Group Product Manager

Brief Summary

The Group Product Manager (GPM) is a key leadership role within our product organization, living at the intersection of Product Management and team development. The GPM is responsible for managing and mentoring a team of product managers while also directly overseeing the strategy, roadmap, and execution of key product categories. The GPM is instrumental in shaping our product vision, driving cross-functional collaboration, and delivering products and solutions that create value for our customers and support corporate growth and profitability objectives. Responsibilities include training, managing and mentoring a high-performing team of product managers, including providing regular feedback and career development support; defining success metrics for products and teams, and using data to guide decision-making and improve outcomes; and ensuring product development efforts are data-informed, timely, and aligned with measurable business impact. A GPM will work closely with other functional areas including sales, marketing, supply chain, and design engineering to develop and execute business cases for new product initiatives. Some travel is required.

**Job Description**:

- Lead, mentor, and train a team of product managers across multiple product lines and office locations
- Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and customer-centric thinking
- Set individual goals/KPIs, conduct regular reviews, and support career development
- Lead product discovery efforts to deeply understand customer needs, industry trends, and competitive dynamics
- Drive a data-informed approach to product prioritization and optimization
- Define, execute, and communicate the product strategy and plan for their specific product areas
- Develop pricing and product launch strategies that support corporate goals and market expectations
- Maintain relationships with key suppliers, partners, and customers
- Translate customer pain points into clear, actionable product requirements
- Stay informed on the competitive landscape and emerging technologies
- Comply with federal, state, and company policies, procedures, and regulations

Qualification Required
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Astronomy, or related technical field; eight (8)+ years experience in product management, with at least 5 years in a leadership or people management role, MBA or equivalent experience in business strategy and operations preferred.
- To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Skills and Abilities Required
- Demonstrated success in ideating or identifying and launching successful products
- Strong leadership and people development skills
- High level of personal initiative
- Strong analytical skills, organizational, and strategic thinking skills
- Entrepreneurial spirit and technical curiosity
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration abilities
- Willingness to work with many groups, across departments, and show strong team spirit
- Can manage heavy workload of multiple, concurrent projects and priorities at once
- Excellent problem solving and creative thinking capabilities
- Proficient with all MS Office software

Edmund Optics shall, in its discretion, modify or adjust the position to meet the company’s changing needs. This job description is not a contract and may be adjusted as deemed appropriate by Senior Management.

This role will be physically based in Singapore or India, and reporting directly to our team in the U.S.