Product Manager - Platform

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

To support our ongoing growth, we are looking for a Product Manager to support our Platform Modules portfolio, which includes APIs, Data Management, Extensibility, and Integration capabilities. You will play a critical role in defining and executing the vision for our Platform team, which supports the extensibility and scalability of our cloud MES, QMS, and ERP product. Your primary responsibility will be to help bring new, impactful, and technically robust features to our manufacturing customers while supporting internal teams to ensure seamless delivery and adoption.

You’ll need to have experience working with technical products such as APIs, integration frameworks, and extensibility tools. You should feel confident engaging with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, ranging from engineers to customers and executives.

This position will report to the Product Manager.

Your Responsibilities:

• Help create and execute the platform roadmap and writing detailed product requirements for enhancements and new features.
• Working with internal teams (Engineering, Marketing, Sales, Customer Support) on market trends, go-to-market strategy, and customer needs for platform tools.
• Engage with customers and prospects to define technical use cases, scope functionality, and ensure features solve real-world problems.
• Present product updates to stakeholders and facilitating cross-team discussions to align on priorities and goals.

The Essentials - You Will Have:

• Conduct market and customer use case research to support platform tools like APIs, extensibility features, and data management.
• Prioritise new enhancements and features that align with platform scalability, extensibility, and customer requirements.
• Develop and deliver detailed Product Requirements Documents (PRDs) for both minor enhancements and major initiatives.
• Lead the creation and release of platform-focused functionality, ensuring technical features meet customer expectations.
• Partner with internal teams to monitor and communicate progress on platform module initiatives.
• Facilitate collaboration across Engineering, UX, Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success teams to ensure successful product adoption.
• Engage directly with customers to gather feedback and validate the functionality of APIs, data management tools, and extensibility features.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in the software industry, with experience in Product Management, Pre-Sales, Customer Support, or Services.

The Preferred - You Might Also Have:

• Experience communicating complex technical concepts to a variety of audiences.
• Experience with cloud ERP systems, platform products, or multi-tenant architectures is an added advantage.
• Familiarity with APIs, XML, integration frameworks, and extensibility tools.
• Experience with cloud ERP systems, platform products, or multi-tenant architectures is an added advantage.
• Ability to prioritize customer requirements and align them with business objectives.
• Experience communicating product updates, milestones, and progress to internal and external partners, with the ability to engage stakeholders from peers to C-suite executives.

Benefits:

• The ability to collaborate with, learn from colleagues in a complex, global organisation.
• We provide a working environment with a creative company, paired with a great compensation package, great benefits, and a supportive atmosphere where you can sharpen with new challenges and development opportunities.
• Corporate Social Responsibility opportunities.
• Support from our 24/7 employee assistance program.
• We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.

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