Product Manager, Advanced

Location: Lincolnshire, Illinois

Overview

At Zebra, we are a community of innovators who come together to create new ways of working. United by curiosity and a culture of caring, we develop smart solutions that anticipate our customer’s and partner’s needs and solve their challenges.

Being part of Zebra Nation means you are seen, heard, valued, and respected. Drawing from our unique perspectives, we collaborate to deliver on our purpose. Here you are part of a team pushing boundaries today to redefine the work of tomorrow for organizations, their employees, and those they serve.

You’ll have opportunities to learn and lead in a forward-thinking environment, defining your path to a fulfilling career while channeling your skills toward causes you care about—locally and globally.

Come make an impact every day at Zebra.

What We're Looking For

We are seeking an experienced, strategic, and execution-oriented Product Manager.Advanced to drive the vision, development, and commercial success Overview:

We are seeking an experienced, strategic, and execution-oriented Advanced Product Manager to drive the vision, development, and commercial success of our next-generation solutions. In this role, you will lead the end-to-end lifecycle of assigned products—from market discovery and business case formulation through technical execution and global launch.

As a recognized subject matter expert, you will leverage deep insights into customer needs, competitive dynamics, and distribution channels to influence product strategy and maximize portfolio profitability. Operating with significant autonomy, you will spearhead cross-functional teams through our New Product Introduction framework.

Location- ***Role is required to be onsite in the Lincolnshire, IL office (Hybrid- Minimum of 3 days in the office per week).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Through comprehensive knowledge of market, competitive landscape, customer requirements, distribution channels and Zebra offerings, anticipates market and customer requirements for assigned product(s).

Works collaboratively with other functional leaders to develop and align business objectives. Owns development presentation of business case by completing supportive research, authoring slides, and delivering presentations to internal and external audiences, routinely including senior management.

Monitors and reports business metrics against plan. Recommends metrics to assess business performance. Develops documentation of product and market requirements. Fully accountable for integrated business plan inputs.

Owns product lifecycle management for assigned product lines of moderate to high complexity including tactical execution, managing custom requirements, developing and driving end of life plans and execution of inventory objectives.

Demonstrates full knowledge of development process

Responsible for complete product offer definitions, rallies teams to create the product offer following Zebra’s New Product Introduction (NPI), coordinates post launch activities such as sales support, bid and quote support, and customer presentations.

Sets pricing strategy. Establishes product price to maximize sales and profitability.

Recommends promotion strategy by working in collaboration with the Product Marketing department.

Provides recommendations to influence distribution strategy to meet market needs. Supports product launch by providing a comprehensive understanding of the value proposition. Deliver product training to sales, sales engineers, technical support and other internal and external stakeholders.

Works closely with development teams and other key stakeholders to oversee new product development validating development is on spec. Identifies beta site targets, drafts, and implements plans.

Monitors financial performance of product lines and makes recommendations for pricing action against revenue and margin objectives. Sets target product costs for new products. Evaluates cost reduction initiatives working in concert with sustaining engineering, finance, and other internal partners.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree is required.
• 8+ years of experience
• Full life cycle program management experienced
• Experience with Hardware& Software Engineering Solutions and Program Management
• Advanced level skills in Microsoft business applications including: Word, Excel, and Outlook – Advanced P&L knowledge