Product Marketing Manager, Autonomous - The Toro Company

Bloomington, MN (Hybrid)

$103K/yr – $112K/yrMid Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive end-to-end product strategy and cross-functional execution for autonomous and electrification programs.

  • Must-have: 5+ years in durable goods with strong cross-functional collaboration.
  • Ownership: Lead tech-focused product projects through key stage gates.
  • Standout: Experience integrating external vendors to bring new technology to market.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop, present, and execute multi-generational product plan for autonomous and electrification programs in order to accomplish relevant product line, departmental, and divisional objectives.
  • Coordinate and execute voice of the customer activities and other market research required to fully understand future technologies. Utilize learnings to create product recommendations and collaborate with broader marketing team on go-to-market strategy and plan.
  • Participate in enterprise-wide specialization groups, product development, and continuous improvement team meetings on a regular basis.
  • Partner with product managers to lead tech-focused product projects through key project stage gates.
  • Assist with the ongoing management and evolution of existing technologies in use across the product portfolio.
  • Plan and deliver technology related sales training, including participation in live training events and recorded webinars.
  • Work closely and collaborate with peer divisions within TTC on developing and executing joint strategies.
  • Monitor competitive environment and develop and contribute data to create competitive technology related comparisons for use in training the L&C and distributor sales teams.
  • Partner with and integrate outside vendors to bring new technology products to market. Collaborate with internal groups and systems to integrate purchase finished goods into TTC systems.
  • Support industry trade shows, customer experience events, and other key activities.
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The Toro Company

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The Toro Company represents a portfolio of global brands spanning various markets, industries and geographies with over a century of deep knowledge in transforming how jobs get done. We deliver market-leading innovation that is thoughtfully engineered and grounded in solving real human challenges and needs. Our hard-working teams see opportunities to enrich our world with beauty and utility, and the ambition to turn these possibilities into sustainable realities is what unites and drives us at The Toro Company. Built on caring relationships and a commitment to helping customers build, shape and care for the world around us, The Toro Company offers a diverse portfolio of brands including Toro, Ditch Witch, Exmark, Spartan Mowers, BOSS Snowplow, Ventrac, American Augers, Subsite Electronics, HammerHead, Radius HDD, Perrot, Hayter, Unique Lighting Systems, Irritrol and Lawn-Boy.We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.Read The Toro Company's Community Guidelines for LinkedIn at: https://bit.ly/3ng16YO

Founded in 1914
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
6K employees (383 in marketing)
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