Services Product Manager - Brake Systems

About the role

Wabtec is hiring a Services Product Manager (Brake System Product Manager) in Duncan, reporting to the Director, Brake System Product Management. You will define and execute the strategy for your assigned brake product portfolio across its full lifecycle, covering both Original Equipment (OE) and Services markets, and own the product roadmap. The role works with Key Account Management, Business Development, Tendering, Commercial Operations, Product Engineering, Sourcing, Operations and Services teams, and with global Product Management and Engineering teams.

Key responsibilities

• Define the aftermarket vision, strategy and multi-year roadmap for assigned product lines, based on market entitlement, fleet lifecycle, technology evolution, customer requirements and competition.
• Develop and rationalize a scalable portfolio of core products, parts, upgrades and service solutions, setting scope, target applications, configuration rules and lifecycle plans.
• Own product-level business cases, target costs, margins, lifecycle value and investment recommendations; monitor orders, revenue, contribution margin, market share and pipeline, and act on deviations with KAM, BD and functional teams.
• Identify upgrade potential, cost-reduction opportunities and technology investments, and lead competitiveness improvements across engineering, manufacturing, quality and other functions.
• Translate market and customer input into product and service requirements with Product Engineering, and drive lifecycle readiness for parts, tooling, documentation, repair capability, supplier strategy, training, warranty transition and fleet introduction.
• Maintain product-specific market intelligence, competitor analysis and technology trends, and turn them into roadmap priorities and offer positioning.
• Support BD and KAM with technical positioning and business-case inputs, and support Commercial Operations in building offers.
• Ensure tenders and projects use approved standard offerings, govern exceptions and deviations, and train KAM and BD teams on the product vision and offer strategy.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business administration or a related field.
• At least 3 years of experience in product management, engineering, sales, business development or P&L management, ideally in the rail industry or at an OEM.
• Demonstrated experience developing product strategies, roadmaps, business cases and lifecycle offerings.
• Experience leading cross-functional work across Engineering, Operations, Sourcing, Finance and Commercial teams.
• Fluent English is required.

What we offer

• Stated pay range of $79,100-$112,800, depending on experience, education, skills and location.
• Benefits including health, welfare and retirement coverage, and possibly an annual bonus.