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Job Description Job Title: Product Manager / Architectural Outdoor Lighting Location: Port Washington, New York WAC Group WAC Group has disrupted our industry by challenging conventions and building sustainable products with integrity. With multiple thriving brands, our unparalleled, world-class organization includes WAC Lighting, WAC Home, Modern Forms Luminaires + Smart Fans, Schonbek, dweLED, WAC Landscape, AiSPiRE, VENTRIX, Colorscaping and WAC Limited brands. WAC Group makes significant investments in breakthrough technologies, electronics research and development, and advanced engineering. Through eco-friendly manufacturing and giving back to our local and global communities, we are overcoming challenges with creativity and innovation! Position Summary: The Global Product Manager will focus and lead the strategic planning, development, and global commercialization of Commercial Architectural Outdoor lighting products across all major international markets. This role blends deep product expertise with global market understanding, ensuring the product portfolio meets the needs of architects, designers, lighting specifiers, and commercial end users. With responsibility spanning concept creation through launch execution, this role drives Product Development for our Outdoor products, and cross-functional collaboration while serving as a key connector between regional teams and international manufacturing operations. Frequent international travel to company factories in China and Thailand, as well as attendance at major industry trade shows and events, is required. Key Responsibilities: Product Strategy & Roadmapping • Own the global product roadmap for Commercial Architectural Outdoor families, ensuring alignment with market demand and long-term business strategy., • Conduct global market research, customer interviews, and competitive analysis to identify product opportunities and portfolio gaps., • Translate market insights into clear product specifications, performance requirements, and cost targets for new product development., • Partner with engineering and industrial design to steer concept development, prototyping, testing, certifications, and product validation stages.Product Development & Lifecycle Ownership, • Lead product development from concept through launch, ensuring quality, performance, regulatory compliance, and global readiness., • Collaborate with sourcing, supply chain, and manufacturing teams in China and Thailand to manage timelines, BOM costs, vendor capabilities, and ramp-up execution., • Oversee all lifecycle phases, including enhancements, cost optimization, line extensions, and end-of-life decisions.Commercial & Go-to-Market Execution, • Work with Product Marketing to develop global GTM strategies, positioning, and value propositions for each product line and sales executives for pricing recommendations., • Partner with marketing to create launch content, case studies, product videos, sales collateral the technical documentation team for Spec Sheets and Installation Documentation, BIM files and more., • Train global sales teams, reps, and channel partners on product features, competitive advantages, and application opportunities., • Evaluate product performance (sales, margins, adoption rates) and recommend adjustments to roadmap or strategy.Customer & Industry Engagement, • Represent the brand at key trade shows, design conferences, and customer presentations., • Engage directly with architects, lighting designers, specifiers, municipalities, and landscape architects to strengthen product adoption and gather feedback., • Serve as the internal ambassador for customer needs and external ambassador for the brand’s innovation and design leadership.Cross-Functional Collaboration, • Work closely with regional sales teams to align global product strategy with local needs and market conditions., • Coordinate with manufacturing operations in both China and Thailand to ensure product quality, reliability, and supply continuity., • A robust, multi-year global product roadmap aligned with commercial growth objectives., • Successful, on-time launch of new Commercial Architectural Outdoor products with strong global adoption., • High-quality product specifications, business cases, and PRDs (Product Requirement Documents)., • Comprehensive competitive analysis, positioning frameworks, and training deliverables., • Regular performance analysis and portfolio optimizations that strengthen revenue, margin, and market share., • Strong global relationships with manufacturing partners, sales organizations, designers, and key customer accounts., • Develop new products that meet leading sustainability and material transparency standards, including RED List compliance and DECLARE certification., • Establish and maintain a robust system to track material composition, supplier data, and documentation required for Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs)., • Integrate eco-design principles into the product development process to reduce environmental impact, improve material efficiency, and support circularity., • Ensure product documentation, transparency data, and sustainability attributes are readily available to meet growing specifier and regulatory requirements. Education • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Design, Architecture, Business, or related field required., • Master’s degree (MBA or MS in Engineering/Technology) preferred but not required.Experience, • 8–12+ years of Product Management experience in commercial lighting, outdoor architectural products, building technologies, or related industrial hardware sectors., • Proven success launching products globally and working with overseas manufacturing partners (China/Thailand experience strongly preferred)., • Experience collaborating in a matrixed global organization with engineering, marketing, operations, and sales teams., • Demonstrated ability to connect market needs with technical requirements, balancing design, performance, and cost., • Prior experience leading product lines targeted to the specification community (architects, lighting designers, municipalities) strongly preferred.Technical Skills, • Strong understanding of LED technologies, outdoor optical systems, materials, IP ratings, drivers, controls, photometric performance, and certification requirements (UL, DLC, CE, IK, etc.)., • Proficiency with product management and project management tools (e.g., Monday.com)., • Ability to interpret photometric data, technical drawings, BOMs, and manufacturing documentation., • Comfortable analyzing financial models, pricing strategies, and product performance dashboards.Travel Requirements, • International travel 30–40%, primarily to factories in China and Thailand., • Additional travel to global trade shows, industry conferences, and customer sites. We recognize people as our most valuable asset. Our competitive salary and benefits package includes: paid time off; medical & dental coverage (including family coverage), vision, life, 401(k); tuition assistance; and continuous training and development. Please apply for immediate consideration. Given the high volume of responses, only qualified candidates will be contacted. WAC is an equal opportunity employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other protected characteristic. In addition to federal law requirements, WAC complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in all of its locations. 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