Job Description

Kidde Global Solutions is a global leader in commercial fire systems, with over 150 years of innovation dedicated to safeguarding people and property. Our industry-renowned brands, including Edwards and Kidde Commercial, are trusted worldwide to provide innovative fire safety solutions for commercial buildings.

About this Role

The Product Specialist will gather and analyze industry trends and influences, the voice of customer data, and stakeholder feedback to establish product roadmaps, strategies, and priorities for product development. This role will also provide leadership to help vet and cultivate innovative ideas, establish solid business cases and strategies for product concepts, and ensure successful product launches and sales growth, including product life-cycle management.

This position is based in Bradenton, FL and reports directly to the Associate Director, Product Management.

Key Responsibilities

• Support growth of B2B commercial fire product lines globally, including OEM products

• Solid understanding of the new product development stage-gate process from concept to commercialization to support product line growth

• Develop deep understanding and continued learning of competitive landscape, target customer needs-based segmentation, product positioning and feature set, and macro marketplace trends to ensure we maintain a leading edge with our product line

• Develop product expertise as the subject matter expert (SME) for the assigned product line(s) and act as the resource to internal functions to address product related questions

• Collaborate cross-functionally with global teams including Engineering, Program Management, Marketing, Finance, and Operations

• Organize, implement, and maintain the tactical day-to-day activities needed, including reporting, SKU management, packaging, marketing content, and product specifications

• Support commercial events including sales meetings and tradeshows

• Develop business cases and requirements around proposed development efforts

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree

• 5+ years of experience in product management, product marketing, program management, sales, engineering, technical support or as an application engineer with a technical product

• 2+ years of experience speaking & presenting in front of an audience

• 2+ years of experience gathering & analyzing data

Preferred Qualifications

• Product management experience in the fire and security industry

• Commercial building systems or software industry experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering or Marketing

• Self-starter motivated to expand skill set and grow experience

• Effective organizational, problem solving and multi-tasking skills

Compensation and Benefits:

The base salary range for this role is $98,770.00 - $116,200.00. Individuals may also be eligible for an annual performance bonus based on both individual and company performance. The final compensation for this position will be set based on the individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience as it relates to the job requirements. Kidde Global Solutions is committed to providing a competitive benefits package to our employees including medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, retirement plan, paid time off (vacation, sick, holidays), and more.