Job description

Part of Dover Corporation’s Engineered Systems segment, Vehicle Service Group (VSG) is a strong, diverse and dynamic global leader in the vehicle service industry. VSG comprises 13 major vehicle lifting, wheel service, diagnostic and collision repair brands: Rotary Lift®, Chief®, Forward®, Direct-Lift®, Ravaglioli, Hanmecson®, Revolution®, Elektron, Blitz, Nogra, Butler, Space and Sirio. SUMMARY The Director of Product Management is responsible for driving profitable growth through deep market understanding, rigorous competitive analysis, and disciplined product portfolio optimization. This role ensures product strategies, roadmaps, and investments are aligned to customer needs, competitive differentiation, revenue growth, and margin expansion across all channels and key markets. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS INCLUDE: • Lead market and customer analysis to identify segmentation, use cases, and value drivers that guide product strategy and investment decisions. • Develop and maintain a comprehensive competitive intelligence framework, including benchmarking, pricing analysis, and positioning. • Own product portfolio lifecycle management from opportunity identification through optimization, rationalization, and retirement. • Drive product strategies that support revenue growth, profitable mix, and gross margin improvement. • Develop, communicate, and govern multi-year product roadmaps aligned to market demand, competitive dynamics, ROI, and execution capacity. • Partner closely with Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Operations, and Finance to ensure alignment from product strategy through commercial execution. • Ensure disciplined business cases support all new product introductions, major investments, and portfolio changes. • Provide clear product positioning, value propositions, and competitive guidance to commercial teams. • Oversee pricing strategy through a strong understanding of market dynamics, competitive pricing, cost trends, elasticity, and channel complexity. • Ensure effective product launches and go-to-market execution supported by high-quality commercial tools and training. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES Directly manages Product Management leaders and individual contributors. Responsible for setting objectives, coaching and developing talent, establishing performance expectations, and building a high-performing, market-led Product Management organization. COMPETENCIES • Market and customer insight leadership • Competitive analysis and strategic thinking • Financial acumen and business case development • Product portfolio and lifecycle management discipline • Cross-functional leadership and influence • Executive-level decision making under complexity EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE • Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced business degree preferred. • 10+ years of progressive Product Management experience in industrial, equipment, or B2B environments. • Proven experience leading portfolio-level product strategy tied directly to revenue growth and margin improvement. • Experience operating in multi-channel and multi-region organizations. COMMUNICATION SKILLS Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate market insights, competitive strategy, and financial impact to executive leadership, cross-functional teams, and external partners. COMPUTER SKILLS Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word). Familiarity with product lifecycle management systems, ERP platforms, pricing tools, and data analytics solutions preferred. TRAVEL Up to 30% travel required to support customer engagement, competitive assessments, and collaboration across business locations. Work Arrangement : Onsite - Madison Indiana Pay Range: $180,000 - $190,000 annually Bonus Eligible: This position is eligible to earn a discretionary bonus based on performance metrics and other criteria outlined in our applicable bonus plan. We consider several job-related, non-discriminatory factors when determining the pay rate for a position, including, but not limited to, the position’s responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, a candidate’s education/training, the position’s location, and the key skills needed for the position. Pay is one of the Total Rewards that we provide to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Benefits: Benefits for this position include: a 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions; medical, dental and vision insurance; wellness programs; health savings account, health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts; company paid short-term disability and long-term disability; company paid employee basic life and AD&D insurance; supplemental employee and dependent life insurance; optional accident, hospital indemnity and critical illness insurance; adoption, surrogacy, and fertility benefits and assistance; commuter benefits; parental, military, jury duty, and bereavement leaves of absence; paid time off, including 11 paid holidays per calendar year, paid vacation days beginning at 80 hours annually, 24paid sick leave hours annually or as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws; tuition assistance; business travel services; employee discounts; and an employee assistance program that includes company paid counseling sessions and legal services. Eligibility for benefits is governed by applicable plan documents and policies. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other factors prohibited by law. Attention Applicants: If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, please let us know. Likewise, if you are limited in the ability to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, we will determine an alternate way for you to apply. Please contact accommodations@vsgdover.com for assistance with an accommodation. Kindly specify Job Requisition Number / Job Title and Location in response. #LI-ONSITE, #LI-SS4

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Lead market and customer analysis to identify segmentation, use cases, and value drivers that guide product strategy and investment decisions.
Develop and maintain a comprehensive competitive intelligence framework, including benchmarking, pricing analysis, and positioning.
Own product portfolio lifecycle management from opportunity identification through optimization, rationalization, and retirement.
Drive product strategies that support revenue growth, profitable mix, and gross margin improvement.
Develop, communicate, and govern multi-year product roadmaps aligned to market demand, competitive dynamics, ROI, and execution capacity.
Partner closely with Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Operations, and Finance to ensure alignment from product strategy through commercial execution.
Ensure disciplined business cases support all new product introductions, major investments, and portfolio changes.
Provide clear product positioning, value propositions, and competitive guidance to commercial teams.
Oversee pricing strategy through a strong understanding of market dynamics, competitive pricing, cost trends, elasticity, and channel complexity.
Ensure effective product launches and go-to-market execution supported by high-quality commercial tools and training.
Market and customer insight leadership
Competitive analysis and strategic thinking
Financial acumen and business case development
Product portfolio and lifecycle management discipline
Cross-functional leadership and influence
Executive-level decision making under complexity
10+ years of progressive Product Management experience in industrial, equipment, or B2B environments.
Proven experience leading portfolio-level product strategy tied directly to revenue growth and margin improvement.
Experience operating in multi-channel and multi-region organizations.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate market insights, competitive strategy, and financial impact to executive leadership, cross-functional teams, and external partners.
Up to 30% travel required to support customer engagement, competitive assessments, and collaboration across business locations.
Work Arrangement : Onsite - Madison Indiana

Nice-to-haves

Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced business degree preferred.
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word). Familiarity with product lifecycle management systems, ERP platforms, pricing tools, and data analytics solutions preferred.

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