Product Manager Electrical Safety

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For more information visit : Manager Electrical Safety Wolverhampton UK (Hybrid 2-3 days)Bonus Fortress Safety a Halma plc company

Own a real engineered product line that keeps people safe around live machinery and scale it to a multi-million-pound global business.

If youre a Product Manager who loves hardware you can hold in your hand standards you can quote from memory and customers you can visit on the shop floor read on.

Or if youre an experienced Technical Sales Engineers Application Engineers Technical Marketing Managers and Product Specialists looking to move into Product Management for the first time this might be something for you.

This is a physical productrole not a software one.

About Fortress SafetySince 1977 weve been the experts in machinery safety and interlocking protecting people and equipment in hazardous environments worldwide. From our Wolverhampton HQ we support customers across the USA Europe Australia China and India. Were proudly part of Halma plc a FTSE 100 group of 50 purpose-driven businesses and 8000 people building a safer cleaner healthier future.

The RoleYoull take full ownership of our Remlive electrical safety portfolio. This is a genuine product ownership: roadmap go-to-market commercial performance and P&L all yours. Youll work at the intersection of electrical safety standards engineered product development and global commercial execution. Youll become the recognised expert on customer problems through regular engagement with maintenance teams engineering leaders OEMs integrators and channel partners worldwide.

What youll be doing

• Own the Remlive portfolioacross the full lifecycle development launch growth and optimisation.
• Take new products to market product requirements business case competitive positioning and go-to-market plan.
• Familiarity with the standards we work with UL 1436 NFPA 70E IEC 61010 IEC 61243-5 EN 50110 IEC 61508 / SIL so with a working knowledge of some and the ability to translate them into winning product requirements.
• Run structured Voice of Customerwith end users channel partners and industry stakeholders across every region.
• Own the 3-year electrical safety product roadmap aligned to Fortress and Halma strategic priorities.
• Own competitive intelligence grow and understand the broader market with battlecards and clear positioning.
• Partner cross-functionallywith Engineering Safety Services Application & Technical Support Marketing and Sales.
• Support commercial growththrough webinars tradeshows site visits and partner training.

What were looking for (must-haves)

• 5 yearsin Product Management Technical Marketing or Technical Sales within a technical B2B physical/engineered productenvironment ideally electrical safety power distribution industrial controls LV switchgear industrial automation or similar.
• Practical understanding of low-voltage electrical systems isolation procedures LOTO/LOTOTO and voltage indication/testing in industrial maintenance.
• Working knowledge of one or more of: UL 1436 NFPA 70E IEC 61010 IEC 61243-5 EN 50110or functional safety (IEC 61508 / SIL).
• Proven product lifecycleexperience from requirements and business case through certification launch and commercial optimisation.
• Commercial acumen business case development product-level P&L data-driven portfolio decisions.
• Experience managing distribution channelsand multiple routes to market globally.
• Strong communication skills able to translate complex technical and regulatory content for commercial audiences.
• Degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering(or related) preferred; equivalent industry experience considered.

Nice-to-haves

• UL certificationexperience and working with NRTLs.
• Deeper functional safety knowledge (SIL safety PLCs ProfiSafe / CIP Safety).
• Familiarity with the machinery safety or industrial interlockingmarket.

How youll show up (the behaviours that thrive here) Planning & organising Motivation & inspiring results Collaboration & communication Leadership & delivering together Commercial acumen & resourcefulness Customer focus Agility & handling change Continuous improvement & innovation Analysis & decision making.

Whats in it for you

• base salary
• Company Bonus Scheme
• 25 days holiday bank holidays
• Pension employer contribution up to 10.5%
• Annual Halma share vesting scheme
• Airport parking discounts
• Eyecare
• Bike to work scheme
• Long service recognition
• Life assurance cover
• The chance to grow a strategically important product line and progress within a FTSE 100 family of 50 companies.

Practicalities

• Location:Fortress Interlocks Wolverhampton (WV4 6FB) must be commutable.
• Working pattern:Hybrid 34 days in the office.
• Contract:Permanent full-time.
• Reports to:Head of Product Management.

Inclusion & BelongingAt Fortress we dont just accept difference we celebrate it. Were committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone and welcome applications from all backgrounds. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process just let us know.

Ready to own a product that genuinely keeps people safe Hit Applyand send us your CV. We review every application personally.

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