Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the engineering, design, and manufacturing of advanced arc welding solutions, automated joining, assembly and cutting systems, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment, and has a leading global position in brazing and soldering alloys. Lincoln is recognized as the Welding Expert™ for its leading materials science, software development, automation engineering, and application expertise, which advance customers' fabrication capabilities to help them build a better world. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric is a $4.2B publicly traded company (NASDAQ:LECO) with over 12,000 employees around the world, with operations in 71 manufacturing and automation system integration locations across 21 countries and maintains a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices serving customers in over 160 countries.
Location: Euclid - 22801
Employment Status: Salary Full-Time
Function: Marketing
Req ID: 27592
Purpose
The Product Manager (PM) owns a specific product line within a category, focusing on day-to-day product management, feature execution, and operational excellence. This position will be focused on the management of Lincoln Electric's global GTAW product portfolio.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Product Initiative & Prioritization - Own the product roadmap, ensuring alignment with category strategy. Manage the product initiatives, roadmap execution, and project planning. Balance trade-offs between business needs, technical feasibility, and customer expectations.
- Product Development & Execution - Define product specifications, features, and enhancements based on customer and market needs. Work with engineering teams to ensure timely development and on-time delivery of new features.
- Customer-Centric Product Management - Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and customer interviews. Gather direct customer feedback, conduct usability testing, and analyze product adoption. Work closely with customer support and sales teams to address pain points.
- Go-to-Market (GTM) Execution - Define pricing and positioning strategies to maximize market impact. Support marketing and sales teams with product positioning, training, and sales enablement materials. Ensure successful product launches and track initial adoption and customer feedback.
- Data-Driven Decision Making - Monitor product performance metrics (usage, retention, revenue, churn, etc.). Continuously iterate on the product to improve user experience and business outcomes.
- Subject Matter Expertise – Has working knowledge of product management. Continues to build knowledge of the organization, processes and customer base. Performs a range of straightforward assignments. Uses guidelines, policies and procedures to analyze and resolve problems.
Success Metrics
- Strategic Impact - Percentage of roadmap items delivered on schedule
- Revenue & Profitability - Revenue growth of the product line vs. forecast
- Customer & Market Insights - Customer adoption rate of new features (%)
- Product Execution - Feature delivery success rate (%)
- Cross Functional Collaboration - Project completion rate (%)
- Leadership & Team Development – Leadership influence in product roadmap initiatives
- Innovation & Process Improvement - Number of product line-level new products, enhancements, and SKU reductions
Basic Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in product management or related experience
- Experience with GTAW and GTAW applications is preferred
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, marketing, or related field
- Hands-on experience with product development, market research, and data-driven decision-making
- Strong ability to prioritize features, manage trade-offs, and drive execution
- 25% travel
Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.
