nVent

Product Line Leader - CADDY Electrical

nVent$100K — $130K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or equivalent field.
  • 12+ years in engineering and/or product roles with progressive responsibility.
  • Proven ownership of P&L for a product line or business.
  • Direct experience in managing and mentoring teams of Product Managers.
  • Strong analytical skills with advanced Excel proficiency.
  • Ability to influence stakeholders across various functions without direct authority.
  • Experience in electrical or industrial products, particularly in distribution channels.

Responsibilities

  • Own global P&L responsibilities for revenue and portfolio health.
  • Lead product line strategy including lifecycle management and SKU rationalization.
  • Collaborate with engineering, operations, and sales on resource allocation and investment priorities.
  • Drive pricing strategies with sales teams using data analytics.
  • Manage product roadmaps to balance short-term and long-term objectives.
  • Identify new market opportunities for portfolio expansion.
  • Lead and mentor a team of Product Managers overseeing major business segments.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
  • Employee stock purchase plan.
  • Tuition reimbursement and other educational support.
  • Paid time off, including volunteer time.
  • Well-being programs and additional supplemental benefits.
Full Job Description
We are seeking a Product Line Leader for our CADDY electrical business, a globally recognized portfolio of engineered electrical fastening solutions. This role sits at the center of the business, where success depends on influence, judgment, and commercial clarity rather than organizational control. You will work across engineering, operations, supply chain, and sales to align priorities, allocate resources, and drive sustained performance. It’s a senior leadership role for someone comfortable owning outcomes in a highly matrixed, global environment. ** This is a full time, direct-hire position with a hybrid work schedule of 4 days/week on-site in Solon, OH.** WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION: • Own full global P&L responsibility, with accountability for revenue, margin, portfolio health, and long‑term growth. • Lead end‑to‑end product line strategy, including product lifecycle management (PLM), portfolio simplification, SKU rationalization, and prioritization across a vast global catalog. • Partner closely with engineering, operations, sourcing, and supply chain leaders to influence capital allocation, investment priorities, cost structure, capacity decisions, and execution tradeoffs—without direct line authority. • Drive pricing strategy across regions in collaboration with sales and pricing teams, using analytics to improve margin, consistency, and governance. • Guide product roadmaps across sustaining engineering, targeted innovation, new product development, and go-to-market (GTM) execution, balancing near‑term performance with longer‑term competitiveness. • Identify and evaluate adjacent markets and product opportunities within the electrical pathway, collaborating with internal engineering and manufacturing capabilities to expand the portfolio over time. • Serve as the senior business and product leader for product portfolio, influencing senior leadership and contributing to long-term, enterprise‑level goal setting. • Lead, mentor, and develop a small team of Product Managers responsible for major segments of the global business. YOU HAVE: • Bachelor’s (B.A. or B.S.) degree in engineering, business, or an equivalent area.  • 12+ years of experience in engineering and/or product roles, with demonstrated growth in scope or accountability, and direct responsibility for physical, electro‑mechanical, or hardware‑enabled products within product management, product leadership, or closely related commercial product roles. • Proven P&L ownership or accountability for a product line or business, including pricing and profitability responsibility. • Proven direct people management experience, including an ability to guide and mentor a team of global Product Managers. • Strong analytical capability and experience applying data to pricing, portfolio simplification, and investment decisions; advanced Excel skills strongly preferred. • Demonstrated ability to lead through influence—working effectively across engineering, operations, supply chain, sales, and marketing in an interconnected organizational environment. • Background in electrical, industrial, or adjacent engineered products, including industries where products are sold through distribution channels is highly valued. • Ability to travel up to 25%, including internationally, for business-related needs.  WE HAVE: • A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day • Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work • Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We’re known for being: Innovative & adaptable Dedicated to absolute integrity Focused on the customer first Respectful and team oriented Optimistic and energizing Accountable for performance • Benefits to support the lives of our employees Benefit Overview At nVent, we value our people and their health and well-being.  We provide a broad benefits package with meaningful programs for eligible full-time employees that includes: • Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance. • A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan — both include a company match. • Other supplemental benefits may include tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and/or legal & identity theft protection. #LI-JM2 #LI-Hybrid

About nVent

nVent is a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of electrical enclosures, electric heat tracing solutions, and other electrical products. The company serves a wide range of industries, including energy, industrial, infrastructure, and commercial. nVent was founded in 2018 as a spin-off from Pentair, and is headquartered in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. The company has operations in more than 30 countries and employs approximately 9,000 people.
Learn more about nVent
Size
9,000 employees
Market Cap
$6.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$47.2 million
5 Year Trend
+3.1%
Revenue
$1.9 billion

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