PURPOSE OF THE JOB
The Sr. Product Leader, Global Nonwovens is responsible for defining and leading the global product strategy for Owens Corning's ceilings portfolio. This role combines strategic ownership of the ceilings category with leadership of a global team of product managers, functioning in a "player-coach" capacity.
This role operates in a highly collaborative B2B ecosystem-where success is driven through value co-creation with customers and deep integration into customer processes and applications. This leader will direct their team to shape and execute a multi-year growth strategy across geographies by working closely with customers, partners, and internal stakeholders to jointly define solutions that create differentiated value. They will also partner closely with Roofing Product leadership to align shared processes, technologies, markets, and capabilities where applicable.
Success in this role requires leading a team to cultivate strong cross-functional partnership, deep customer intimacy, and the ability to translate complex, evolving customer needs into actionable product strategies that deliver profitable growth across categories.
Reports to: Director, Global Nonwovens Strategic Marketing
Dotted Line: Product Director, Roofing
Span of Control:- Leads a team of three product managers (individual contributors)
- Direct ownership of global ceilings product portfolio, including cross-functional team leadership
- High level of cross-functional collaboration with Roofing Strategic Marketing, Manufacturing, Sales, Science & Technology, Customer Service, Supply Chain, and Finance
- Serves as go-to Product strategy leader for Director, Global NW Strategic Marketing and VP General Manager, Global Nonwovens
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Global Nonwovens Product Team Leadership- Operate as both a strategic leader and hands-on product owner-personally managing critical initiatives while coaching team members to drive impact across product lines
- Lead and empower a globally connected team capable of operating effectively across regions, customers, and applications
- Provide day-to-day team direction: removing barriers and ensuring delivery against team objectives
- Establish clear priorities, operating rhythms, and accountability across a geographically dispersed team
- Develop team to ensure product management acumen with a strong emphasis on customer engagement, market and customer insight, and solution-oriented thinking
- Own team execution quality, clarity of work, and near-term capability building - noting individual gaps or barriers and leaning into coaching and development where necessary
- Nurture product culture, team cohesion, and ensure healthy succession across roles
Strategic Category Leadership- Define and own the global ceilings product category strategy, including long-term growth opportunities, innovation roadmap, portfolio optimization, and financial business cases
- Drive customer-back innovation through commercial partnership and direct engagement with key accounts, identifying opportunities for co-development and tailored solutions
- Lead development of system-level value propositions-ensuring products are designed and positioned as part of broader customer applications and solutions
- Manage products across the full lifecycle including: market insights, concept development, commercialization, and lifecycle management
- Ensure ceilings strategy aligns with GM and business strategy as well as broader Roofing and Building Materials priorities
Innovation, Co-Creation & Commercialization- Collaborate with counterparts in R&D to lead a multi-phase innovation pipeline driven by customer needs, technology capabilities, and application opportunities
- Partner directly with customers and commercial teams to co-develop solutions, test concepts, assess opportunities and weigh priorities to accelerate profitable growth
- Ensure General Manager mindset across team including using P&L fluency to drive profitable growth and disciplined resource allocation and prioritization to maximize ROI
- Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, and Pricing to define and develop commercialization strategies that reflect value-in-use and customer economics, not just product features
- Foster a healthy stage-gated process with cross-functional alignment throughout product development and commercialization
Leading Across the Business- Influence and align stakeholders across regions, functions, and businesses to drive decisive, effective decision making
- Serve as a key integrator across Nonwovens and Roofing product teams, identifying, sharing and implementing best practices as appropriate
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams to deliver on strategic priorities and key initiatives
- Effectively communicate product strategy and value creation stories that resonate with both internal and external stakeholders
Product Data Leadership- Create processes that enable compliance as well as data accuracy and completeness across systems (Velocity, Product Stewardship, dashboard tracking, etc.)
- Leverage data and analytics to assess opportunities and understand performance across customers, segments, and applications
- Improve data processes and capabilities to better support customer-specific insights and decision-making
JOB REQUIREMENTS
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:- Bachelor's degree; MBA preferred
- 7+ years of product or category management experience in B2B environments, preferably industrial, materials, or building products
- 3+ years of people leadership experience, including coaching and developing talent
- Demonstrated experience in customer-facing roles, including working directly with key accounts or partners to define solutions
- Experience leading product strategy, commercialization, and lifecycle management
- Strong financial acumen, including business case development and P&L ownership preferred
- Experience operating in global or multi-region environments
- Ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority
EXPERIENCE:- Developing strategies rooted in customer collaboration and value co-creation
- Translating customer needs into differentiated, application-based product solutions
- Managing complex, cross-functional and customer-facing initiatives
- Building strong relationships with key customers, partners, and internal stakeholders
- Operating effectively across geographic and cultural boundaries
- Developing end-to-end ecosystem (market, ops, etc.) understanding
- Translating portfolio direction into concrete product plans & execution with robust project management acumen
- Leading projects through a defined stage-gate process
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:- Strong strategic thinking with a systems and solutions mindset
- Ability to deeply understand customer businesses and translate into actionable insights
- Skilled at influencing and collaborating across internal and external stakeholders
- Strong business and financial acumen, including value-based decision making
- Ability to simplify complex technical and market dynamics into clear direction
- Clear, influential executive-level communication skills that aligns and mobilize stakeholders
- Growth mindset with curiosity and continuous improvement orientation
- Decisive, action-oriented decision making to drive business success
