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Director of Product Management

Marmon Holdings · Carol Stream, IL · Full time

Posted Aug 15, 2025 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a product you led from customer insight to launch. What was your part, and how did it do?

What they are checking: Whether they have truly owned product direction and can point to business results.

How do you coach product managers to take real ownership instead of just running meetings?

What they are checking: Their people leadership and how they build ownership and execution on the team.

Tell me about a product you decided to retire or kill. How did you handle it?

What they are checking: Whether they can make hard calls on the portfolio and manage the fallout with customers and service.

How do you reach across sales, service, operations and engineering to keep a product plan on track?

What they are checking: Whether they lead through influence across the business, which the posting asks for.

What would you do

Our customers include some of the biggest restaurant brands in the world. How do you balance one large customer's request against the rest of the market?

What they are checking: Whether they can avoid building one-off products that drain the roadmap while keeping key accounts happy.

Engineering says your launch date is not realistic, but sales has already promised it. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they can reset expectations honestly across functions instead of forcing a risky launch.

About the work

How would you decide which food equipment products in the portfolio get investment next year and which get less?

What they are checking: Whether they can make portfolio tradeoffs with data and customer insight, not just add features.

What do you need to understand about a restaurant kitchen operation before defining a new piece of equipment?

What they are checking: Whether they think about crew labor, speed of service and food quality from the operator's view.

How do you write a business case for a new product so leadership can say yes or no quickly?

What they are checking: Whether they can frame market size, margin and risk clearly for capital decisions.

What metrics would you use to judge whether a product is succeeding after launch?

What they are checking: Whether they look past sales volume to margin, warranty, service calls and customer satisfaction.

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The full job description

As published by Marmon Holdings.

Marmon Foodservice Technologies, Inc. As a part of the global industrial organization Marmon Holdings—which is backed by Berkshire Hathaway— you’ll be doing things that matter, leading at every level, and winning a better way. We’re committed to making a positive impact on the world, providing you with diverse learning and working opportunities, and fostering a culture where everyone’s empowered to be their best. About The Job Though you may not know us by name, you’ve most likely enjoyed meals and refreshments supported by our industry-leading brand portfolio. For decades, we’ve designed and manufactured foodservice equipment for some of the world’s biggest, most recognized consumer brands. We are driven to innovate with a clear purpose in mind: to enhance the eating and drinking experience, nourishing the people and communities we serve. We are in search of a Director of Product Management (Food) that has the ability to define and drive the direction of distinct products within the Marmon Food Service Technologies portfolio. A strong people manager capable of supporting, coaching, growing, and inspiring various product focused team members to ensure a focus on ownership and execution. A passionate and creative product leader delivering an exceptional customer experience to serve the business goals. An individual that actively reaches across the business to gather actionable data, unites groups under company goals, refines product vision and fundamentally evolves the products to improve audience retention and growth. This role is subject to our hybrid work model: we collaborate in the office on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. The rest of the week, you have flexibility to work wherever it suits you best. What You’ll Do • Serve as a “player/coach” – leading the team by example through hands-on contribution and strategic direction. You will be actively involved in executing key initiatives while mentoring and guiding your team toward shared objectives. • Oversee and be accountable for the success and impact of the portfolio of our Food and Prep product lines and their alignment with the longer-term vision/strategic roadmap • Define and drive the product vision and strategy for the Marmon Food Service Technologies Food and Prep portfolio and products within it. • Participate in the formation of product strategies and roadmaps driving audience growth and retention • Recruit, grow and maintain a strong and effective team of product managers who are responsible for the product roadmap and execution against the roadmap • Leverage data to prioritize and drive decision making across the portfolio • Regularly present data and action-based analysis and reports to stakeholders to inform internal and competitive strategy • Direct structured experiments and support them with tracking, analysis, and creative problem solving • Ability to build strong cross-team relationships and ensure that our processes are working and adapting to the business needs, seek outgrowth opportunities and execute these • Develop and manage roadmaps for product offerings, integrating the product strategy, inclusive of timelines, risks, and dependencies Who You Are • Inspiring Leader: Must be able to inspire and motivate teams • Collaboration: A collaborative work style and ability to positively influence outcomes • Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required • Energy: A high level of energy and passion required Skills/Experience We’re Looking For • Solid financial acumen, business modeling, and analysis skills required • Strong technical background with hands-on experience in system architecture or engineering, enabling effective collaboration with technical teams and informed decision-making throughout the product life cycle. • Strong working knowledge of architectural best practices, with a track record of successfully executing platforming initiatives that support rapid innovation and integration of new features. • A desire to create practical/innovative solutions using intellectual inquisitiveness • Excellent facilitator and moderator can bridge the gap between technology and product across all levels of the organization Thought leader that hunts for new technologies and identifies opportunities for innovation and work with the rests of product management team implement and capitalize on these opportunities Required Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or engineering or a similar degree; MBA preferred • 10+ years of professional experience as a product manager and at least 3 years managing direct reports • Build strong cross-team relationships and ensure that our processes are working and adapting to the business needs Benefits We support your well-being with comprehensive and easy-to-use benefits that you’ll be eligible to enroll in on your first day of employment. Here are some of the highlights: • Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug insurance plans • Access to a Health Advocate who is an expert in Marmon’s health plan and can help you select the best health benefits for you and your family • Tax advantaged spending accounts for health and dependent care expenses • Wellness programs and resources including Telehealth, Mental Health, Fitness, and Family Planning • Generous paid time off for personal use, holidays, and parental leave • Company-sponsored life insurance • 401(k) with fully vested company match; Marmon may also make an additional annual discretionary contribution to your account, whether or not you contribute on your own • Financial and retirement advising About Marmon Holdings Marmon Holdings, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway company, comprises 11 groups and more than 100 autonomous businesses with total annual revenue of $10 billion. Marmon’s 28,000-plus team members are celebrating the company's 70th anniversary in 2023 and helping write the next chapter of Marmon's story. #LI-DNI Pay Range: 144,000.00 - 216,000.00 We offer a comprehensive benefits package that may include medical, dental, vision, 401k matching, and more! Following receipt of a conditional offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete additional job-related screening processes as permitted or required by applicable law . We are an equal opportunity employer, and all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to their membership in any protected class. If you require any reasonable accommodation to complete your application or any part of the recruiting process, please email your request to careers@marmon.com, and please be sure to include the title and the location of the position for which you are applying.

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