Senior Product Manager

If you are a product and marketing professional looking for an opportunity to grow, Emerson has an exciting opportunity for you! Based in our St. Louis, MO location, the Product Manager coordinates the management of the entire product life cycle and drives innovative and strategic direction for the assigned product lines. The candidate will report to the Director of New Product Development, working cross-functionally to develop and launch new products. This includes idea generation, product discovery, customer and market need analysis, project management, customer support, and supervising market acceptance of launched products.

Ready to make your mark and embark on an exciting journey with us? We can't wait to hear from you!
 

In this Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Position the product portfolios to win in the marketplace by assessing portfolio financial health, supervising market trends and competitive activity, and understanding existing portfolio gap and opportunities.
• Conduct customer, market, and product discovery and analysis for roadmap projects for assigned areas.
• Work with the sales team and customers to reflect the voice of customers, understand needs, and align on business cases and prioritization.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Operations to understand technology, capabilities, trends, design, and ergonomics to advance the category.  You will work collectively to ideate solutions and demonstrate early-stage prototypes for internal, customer, and market feedback.
• Lead new product development projects in the assigned product areas, leading global, cross-functional, and collaborative teams to complete projects, including reporting on key project achievements, ensuring project accountability by assigned individuals and departments, and performing within a stage gate process and Emerson management process. 
• Collaborate with sales teams on customer focused product portfolios for differentiated assortments.
• Develop detailed product category understanding to be viewed as knowledgeable on customer, product, and segment expert, including serving as the point of contact for customer and channel needs.

Who You Are: You optimally communicate in various settings: one-on-one, small and large groups, or among diverse styles and position levels. You push yourself and help others achieve results.  You deal constructively with problems that do not have clear solutions or outcomes. You set objectives to align with broader organizational goals. You foster teamwork allowing others across the organization to achieve shared objectives. You establish and maintain effective customer relationships. You encourage diverse thinking to promote and nurture innovation.

For This Role, You Will Need:

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, engineering, finance or an equivalent with 5+ years’ relevant experience, or Master’s Degree in relevant business field with 3+ years’ relevant experience.
• Successfully brought new products to market for retail consumers.
• Proven effective team leadership working cross-functionally.
• Ability to navigate the organization, collaborating effectively with multiple collaborators independently and in teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Highly self-motivated with proven initiative to drive projects and incremental opportunities.
• Displays analytical abilities and experience creating and using quantitative analysis, spreadsheet/database tools to assist in planning and decision making.
• Participated in product discovery, designing and implementing customer touch points or research to get product and user insights.
• Legal Authorization to work in the United States—Sponsorship will not be provided for this role.
   

Preferred Qualifications that Set You Apart:

• Demonstrated experience in financial modeling and business case development.
• Leadership of product and/or customer discovery and research that identify user needs and new product requirements.
• Previously supported new product development process through leading projects or direct participation in supporting functions to deliver products to market.
• Project management software experience.
   

Our Culture & Commitment to You:

At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.

We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing flexible, competitive benefits plans to meet you and your family’s physical, mental, financial, and social needs. We provide a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.

Emerson 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 (including those with OPT or CPT), H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible.

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WHY EMERSON

Our Commitment to Our People

At Emerson, we are motivated by a spirit of collaboration that helps our diverse, multicultural teams across the world drive innovation that makes the world healthier, safer, smarter, and more sustainable. And we want you to join us in our bold aspiration.

We have built an engaged community of inquisitive, dedicated people who thrive knowing they are welcomed, trusted, celebrated, and empowered to solve the world’s most complex problems — for our customers, our communities, and the planet. You’ll contribute to this vital work while further developing your skills through our award-winning employee development programs. We are a proud corporate citizen in every city where we operate and are committed to our people, our communities, and the world at large. We take this responsibility seriously and strive to make a positive impact through every endeavor.

At Emerson, you’ll see firsthand that our people are at the center of everything we do. So, let’s go. Let’s think differently. Learn, collaborate, and grow. Seek opportunity. Push boundaries. Be empowered to make things better. Speed up to break through. Let’s go, together.

Work Authorization

Emerson 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(including those with OPT or CPT) , H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Emerson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.

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ABOUT EMERSON

Emerson is a global leader in automation technology and software. Through our deep domain expertise and legacy of flawless execution, Emerson helps customers in critical industries like life sciences, energy, power and renewables, chemical and advanced factory automation operate more sustainably while improving productivity, energy security and reliability.

With global operations and a comprehensive portfolio of software and technology, we are helping companies implement digital transformation to measurably improve their operations, conserve valuable resources and enhance their safety.

We offer equitable opportunities, celebrate diversity, and embrace challenges with confidence that, together, we can make an impact across a broad spectrum of countries and industries. Whether you’re an established professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring possibilities, or a recent graduate with an advanced degree, you’ll find your chance to make a difference with Emerson. Join our team – let’s go!

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