Global Sr. Product Manager

Job Summary The Global Sr. Product Manager will be responsible for driving growth and profitability of Vertiv’s Single-Phase UPS offerings by identifying market requirements, prioritizing development activities, launching new offerings, and managing the offering portfolio.  This position will be based onsite at Vertiv's Delaware, OH office location. Responsibilities: The Global Product Manager will work with the Director, Product Management to: Gain deep insight into customer needs and desired outcomes through extensive customer, channel and market research. Convert insights into innovative product strategies, product roadmaps, and detailed market requirements. Prepare Business Cases to justify investments into new product development and demonstrate return on the investment. Collaborate with cross functional teams to bring new products to market in the shortest time possible. Be an expert on markets, industries, channels, and competitive product lines. Own the product lifecycle for assigned products from introduction and obsolescence. Develop product collateral, web pages, sales enablement tools, and sales training material. COMPETENCIES FOR SUCCESS: Agility: the acumen to handle complex situations and multiple responsibilities simultaneously managing long term projects with the urgency of immediate demands on the operations. Analytical Rigor: Ability to bring structure to ill-defined problems and intellectual leadership to problem solving; synthesize insights from analysis and ensure credible, actionable recommendations. Communications Skills: Ability to develop rapport and credibility across the organization, promote ideas persuasively; ability to manage situations including senior leaders and external groups. Strategic Thinking: Evaluating trends, developing long-term implications, and recommending pragmatic strategies for continuous improvement and new opportunities. Customer Focus:  Work well with sales teams and customers to understand opportunities and latent needs to drive opportunities for innovation and differentiation. Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree in business, engineering or related field.  MBA preferred. 10+ years of experience in product management, technical product marketing, strategic planning, or directly related experience.  Experience working with international teams.  Participation in global calls outside of normal working hours. Excellent presentation and written communication skills. Ability to quickly develop cross-functional relationships to achieve business objectives. Experience with 1-phase UPS systems is preferred. Approximately 15% domestic / international travel is required.       The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.  OUR CORE PRINCIPALS:  Safety.  Integrity.  Respect.  Teamwork.  Diversity & Inclusion. OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES •  Customer Focus •  Operational Excellence •  High-Performance Culture •  Innovation •  Financial Strength OUR BEHAVIORS •  Own It •  Act With Urgency •  Foster a Customer-First Mindset •  Think Big and Execute •  Lead by Example •  Drive Continuous Improvement •  Learn and Seek Out Development   About Vertiv Vertiv is a $;billion global critical infrastructure and data center technology company.  We ensure customers’ vital applications run continuously by bringing together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services.  Our portfolio includes power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extends from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around 20,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit to learn more.     Work Authorization No calls or agencies please. Vertiv will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire. Equal Opportunity Employer