Product Manager - Valves (Fluid Control)

Location: Hybrid position based at the Deerfield, Illinois campus, with work-from-home flexibility on Mondays and Fridays; occasional travel up to 15%.

Salary: $120,000–$140,000 USD base salary, plus participation in an annual bonus plan or role-based sales incentive plan.

Company

hirify.global is a home, security, and digital products company with brands including Moen, House of Rohl, Therma-Tru, Larson, Master Lock, Yale residential, and Sentry Safe.

What you will do

• Develop strategic product plans aligning performance, pricing, supply chain, and long-term business goals for the Valve and Cartridge product line.
• Guide new product development and innovation through the full stage-gate or equivalent process.
• Translate customer insights, market trends, competitive analysis, and engineering requirements into product strategy, roadmap priorities, and launches.
• Collaborate with Revenue Growth Management, Sales, Analytics, Finance, Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Quality on pricing, launches, and product performance.
• Support go-to-market activities, sales training, industry events, marketing materials, promotional strategies, and product communications.
• Provide product guidance to internal teams and external partners while maintaining communication with field sales teams and monitoring customer needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3–5+ years of experience in product management, product development, or engineering leadership for high-volume manufactured products.
• Experience managing products in plumbing, kitchen and bath, water delivery, valve, cartridge, or fluid-control technologies, including thermostatic and pressure-balancing mechanisms.
• Understanding of sealing technologies, including elastomeric and ceramic components, as well as flow performance, cavitation, acoustic/noise reduction, and durability requirements.
• Experience with high-volume manufactured products in plumbing, appliance, HVAC/R, water heating, beverage dispensing, irrigation, water treatment, pool and spa, or automotive fluid-control systems.
• Experience translating customer needs, competitive analysis, and engineering requirements into product strategy, roadmap priorities, and successful launches through a stage-gate or equivalent process.
• Experience partnering with market-facing roles such as Sales and technical roles such as Engineering to bring product portfolios to market.
• Strong analytical and communication skills, technical aptitude, and business acumen for understanding product mechanics, financials, market insights, trends, and business cases.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word; willingness and ability to travel up to 15%.

Nice to have

• MBA or advanced degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field.
• Experience developing high-volume consumer, commercial, or automotive plumbing products incorporating fluid-control systems, thermostatic and pressure-compensating valves, cartridges, elastomeric and ceramic sealing technologies, flow regulation, noise and cavitation management, and durability or lifecycle performance.
• Background in building products, home improvement, or durable goods.
• Experience in both B2C and B2B product environments.
• Familiarity with connected product technologies or smart home categories.

Culture & Benefits

• Customer-first environment focused on commitments, execution, and meaningful results.
• Hybrid work arrangement with work-from-home flexibility on Mondays and Fridays.
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits, flexible time off, adoption benefits, and product discounts.
• Market-leading 401(k) program with company contribution.
• Employee Resource Groups supporting belonging and inclusion.