Product Manager - Architecture Drives

Posted:
3/4/2026, 7:15:07 AM

Location(s):
Wisconsin, United States ⋅ Mequon, Wisconsin, United States

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Product

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

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

As a Product Manager - Architecture Drives, you will focus on helping our customers and partners realize the digitalization and automation of Industry as we jointly participate in the 4th Industrial Revolution. You will be accomplished by improving the overall customer experience across the portfolio of drives products and specifically the Architecture Drives/Standard drives product class. Additionally, you will be responsible for improving Customer Success yielding accelerated Revenue Growth and OROS for the drives business. You will work hybrid in Mequon, WI and will report to the Business Manager, Architecture Drives.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Global Product Management of Architecture Class Products including High Performance and General Purpose (Standard Drives) product lines
  • Ensure alignment across all functional areas of the products business (Portfolio, Sales, Application Engineering, Marketing, Proposals, Customer Care, Production, Logistics, Support, and Service).
  • Product Management Function and this role will subscribe to ownership of the fundamentals of Product Management:

o Product – the right product specified

o Price – competitively priced value proposition – driven through owners

o Promotion – clear messaging of how we enable customer success

o Place – placement into the market through the right channels

o Customers – strong command of existing and prospect customer base

o Cost – continuous eye to target costs to enable target margin at street price

o Competition – analytics on features, performance, cost and strategy

o Segmentation – target segments analyzed with Mekko charts yielding laser focus

o Targeting – establishment and knowledge base of primary targets

o Positioning – realized positioning of the assigned products in the minds of customers and prospects

  • Ensuring that the customer experience is improved by enabling them to reuse their knowledge across the portfolio
  • With Portfolio Management, drive for reuseable, modular design across the full portfolio maximizing reuse of everything
  • This position will have 1-3 direct reports

The Essentials - You Will Have:

  • Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Years of Relevant Work Experience
  • Legal authorization to work in the U.S. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
  • The ability to travel (35%) of the time.
  • A valid drivers license.

The Preferred - You Might Also Have:

  • Write clear SMART goals for yourself, team and product line
  • P&L responsibility for product line and knowing the levers to pull to have a positive impact
  • Help influence R&D spend to develop the product line
  • Move from indirect to direct leadership of responsible products

What We Offer:

  • Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision
  • 401k
  • Paid Time off
  • Parental and Caregiver Leave
  • Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life.
  • To learn more about our benefits package, please visit at www.raquickfind.com.

For this role, the total target compensation is from $ 135,440.00 - $ 203,160.00 USD Annual. Actual pay will be based on factors such as skills, knowledge, education, and experience.

At Rockwell Automation, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. 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.

This role be part of a job family. Experience will be the determining factor for position level and compensation.

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Rockwell Automation’s hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.