Head of Product Management

Anderson-Negele is a global leader in precision instrumentation solutions for the food, beverage, and life sciences industries. Our market-leading solutions maximize safety and minimize waste in critical process applications, enabling the creation of essential products for the health and wellbeing of families.

Position Overview

The Head of Product Management is the driving force behind our product strategies –sparking innovation that delights customers and solves their toughest problems, propelling revenue growth, and establishing Anderson-Negele as a market leader. This dynamic role oversees the entire product lifecycle – from ideation through commercialization and sustainment – ensuring every step aligns with our business goals and market demands. By collaborating closely with customers, the industry, and internal stakeholders, the Head of Product Management ensures our portfolio stays ahead of the competition, is exceptionally customer centric, and increasingly differentiated.

 Key Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Lifecycle Management:

• Lead a team of product managers to execute a compelling product roadmap that simplifies the portfolio and aligns strategic business objectives and market opportunities. Make data-driven decisions to ensure each product adds maximum value and supports overall company goals.
• Leverage advanced generative and agentic AI technologies to revolutionize product development and customer engagement, leading with AI to enhance decision making and differentiation, automate workflows, and improve speed to market.
• Enthusiastically drive the entire product lifecycle – from ideation through commercialization and sustainment – with passion and precision, identifying strategic product categories and ensuring innovation wins in those categories.
• Define world-class pricing, positioning, and value propositions that set our products apart as industry leaders – delivering unmatched value and excellence to our customers. Drive strategic adjustments with urgency.
• Be a talent magnet. Cultivate and retain a high-performing team that demonstrates grit and resilience to meet commitments despite roadblocks and consistently delivers outstanding results.
• Dive deep into market research and competitive analysis to distill customer needs, key industry trends, and emerging opportunities. Build strong, direct relationships with customers to gain firsthand insights and ensure our products exceed their expectations.
• Partner closely with cross functional peers, collaborate, and gain cross followership to drive business success and facilitate the execution of our product strategy.

Key Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field; MBA preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in product management (HW + SW), ideally within industrial instrumentation, process automation, or related industries.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret market data and translate insights into strategy.
• Proven experience in successfully launching and managing products in global markets.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and project management skills.
• Ability to travel internationally up to 40%

Why Join Anderson-Negele?

• Be part of a market-leading company known for innovation and quality.
• Lead strategic product initiatives that drive business growth.
• Work in a collaborative and customer-focused environment with career advancement opportunities.