What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Manager position at Fluidra North America?
Fluidra is looking for a Product Manager to join our team!
WHAT YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE
The Product Manager plays a vital role in driving both sustaining and new product development (NPD) initiatives within Fluidra’s Water Care product category. Familiarity with pool and spa chemistry, water treatment processes, or chemical dosing systems is preferred to guide product strategy, innovation, and market performance. This position requires a strong technical foundation and the ability to manage the full product lifecycle—from market research and product definition to launch, performance tracking, and product retirement.
As a key member of the Product Marketing team, you will serve as the subject matter expert for your product category or family. You will work closely with engineering, marketing, sales, and service teams to define product specifications, conduct competitive and pricing analysis, develop go-to-market strategies, and support margin growth. You will also contribute to marketing communications and training initiatives that support your portfolio.
Success in this role requires a proactive, collaborative approach and a passion for delivering innovative, customer-focused solutions. You are expected to become a trusted authority in your category and a reliable partner across cross-functional teams. This is a tactical role with strong collaboration alongside Senior Product Managers and Directors, contributing to both day-to-day execution and long-term strategic planning. Additionally, you will:
- Develop a deep understanding of customer needs, product applications, and channel dynamics to advocate for improved user experiences.
- Conduct competitive analysis across products, technologies, and adjacent markets to inform strategic decisions.
- Define product specifications including hardware and software requirements and roadmap in collaboration with cross-functional teams, and champion the vision through clear communication and user insights.
- Participate in demand planning and supply chain meetings to align product availability with market needs.
- Lead product launches by coordinating with stakeholders to maximize market impact and sales performance.
- Provide marketing support for operational and commercial initiatives tied to your product portfolio.
- Continuously evaluate and optimize your portfolio through SKU rationalization, margin analysis, and market assessments.
- Occasional travel required for customer visits, sales meetings, and trade shows.
- Partner with the Global Product Manager to align global and regional product strategies -ensuring consistency in brand positioning, product portfolio, pricing, and channel strategies while adapting to local market dynamics and growth opportunities.
WHAT WE SEEK
- 5 years of experience in product management, product marketing, or application engineering.
- Strong technical aptitude with the ability to understand how products are specified, selected, sold, and installed.
- Self-motivated and capable of managing multiple projects with minimal supervision.
- Exceptional organizational skills with strong verbal and written communication abilities.
- Confident presenter with the ability to effectively communicate technical details to engineers and strategic insights to executive leadership.
- Ability to align tactical execution to strategic plans, while maintaining a customer-centric focus.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Familiarity with the pool and spa industry is a plus.
- Experience with pool and spa equipment is preferred.
EDUCATION
Bachelor’s degree required; preferred fields include Marketing, Engineering, or related disciplines.
WHAT WE OFFER
An exciting opportunity to dive in and begin your career with a company that offers a competitive total rewards package that includes:
- Paid vacation
- 9/80 work week schedule (EVERY OTHER FRIDAY OFF!) with subsequent Fridays WFH
- 11 paid Holidays
- Full range of health benefits including medical, dental & vision, short & long-term disability
- 401(K) matching (100% of first 3% contributed, 50% of the next 2%)
- Health and wellness programs / gym reimbursement
- Educational assistance up to $7,000 per year
- On-site self-service café / free gourmet coffee stations
- Company sponsored FUN events!
- Generous product discounts
WHO WE ARE
Fluidra is a publicly listed company focused on developing innovative products, services and IoT solutions for the residential, commercial and wellness pool markets, globally. The company operates in over 45 countries, has over 7,000 employees and owns a portfolio of some of the industry’s most recognized and trusted brands: Polaris®, Jandy®, CMP®, S.R. Smith®, and Zodiac®. We also sell products under the Cover‐Pools®, iAquaLink®, Grand Effects®, Del® and Nature2® names. With these combined resources we’re able accelerate innovation in critical areas like energy-efficiency, robotics and the Internet of Things.
Our focus is on creating the perfect pool and wellness experience responsibly. We take our mission to heart, and our employees embody these guiding principles in everything we do: passion for success, honesty & trust, customer collaboration, teamwork and inclusion, learn and adapt, excellence and innovation.
Don't meet every single requirement listed? At Fluidra, we thrive on building an inclusive workspace, so if you are excited about this role and your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyways! You may be just the right candidate for this role or another role in the organization. Fluidra is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Fluidra recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, or any legally protected characteristic.
Expected salary range is $95,000- $150,000. Fluidra offers a comprehensive total rewards / benefits program that includes base salary, annual bonus based on performance of individual and company objectives, competitive 401K matching, paid vacation and sick time, full range of health benefits, educational assistance, etc. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including skills, qualifications, experience and location. Your recruiter will provide additional details on our compensation and total rewards program.