelor''s Degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Finance, or related field required.
- Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in product management, portfolio management, product
marketing, business development, or related commercial leadership roles.
- Minimum 5 years of direct people leadership experience, preferably leading product managers.
- Demonstrated experience owning or influencing portfolio-level business performance, including
revenue growth, profitability, innovation investment, and strategic planning.
- Proven experience leading cross-functional organizations through product strategy, portfolio
prioritization, and commercialization decisions.
Special Job Requirements:
- Requires frequent availability and communication during non-standard business hours to
communicate with global team members
- Must be available for international travel
Preferred Qualifications:
- MBA or other advanced business degree.
- Experience leading product management organizations within the commercial AV, consumer
electronics, technology, infrastructure, or adjacent industries.
- Experience managing multi-brand or multi-category product portfolios.
- International business and global portfolio management experience.
- Experience leading organizations through business transformation, portfolio optimization, or growth
initiatives.
WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required (for the majority of the
working day) to sit and make coordinated movements of the fingers for data entry on a keyboard.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds for trade show set-up purposes
- General office environment
- Long-distance or air travel (including international) as needed - not to exceed 25% travel
The expected salary range for this position is $180,000 - $190,000 annually
DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
Portfolio Strategy & Business Leadership
- Develop and evolve a 4-5 year portfolio strategy aligned with corporate growth and innovation objectives.
- Translate company financial goals into category strategies, product roadmaps, and investment priorities that
deliver measurable business results.
- Lead portfolio investment decisions, balancing short-term business performance with long-term growth opportunities.
- Identify and evaluate new markets, adjacent growth opportunities, strategic partnerships, and acquisition opportunities that support business objectives.
- Serve as a strategic advisor to executive leadership regarding portfolio direction, competitive threats, market opportunities, and resource allocation.
Financial Performance & Portfolio Ownership
- Own the business performance of the product portfolio, including revenue growth, profitability, market share,
product vitality, and return on innovation investments.
- Ensure product managers understand and are accountable for the financial performance and strategic
contribution of their product categories.
- Lead portfolio reviews and performance management processes that connect product management activities
to business outcomes.
- Lead portfolio optimization through lifecycle management, pricing strategy, product rationalization, and
investment prioritization.
- Ensure major roadmap initiatives are supported by sound business cases, customer validation, and
measurable success criteria.
Product Management & Innovation Leadership
- Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of product managers accountable for portfolio success.
- Establish clear expectations, competencies, and standards for product management excellence across the
organization.
- Guide the development and execution of category strategies and integrated product roadmaps.
- Ensure innovation investments are aligned with customer needs, market opportunities, and company growth
objectives.
- Foster a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and business impact.
Market, Customer & Competitive Leadership
- Ensure the organization maintains a thorough understanding of customer needs, market trends, channel dynamics, and competitive landscapes.
- Lead the identification of emerging market opportunities, disruptive technologies, and competitive threats, translating insights into strategic action.
- Promote data-driven decision-making through effective use of market, customer, competitive, and financial analysis.
- Ensure product management insights are proactively incorporated into portfolio and business strategy.
Cross-Functional & Commercial Leadership
- Partner with Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and Customer Experience leaders to align portfolio priorities and growth initiatives.
- Ensure the sales organization is equipped with effective value propositions, portfolio positioning, pricing strategies, and competitive differentiation.
- Partner with Marketing to develop commercialization strategies and launch plans that maximize market adoption and business impact.
- Support strategic customer engagements, key channel relationships, and major business opportunities as needed.
- Represent the company with customers, industry organizations, channel partners, and market influencers.
Organizational Leadership & Process Excellence
- Establish and continuously improve product management processes, governance, and operating mechanisms that support effective decision-making and execution.
- Build organizational capability through talent acquisition, performance management, coaching, leadership development, succession planning, and employee development.
- Promote operational excellence by identifying opportunities to improve effectiveness, simplify processes, reduce costs, and create business value.
Compliance, Ethics & Safety
- Consistently support compliance by maintaining confidentiality, protecting company assets, acting with integrity, and adhering to all applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
- Promote a culture of ethics, accountability, safety, and responsible business conduct.
- Demonstrate and promote Legrand''s core values of Integrity, Customer Responsiveness, Passionate Contribution & Empowerment, and Continuous Improvement.
DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
Portfolio Strategy & Business Leadership
- Develop and evolve a 4-5 year portfolio strategy aligned with corporate growth and innovation objectives.
- Translate company financial goals into category strategies, product roadmaps, and investment priorities that
deliver measurable business results.
- Lead portfolio investment decisions, balancing short-term business performance with long-term growth opportunities.
- Identify and evaluate new markets, adjacent growth opportunities, strategic partnerships, and acquisition opportunities that support business objectives.
- Serve as a strategic advisor to executive leadership regarding portfolio direction, competitive threats, market opportunities, and resource allocation.
Financial Performance & Portfolio Ownership
- Own the business performance of the product portfolio, including revenue growth, profitability, market share,
product vitality, and return on innovation investments.
- Ensure product managers understand and are accountable for the financial performance and strategic
contribution of their product categories.
- Lead portfolio reviews and performance management processes that connect product management activities
to business outcomes.
- Lead portfolio optimization through lifecycle management, pricing strategy, product rationalization, and
investment prioritization.
- Ensure major roadmap initiatives are supported by sound business cases, customer validation, and
measurable success criteria.
Product Management & Innovation Leadership
- Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of product managers accountable for portfolio success.
- Establish clear expectations, competencies, and standards for product management excellence across the
organization.
- Guide the development and execution of category strategies and integrated product roadmaps.
- Ensure innovation investments are aligned with customer needs, market opportunities, and company growth
objectives.
- Foster a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and business impact.
Market, Customer & Competitive Leadership
- Ensure the organization maintains a thorough understanding of customer needs, market trends, channel dynamics, and competitive landscapes.
- Lead the identification of emerging market opportunities, disruptive technologies, and competitive threats, translating insights into strategic action.
- Promote data-driven decision-making through effective use of market, customer, competitive, and financial analysis.
- Ensure product management insights are proactively incorporated into portfolio and business strategy.
Cross-Functional & Commercial Leadership
- Partner with Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and Customer Experience leaders to align portfolio priorities and growth initiatives.
- Ensure the sales organization is equipped with effective value propositions, portfolio positioning, pricing strategies, and competitive differentiation.
- Partner with Marketing to develop commercialization strategies and launch plans that maximize market adoption and business impact.
- Support strategic customer engagements, key channel relationships, and major business opportunities as needed.
- Represent the company with customers, industry organizations, channel partners, and market influencers.
Organizational Leadership & Process Excellence
- Establish and continuously improve product management processes, governance, and operating mechanisms that support effective decision-making and execution.
- Build organizational capability through talent acquisition, performance management, coaching, leadership development, succession planning, and employee development.
- Promote operational excellence by identifying opportunities to improve effectiveness, simplify processes, reduce costs, and create business value.
Compliance, Ethics & Safety
- Consistently support compliance by maintaining confidentiality, protecting company assets, acting with integrity, and adhering to all applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
- Promote a culture of ethics, accountability, safety, and responsible business conduct.
- Demonstrate and promote Legrand''s core values of Integrity, Customer Responsiveness, Passionate Contribution & Empowerment, and Continuous Improvement.