Product Manager - OEM Digital Residential

• Growing company with a dynamic and innovative culture.
• Work for a large multinational company.
• Fantastic opportunity to develop your career.

About Us

ASSA ABLOY is the global leader in access solutions, dedicated to satisfying end-user needs for security, safety, and convenience. With offices in over 70 countries, we are represented in all major regions in mature and emerging markets. Our iconic brands, such as Lockwood, Abloy, Gateman and Yale, are driven by innovation and have been recognised with ASSA ABLOY’s inclusion in Forbes’ Top 100 most innovative companies list on four occasions.

About The Role

We currently have an opportunity for a Product Manager – Smart Residential based in our Auckland office. Reporting to the Marketing & Customer Excellence Manager, you will play a pivotal role in the development and success of our product portfolio. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to define product strategies, drive product opportunities, and ensure our products' successful launch and adoption in the market.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Ability to understand new global technologies and combine these with future market trends to generate meaningful strategies that deliver against business and customer objectives.
• Create NZ market-specific Business Cases for Gateway and deliver at Product Council review.
• Generation planning for the NZ market.
• Lead post-launch presentation and data analysis.
• Develop and deliver training content.
• In-life management projects - ensure market needs are represented on all portfolio-relevant VA/VE, supply chain savings, marketing, pricing, and quality improvement projects.
• End-of-life management projects – identify, plan, execute and communicate cross-function product end-of-life activities.
• Liaising with Product Development on the development of accurate instructions, technical drawings, and installation data.
• Manage sourced product introduction into the NZ market, including product verification and literature material.
• Monitor relevant market activity in the form of addressable market size and active and possible trends.

About You

• Minimum of 3+ years of relevant work experience in Engineering, Product Management, or related field.
• In-depth knowledge of digital technology concepts, including IoT (Internet of Things) devices, wireless communication protocols, and mobile applications.
• Proven experience in new product innovations in an engineering and manufacturing environment is advantageous.
• Strong project management, multitasking, and decision-making skills, results–driven approach to product management.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and proficient numerical and statistical analysis abilities.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills and the ability to think creatively to identify opportunities for improvement.

In Return

We are a global company with diverse opportunities, both locally and abroad. We offer a competitive salary, training opportunities and the opportunity to develop and enhance your career. We take great pride in the efforts of our team members, who create a supportive team environment and make ASSA ABLOY such a great workplace. Opportunities like this seldom knock twice, so apply now.

We are the ASSA ABLOY Group
Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 61,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access. 

As an employer, we value results – not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally.

As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.