Job Overview
The Datacenter Product Management Director leads the strategy, portfolio direction, and go‑to‑market execution for Hubbell’s electrical product lines serving datacenter applications. This role is responsible for long‑range business and portfolio strategy, market and customer insights, new product commercialization, lifecycle management, and financial performance (revenue, profitability, and new product sales). The director also provides leadership and development to the Datacenter Product Management team within the Hubbell Electrical Products Strategic Business Unit.
A Day In The Life
- Develop and execute the three and five year strategic plans including product roadmap with cross-functional departments for the business unit.
- Develop the annual business and marketing plan, including initiatives (marketing programs, training, presentations) and new product introductions to achieve financial goals.
- Oversee, monitor and analyze product marketing activities against annual business goals.
- Develop insights based on market research, trends, and competition in Hyperscale, colo, enterprise, and edge data center market segments to create opportunities for product development.
- Drive new product development to expand core portfolio and adjacent markets to expand share
- Work closely with sales leadership to develop and manage channel and partner strategies and programs while collaborating with sales and vertical market teams.
- Provides sales support by attending trade shows, meetings, and sales calls in partnership with sales leadership.
- Partner with Operations and Supply Chain leaders to ensure alignment between manufacturing capacity and service with market demand.
- Monitor competitive landscape and identify pricing opportunities to achieve results.
- Manage portfolio to include product extensions, SKU optimization, and inventory management
- Build a high‑performing product marketing team by mentoring, hiring, and developing talent
- Lead through influence across matrixed teams to drive alignment and coordinated execution.
- Support M&A activities and align with the strategic business unit on strategic plans to reach and exceed business plan growth.
What will help you thrive in this role?
- BS/BA degree in Marketing or Engineering. MBA preferred
- 7 -10 years marketing experience in the manufacturing and/or electrical products industry
- Requires estimated 10-15% travel
- Strong leadership and ability to plan and manage at both strategic and operational levels.
- Demonstrated people management experience
- Exceptional track record of developing and implementing marketing and sales strategies that have consistently met or exceeded planned objectives, providing personal leadership.
- Experience in new product development process with project management experience
- Strong strategic product planning and analysis skills in sales, marketing, and business strategy
- Ability to influence internal and external stakeholders through persuasive oral and written communications, including sales presentations, strategic planning, and project management.
- Change management skills and experience
- Proven track record of tactical and strategic product marketing initiatives o
- Demonstrated success leading and developing high‑performing teams in a matrixed organization
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Hubbell Incorporated
Hubbell creates critical infrastructure solutions that power our customers, communities, people and the planet. Our company is strategically aligned around enabling grid modernization and electrification. As more products plug in to an aging grid, Hubbell solutions enable the transition to a more reliable, resilient and efficient energy infrastructure. Founded in 1888 our innovation has made us a leading global manufacturer of high quality electrical and utility solutions enabling customers to operate critical infrastructure reliably and efficiently.
The company operates in two segments. Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications and Hubbell Electrical Solutions (HES) are essential to managing power across a wide range of industries and applications. Our vertical market solutions can be applied to markets including Data Centers, Renewables, Commercial Buildings, Industrial, Telecom and Transportation. Supporting both of our business segments is our corporate and Hubbell Unified Business Solutions teams that provide consistent process, tools technologies across our businesses.
We are committed to operating sustainably and ethically while promoting an inclusive and supportive culture for our people to grow and develop in their careers. Our employees proudly work and serve our communities from our headquarters in Shelton, CT, across the United States and around the globe.
Hubbell Electrical Solutions
Hubbell Electrical Solutions (HES) are essential to managing power across a wide range of industries and applications. HES provides the critical components that allow operators of buildings, factories and other industrial infrastructure to connect, protect, wire and manage power.
Hubbell Incorporated, its subsidiaries and affiliates, is an EO Employer AA: M/F/Veteran/Disability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other protected class.
The above summary of position responsibilities and requirements is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an exhaustive list of duties, skills, efforts, physical requirements, or working conditions associated with the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of those principal position elements essential for making decisions related to position performance, employee development, and compensation.