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Job Overview

Job Overview – Global Product Line Leader, Digital Data Networks (DDN)

TE Connectivity's Product Management Teams manage all aspects of a product, from driving new product development to manufacturing to marketing. They are responsible for overall product strategy, business leadership, and capacity plans to meet sales and profit targets.

As part of the DDN business unit, the IoT & Edge team is a growth driver with a focus on enabling customers in broad industrial markets as they evolve their data connectivity needs, IoT and Edge AI/connectivity applications.

The Global Product Line Leader will lead and manage a team of product managers focused on a portfolio of connector product families in the IoT & Edge product team. Global Product Line Leaders act as “mini” GMs, driving the overall product strategy, business leadership, and capacity plans to achieve revenue and gross margin targets that enable long-term competitiveness and success of the product families under the product line. This leader will develop and implement strategies for new business opportunities. This includes identifying attractive growth industries, developing product roadmap, positioning the portfolio, supporting opportunities within vital accounts, and developing relationships with emerging customers and market segments.

This role requires strong strategic thinking, experience working across regions, and a proactive solid work ethic. This role must closely collaborate cross-functionally with colleagues in Sales, Engineering, Operations, and Marketing to gain alignment and drive the successful execution of the product roadmaps.

Short Description

Market Sensing & Strategy Development:

Understand and articulate market trends, demand drivers, customer needs, industry trends, and competitive landscape

Define application and market segment–specific value propositions that beat the competition

Develop product roadmaps and manage product lifecycle that aligns with business strategy

Design go-to-market strategy, inclusive of channel strategy and partnerships

Develop Business Plan:

Define resource and investment needs necessary to execute the product roadmap and growth strategy

Work cross-functionally to define sales, R&D, and operations strategies and goals, in line with financial goals. Build consensus on specific tasks

Establish a pricing policy aligned with business and product strategy

Develop the annual operating plan (Sales and gross or standard margin)

Execution – New Product Development & Launch:

Be the opportunity champion for development projects – exercise thought leadership to drive product innovation

Plan product launches, including the development of marketing and sales plans, and competitive, market-based pricing

Provide demand forecast inputs to S&OP

Execution – Growth and Product Lifecycle Management:

Manage P&L for the portfolio to deliver sustained profitable growth, with a strong bias for action

Enable sales teams for pipeline growth and conversion through training, value-proposition development, customer engagement, etc.

Manage special price requests and ongoing competitive benchmarking

Track progress to the business plan and be the champion for the resolution of product issues and gaps (e.g., quality, delivery, etc.)

People Management:

Manage a team of global product managers who have ownership of product families

Support ongoing development and career planning for the team

What your background should look like:

Education:

4-year technical degree required

An advanced business degree (MBA) is preferred

Experience:

8+ years of product management, sales, business development, or relevant P&L management experience preferred

Connectors, product, or relevant experience in industrial markets would be an advantage

Managing and motivating others, and building high-performing teams

Strong business acumen with an ability to understand and navigate technically complex concepts

Creative and innovative thinker able to provide input on the development of the product strategies and the relevant business plans, with the ability to execute

Proven ability to multitask and drive results in a dynamic, high-paced environment

Strong interpersonal, planning, organization, and teamwork skills.

Ability to influence cross-functional teams both internally and externally

Advanced presentation skills with the ability to effectively communicate complex concepts to foster understanding and acknowledgement of critical information, both up and down the organization

Competencies

Motivating Others

Building Effective Teams

Managing and Measuring Work

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork

SET : Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers)

ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY

TE Connectivity is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. Our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, renewable energy, automated factories, data centers, medical technology and more. With more than 85,000 employees, including 8,000 engineers, working alongside customers in approximately 140 countries. TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com and on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/te-connectivity/) ,Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/teconnectivity/) ,WeChat, (http://www.te.com.cn/chn-zh/policies-agreements/wechat.html) Instagram andX (formerly Twitter). (https://twitter.com/TEConnectivity)

COMPENSATION

• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $141,900 – $212,800 (subject to change dependent on physical location)

• Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. TE Connectivity reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the experience/qualification of the selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.

• Total Compensation = Base Salary + Incentive(s) + Benefits

BENEFITS

• A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), disability, life insurance, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and voluntary benefits.

EOE, Including Disability/Vets

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING RECRUITMENT FRAUD

TE Connectivity has become aware of fraudulent recruitment activities being conducted by individuals or organizations falsely claiming to represent TE Connectivity. Please be advised that TE Connectivity **never requests payment or fees** from job applicants at any stage of the recruitment process. All legitimate job openings are posted exclusively on our official careers website at te.com/careers, and all email communications from our recruitment team will come **only from actual email addresses ending in @te.com** . If you receive any suspicious communications, we strongly advise you not to engage or provide any personal information, and to report the incident to your local authorities.

Location:

Harrisburg, PA, US, 17025

City: Harrisburg

State: PA

Country/Region: US

Travel: 10% to 25%

Requisition ID: 135962

Alternative Locations:

Function: Sales & Marketing

TE Connectivity and its subsidiaries, affiliates, and operating units (collectively, the "Company") is committed to providing a work environment that prohibits discrimination on the basis of age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability or any other characteristics protected by applicable law or regulation.