LG Electronics

Product Planning Program Manager

LG Electronics$75K — $101K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or related engineering discipline
  • 0-4 years of experience in product management, product development, or applications engineering; HVAC industry experience a plus
  • Bilingual in Korean and English preferred, both written and verbal
  • Ability to read and interpret regulatory and standards documentation
  • Strong analytical skills for synthesizing information into clear recommendations
  • Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills across technical and business audiences

Responsibilities

  • Monitor market needs, customer requirements, and industry trends across assigned product lines
  • Track regulatory and code changes and assess impact on products
  • Research and maintain a view of the competitive landscape, including product specifications and pricing
  • Support development and maintenance of the product roadmap
  • Translate market and regulatory inputs into clear product requirements
  • Partner with engineering, marketing, and sales for input on feature decisions
  • Prepare market and competitive analysis materials for internal reviews
  • Assist with go-to-market planning and cross-functional launch coordination

Benefits

  • No-cost employee premiums for competitive medical, dental, vision and prescription benefits
  • Immediate vesting of company matching contributions in a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
  • Generous Paid Time Off including sick and vacation time
  • Performance-based Short-Term Incentives
  • Access to confidential mental health resources and personal fitness incentives
  • Family-oriented benefits including paid parental leave
  • Group Rate Life and Disability Insurance
Full Job Description
LG Electronics Eco Solutions is hiring a Program Manager to help own the forward direction of our product line. This role tracks market needs, regulatory change, and the competitive landscape, and translates those inputs into a product roadmap that keeps our platforms ahead of the market. This is an individual contributor role reporting to a Senior Program Manager or Product Development Manager, intended for someone early in their product management career with a technical foundation to build on.

Duties and Responsibilities
  • Monitor market needs, customer requirements, and industry trends across assigned product lines
  • Track regulatory and code changes (DOE, EPA, ASHRAE, UL, AHRI, and similar bodies) and assess impact on current and future products
  • Research and maintain a working view of the competitive landscape, including product specifications, positioning, and pricing
  • Support development and maintenance of the product roadmap under the direction of senior product management
  • Translate market and regulatory inputs into clear product requirements for engineering
  • Partner with engineering, marketing, and sales to gather input on feature and platform decisions
  • Prepare market and competitive analysis materials for internal reviews and leadership updates
  • Support business case development for new product initiatives, including cost and volume assumptions
  • Coordinate with Korea HQ counterparts on product planning, specifications, and timing
  • Assist with go-to-market planning and cross-functional launch coordination

Skills and Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or related engineering discipline
  • 0-4 years of experience in product management, product development, or applications engineering; HVAC industry experience a plus
  • Bilingual in Korean and English preferred, both written and verbal, sufficient for technical and business discussions
  • Working knowledge of HVAC systems and components, or a strong technical aptitude to build that knowledge quickly


  • Ability to read and interpret regulatory and standards documentation
  • Strong analytical skills; comfortable synthesizing market, technical, and financial information into a clear recommendation
  • Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word;
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills across technical and business audiences
  • Willingness to travel domestically and to Korea as needed (estimated 10-15%)


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Recruiting Range

$75,000-$101,000 USD

Benefits Offered Full-Time Employees:
  • No-cost employee premiums for you and your eligible dependents for competitive medical, dental, vision and prescription benefits.
  • Auto enrollment with immediate vesting of competitive company matching contributions in a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with several investment options.
  • Generous Paid Time Off program that includes company holidays and a combined bank of paid sick and vacation time.
  • Performance based Short-Term Incentives (varies by role).
  • Access to confidential mental health resources to help you and your loved ones improve your quality of life. Personal fitness goal incentives.
  • Family orientated benefits such as paid parental leave and support for families raising children with learning, social, behavioral challenges, or developmental disabilities.
  • Group Rate Life and Disability Insurance.

Benefits Offered Temporary/Contractors:
  • Eligible for the relevant benefit programs offered through our partner agencies.

About LG Electronics

LG Electronics Inc. is a South Korean multinational electronics company headquartered in Yeouido-dong, Seoul, South Korea. LG Electronics is a part of the LG Corporation, the fourth-largest chaebol in South Korea, and its global sales reached US$55.91 billion in 2014. It comprises four business units: Home Entertainment, Mobile Communications, Home Appliances & Air Solutions and Vehicle Components, with Starion India as its main production vendor for refrigeration and washing machines in the Indian sub-continent. LG Electronics acquired Zenith in 1995 and controls 37.9 percent of LG Display as of 2013. Since 2008, LG Electronics remains the world's fourth-largest LCD television manufacturer. The company has 128 operations worldwide, employing 83,000 people.
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