Director, Product Management

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. seeks a Director of Hardware Product Management for its Connected Security portfolio. The role leads the hardware product strategy and execution across the Yale, August, Master Lock, and Sentry Safe smart security device families.

Location : Eligible for a hybrid schedule working out of our Deerfield, IL headquarters with remote days on Mondays and Fridays.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Own the 4P strategy (Product, Price, Place, Promotion) for hardware across the Connected Security portfolio, serving as the primary product authority.
• Define and maintain a rolling 3‑year hardware product roadmap aligned to business strategy, customer needs, and competitive positioning.
• Lead by doing—writing product briefs, running line reviews, and presenting roadmaps to senior leadership.
• Lead cross‑functional new product development teams through the full product lifecycle—from unmet need identification to commercial launch—across retail, e‑commerce, and B2B channels.
• Partner with engineering, industrial design, operations, and marketing to deliver differentiated, manufacturable, and profitable hardware products.
• Develop winning go‑to‑market plans, including pricing strategy, channel mix, demand forecasting, and messaging frameworks.
• Conduct primary and secondary market research, competitive analysis, and consumer insight development to identify category trends and whitespace opportunities.
• Translate voice‑of‑customer and channel partner feedback into clear, actionable product requirements.
• Build and develop the hardware product management team—establishing practices, raising the bar on craft, and developing the next generation of PMs.
• Align roadmap investments to strategic customer requirements across both consumer (B2C) and business (B2B) segments.

What Brings Success to this Role

• Builder mindset—creating clarity from ambiguity, setting processes, and driving results through influence.
• Deep fluency in consumer electronics or smart home technology product development, with an understanding of hardware constraints, BOM trade‑offs, and connected device lifecycles.
• Strong 4P instincts: pricing architecture, channel dynamics, positioning strategy, and promotional trade‑offs.
• Customer obsession—using research and data to guide decisions and navigate between consumer insight and business case.
• Cross‑functional leadership presence—aligning and motivating engineering, design, sales, operations, and finance without direct authority.
• Comfort owning a portfolio with both B2C and B2B dimensions, understanding channel dynamics and success metrics for each.
• Bias for clarity—simplifying complexity, writing crisp product briefs, and making hard prioritization calls.
• Instinct for developing others—investing in the team and raising the standard of practice in the PM function.

Benefits

• Millions of users trust our products—real scale and market impact across consumer and commercial channels.
• Partner with leading companies in the smart home ecosystem.
• Highest‑priority growth platform with direct visibility to senior leadership.
• Multi‑brand enterprise spanning security, water, and outdoor living—pathway to broader organization growth.
• Intersection of hardware, software, and smart home—impactful, trusted products.
• High‑ownership culture—PMs empowered to lead, expected to build, and accountable for outcomes.
• Generous PTO policy and flexible work model.
• Matching 401(k) contributions, life insurance, and tuition/certification reimbursement.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Product Management experience, with a meaningful portion in hardware or connected device categories.
• Demonstrated experience in consumer electronics, smart home technology, or comparable hardware/software product environments.
• Proven track record owning full 4P strategy and taking hardware products from concept through commercial launch.
• Experience managing cross‑functional teams across engineering, industrial design, supply chain, and go‑to‑market functions.
• Strong background in both primary and secondary customer research; ability to synthesize insight into product strategy.
• Experience navigating both B2C and B2B go‑to‑market models.
• Demonstrated ability to build and improve product management processes and team capability.
• BA/BS in Engineering, Marketing, or a related field required; MBA preferred.
• Ability to travel up to 20%, including occasional international travel.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; executive‑ready presentation capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands‑on experience with smart home ecosystem partnerships and understanding of leading platforms.
• Familiarity with access control, physical security, or safety product categories.
• Experience in multi‑brand portfolio management.
• Background in channel management across mass retail, specialty, and e‑commerce (Amazon 1P/3P, owned DTC).

Additional Information

Salary Range: $140,000 USD – $220,000 USD (base). Actual salary may vary based on factors such as experience and location. Employees may participate in an annual bonus plan or a role‑based sales incentive plan.

Benefits Package: Comprehensive health plans, market‑leading 401(k) program with company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits, adoption benefits, and ERGs to foster belonging.

Equal Opportunity Employer: We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Reasonable Accommodations: We provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. To request an accommodation, contact us at with the nature of your request and contact information.

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