Requisition Number: 75584
Purpose of this position:
The Product Line Manager is responsible for shaping and executing product line strategy for Gorilla Glass in support of growth, profitability, and long-term portfolio health of the full-sheet business. This role brings together market understanding, business analysis, and cross-functional leadership to guide decisions across the product lifecycle - from identifying opportunities and refining value propositions to supporting commercialization, lifecycle management, and portfolio simplification.
The Product Line Manager plays a central role in connecting commercial opportunities, customer needs, manufacturing realities, and technical possibilities into a clear product line direction.
Major responsibilities:- Develop and execute product line strategy to support sales growth, profitability, and long-term portfolio health of the business: Identify product line priorities and critical initiatives required to deliver annual objectives; support planning processes including annual product line plans, long-range planning, and budget inputs (Green Book and Black Book); understand and manage key profit and loss drivers; and build business cases for new product opportunities, special requests, and portfolio decisions, including financial implications and pricing requirements.
- Translate market and customer insight into action: Understand downstream market requirements, customer needs, and competitive dynamics to inform product decisions and lifecycle planning; articulate compelling value propositions, product positioning, and basis of competition; interpret customer needs to inform forecasting, demand management, and capacity planning; and partner with commercial teams on segmentation, prioritization, and product-level customer strategy.
- Lead through cross-functional influence: Work closely with cross-functional partners across Development, Product Engineering, Applications Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, Marketing, and Sales to align priorities and drive execution of product strategies.
- Manage the product line through the lifecycle: Guide products through innovation, commercialization, and lifecycle management; collect and incorporate voice of customer feedback on new products and enhancements; identify opportunities to reduce complexity, improve margins, and support cost reduction; lead or support end-of-life and obsolescence decisions; support pricing strategy and key commercial decisions; and provide tools and resources to enable effective execution by customer-facing teams.
- Support strong communication and execution: Create and maintain positioning materials, value proposition content, and sales tools; support internal and external communications related to product launches, updates, and messaging; partner with legal and sales on supply agreements and product-related commercial terms; and deliver clear training and communication on product changes, new offerings, and lifecycle decisions.
Required Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or a related technical field
- 8+ years of business, product, strategy, operations, or management experience
- Experience working across cross-functional teams to drive business outcomes
- Experience using analysis and judgment to support strategic or commercial decisions
- Demonstrated ability to turn quantitative analysis into meaningful business insights
- Curiosity about technology and a willingness to learn quickly in a technical environment
- The ability to work effectively across functional and geographic boundaries
- Comfort operating in a fast-paced, matrixed environment with shifting priorities
- A structured, process-oriented approach to problem solving
- The ability to influence stakeholders through clarity, credibility, and sound judgment
- Leadership presence and the potential to grow into broader business or commercial leadership roles
- Demonstrated ability to interface and work in teams with people across functional and geographic boundaries
- Demonstrated self-confidence, ability to effectively communicate and influence senior management
Preferred Qualifications:- MBA or equivalent advanced degree
- Experience in product line management, product strategy, commercialization, or market-facing business roles
- Experience working with technical, manufacturing, or engineering teams
- Experience in consumer electronics, advanced materials, or other fast-moving, technically complex markets
Travel Requirements:
Up to 20% of time both within US and internationally
This position does not support immigration sponsorship. The range for this position is $148,181.00 - $203,749.00 assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.
A job that shapes a life. Corning offers you the total package. Your well-being is our priority. Our compensation and benefits package supports your health and wellness, financial aspirations, and career from day one.
- Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives align with key business results and ensure you are rewarded when the company performs well. When Corning wins, we all win.
- As part of our commitment to your financial well-being, we provide a 100% company-paid pension benefit with fixed contributions that grow throughout your career. Combined with matching contributions to your 401(k) savings plan, Corning's total contributions to your retirement accounts can reach between 7% and 12% of your pay, depending on your age and years of service.
- Our health and well-being benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave, family building support, fitness, company-paid life insurance, disability, disease management programs, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support you and your family.
- Getting paid for our work is important, but feeling appreciated and recognized for those contributions motivates us much more. That's why Corning offers a recognition program to celebrate successes and reward colleagues who make exceptional contributions.
