The Product Manager will lead the strategy, development, and commercial growth of DAA's thermal management product portfolio. In this role, you will own the product lifecycle from concept to launch-aligning market needs, technical execution, and business goals. You will work closely with engineering, sales, operations, and key customers to deliver high-performance, energy-efficient cooling solutions for commercial, industrial, or mission-critical environments (such as data centers and smart buildings).
Location: Staunton, VA - Hybrid or Remote in the US
Your Responsibilities:- Product Strategy & Roadmap: Own the multi-year product roadmap and strategic vision for our thermal management portfolio, liquid cooling systems, and related heat-rejection equipment.
- Market & Customer Insights: Conduct voice-of-customer (VoC) research and competitive analysis to identify emerging market trends, regulatory shifts, and unmet customer requirements.
- New Product Development (NPD): Translate market demands into detailed product specifications. Partner with R&D and engineering to guide product development, managing cost, manufacturability, performance targets, and launch timelines.
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Collaborate with supply chain, manufacturing, quality, and finance teams to optimize product margins, oversee value-engineering (Cost-Out) projects, and ensure supply chain resilience.
- Commercialization & Go-to-Market: Create high-impact product positioning, pricing strategies, technical literature, and sales-enablement training to support global sales channels and regional execution.
- Lifecycle Management: Monitor ongoing product adoption, field performance, and profitability, executing lifecycle updates, enhancements, or phase-outs as necessary.
Your Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Business, or a related technical discipline
- 3+ years of related experience in product management, application engineering, or product marketing within the HVAC, building automation, or industrial thermal management sector
- Strong working knowledge of HVAC systems, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, chillers, or cooling infrastructure
- Excellent cross-functional leadership, communication, and stakeholder-influence abilities across engineering and commercial teams
- Direct experience with data center thermal architecture or liquid cooling technologies (CDUs, direct-to-chip cooling) and Dry Coolers (preferred)
Your Benefits:Daikin Applied offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
- Multiple medical insurance plan options + dental and vision insurance
- 401K retirement plan with employer match
- Paid time off and company-paid holidays
- Paid sick time in accordance with the federal, state and local law
- Tuition Reimbursement after 6 months of continuous service
Work visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
The typical annual base salary for this position ranges from $80,400 - $136,800 + 10% bonus in Virginia. The range displayed represents the pay range for all positions in the job grade which this position falls. Individual base pay will depend on a wide range of factors including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
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