Product Manager - Protection Devices

As Product Manager for Protection Devices, you will own the strategy, roadmap, and execution for Legrand’s protection product line (e.g., surge protectors, circuit breakers, residual-current devices, overcurrent protection, etc.). You will act as the internal champion and subject-matter expert for protection devices, working across R&D, marketing, sales, regulatory, operations, and customers to ensure that we deliver competitive, compliant, and high-quality protection solutions. Your mission is to drive revenue growth, market differentiation, and product excellence in the protection devices portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic & Portfolio Management

Define vision, strategy, and roadmap for the protection devices portfolio, aligned with company goals, market trends, and customer needs.

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Perform market analysis: competitive landscape, emerging technologies (smart protection, IoT integration, digital monitoring), regulatory changes, and customer feedback.

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Identify growth opportunities: new product launches, line extensions, geographic expansion, or adjacent protection product categories.

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Prioritize features, investments, and development efforts based on ROI, risk, and strategic alignment.

Product Development & Lifecycle

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Define detailed product requirements (functional, performance, regulatory, packaging) for new protection devices or enhancements.

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Lead cross-functional teams (R&D, design, test, certification, manufacturing) through all phases of product development.

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Oversee qualification, testing, certification (e.g. IEC, UL, regional protection standards), and ensure compliance with safety, EMC, and protection standards.

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Manage the product lifecycle—from concept through launch, into maturity, and eventual phase-out or replacement.

Go-to-Market & Launch

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Develop go-to-market plans: positioning, messaging, pricing, channel strategy, sales tools, marketing collateral, and training.

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Support sales teams and distributors with product training, technical guidance, sample support, and collateral.

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Monitor product performance post-launch: sales, returns, failure rates, customer satisfaction, and adjust strategy as needed.

Customer & Stakeholder Interaction

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Engage with customers (installers, specifiers, OEMs, distributors) to gather needs, feedback, and field insights.

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Represent the company at trade shows, technical conferences, industry associations relevant to protection/electrical safety.

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Collaborate with regulatory bodies, standards committees, and safety organizations to stay ahead of evolving protection device standards.

Financial & Business Accountability

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Develop business cases and justification for product investment, including cost/benefit, unit cost, pricing, margin, and lifecycle costs.

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Monitor P&L performance of protection device products and ensure targets (revenue, margin, units) are met.

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Manage budgets for development, marketing, product launches, and ongoing product support.

Quality, Reliability & Continuous Improvement

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Define and enforce quality, reliability, and performance metrics specific to protection devices (MTBF, fault tolerance, surge endurance, etc.).

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Analyze field failures, returns, warranty claims; drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions.

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Collaborate with quality and manufacturing to ensure robust test plans, design-for-reliability, and consistent quality standards.

Qualifications & Skills

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Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, or similar technical field (Master’s preferred).

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Proven experience (5+ years) in product management or technical product leadership, especially in protection, electrical, or power systems equipment.

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Deep understanding of electrical protection technologies: circuit breakers, surge protection, residual-current devices, protection coordination, fault detection, etc.

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Familiarity with relevant standards and certification processes (IEC, UL, EN, etc.).

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Strong technical background and ability to engage with engineering teams.

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Excellent analytical, strategic thinking, and business acumen.

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Strong communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.

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Ability to travel as needed (to customers, manufacturing sites, trade shows)