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Senior Manager, Product Management - nVent Engineered Building Solutions (e-Houses)

nVent · Madison, WI · Full time

Posted Aug 28, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about voice of the customer research you ran. What did you learn that changed a product?

What they are checking: Whether they use primary research and field testing to find real unmet needs.

Tell me about a time you drove a product strategy through people who didn't report to you.

What they are checking: Whether they can lead through influence across engineering, operations and sales.

Tell me about a product launch that didn't go as planned. What did you change?

What they are checking: Whether they learn from launches and adjust instead of blaming others.

What would you do

Sales keeps quoting custom options that hurt capacity. What would you do?

What they are checking: Whether they can protect the product strategy while keeping sales motivated.

About the work

How would you push toward portfolio standardization for e-houses when most customers want custom builds?

What they are checking: Whether they can standardize products to expand capacity while still meeting customer needs.

How would you write a value proposition for an e-house product family that helps sales win against competitors?

What they are checking: Whether they can build quantified differentiation that sales and channel partners can use.

What do you see as the main drivers of margin in an engineered building or e-house business?

What they are checking: Whether they understand how engineering hours, standardization and pricing affect margin.

How do you decide pricing for a new standardized product line?

What they are checking: Whether they price on customer value and cost, not just cost-plus habits.

How do you use stage gates or Advanced Product Development tools to keep projects on track?

What they are checking: Whether they know how to run a disciplined product development process with clear decision points.

What market trends in data centers, utilities and renewables do you think will shape e-house demand?

What they are checking: Whether they understand the markets that drive demand for this product.

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The full job description

As published by nVent.

We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions. WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION: • Lead product management for the nVent EBS E-house segment by boosting overall product line performance, including revenue growth, margin expansion, and productivity improvement. • Apply market insights in developing long-term technology and product lifecycle strategy focused on portfolio standardization to expand operational capacity and customer experience. • Coordinate the implementation of strategic programs and activities through influential cross-functional communication for assigned product category. • Conduct voice of the customer (primary, secondary, observational) and field testing to uncover unmet customer needs and drive new products and services. • Develop strong and quantifiable value propositions for product families to articulate differentiation to customers, channel partners, and sales. • Partner cross-functionally with product development teams to implement all aspects associated with the product definition, product development, pricing, market introduction, sales tools, and promotion plans. • Drive Advanced Product Development processes, tools, and metrics for the product management and engineering organization. Develop a culture that encourages new ideas and tests concepts to drive improved quantified outcomes for customers. • Help identify and charter strategic projects that drive innovation leveraging technology trends, market trends, and integrated solutions. • Cultivate external partnerships to accelerate technology funnel and product commercialization YOU HAVE: • Bachelor’s degree required. Engineering or Business is highly preferred. • MBA or equivalent experience is preferred • Ideally 10+ years of product management experience in industrial automation or utility-focused companies • Hands-on experience working with utility and commercial sales channels including distributors, direct sales, and manufacturer’s reps is required. • Experience in Engineered-to-Order (ETO) business required • Leading cross-functional teams to establish and implement a product line strategy • Strong communication and presentation abilities, demonstrating excellent active listening skills • Demonstrated skills to analyze, interpret, and draw meaningful and accurate conclusions from data, including financial analysis • Proven ability to conduct Voice of the Customer and define customer needs • Ability to travel up to 25% of the time and work out of our Houston, TX, Madison, WI, or Chattanooga, TN locations. WE HAVE: • A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day • nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation. • Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nvent.com . • Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work • We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide • Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money • Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We’re known for being: • Innovative & adaptable • Dedicated to absolute integrity • Focused on the customer first • Respectful and team oriented • Optimistic and energizing • Accountable for performance • Benefits to support the lives of our employees Benefit Overview At nVent, we value our people and their health and well-being. We provide a broad benefits package with meaningful programs for eligible full-time employees that includes: • Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance. • A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan — both include a company match. • Other supplemental benefits may include tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and/or legal & identity theft protection. At nVent, we connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. People are our most valuable asset. Inclusion and diversity means that we celebrate and encourage each other’s authenticity because we understand that uniqueness sparks growth. #LI-AG1 #LI-HYBRID

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