Hiring: Product Director, Marine Systems Company: Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Location: Huntington Beach, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 12:01:04 Target Skills & Keywords : Product Management, Product Strategy About the job Experience: •1-3 years). A shorter time-to-market and higher adoption of new products indicate successful innovation. •3 years). A shorter time-to-market and higher adoption of new products indicate successful innovation. Required Skills: •Life Cycle Management: managing each products journey from initial idea, through development, manufacturing, service, maturity, and eventual retirement •Product Strategy & Roadmap: Develop and execute a clear product strategy and multi-year roadmap for the assigned product category, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives. This includes defining the product vision and updating it as market conditions evolve. •Market Research & Value Proposition: Conduct thorough market, industry, and competitive analysis to identify customer needs, market trends, and gaps. Leverage these insights (including direct Voice of Customer feedback) to define compelling value propositions and requirements for new and existing products. •Continuous Product Improvement: develop better manufacturing processes, operating configurations, enhanced features and benefits, leveraged low-cost manufacturing techniques / centers to create competitor separation by incorporating closed-loop feedback systems with engineering, operations, sales, and our customers. •Identifying Customer Needs: very close interaction with customers and the sales team to clearly define customer requirements to consistently provide the optimal product offering •Understanding Market Trends: in depth market knowledge and understanding to proactively pursue opportunities with either developed products or innovative new products. New products can be close to home or far from home to current offerings to market. •Understanding Competitor Landscape: key insights into what our competitors are offering, what their differentiators are, and how we can use that information to better our product’s position. •Product Line Revenue Growth: Year-over-year increase in sales revenue for the product category, indicating market success and growth. This can be measured in total dollars and as a percentage growth. Qualifications: •Knowledge of industry best practices and standards of excellence •Extensive experience with relevant product lines •Exceptional problem solving, negotiating, time management, and general management skills •Financial skills and strong familiarity with the following: revenue, bookings, gross margin, EBIT, project budgeting, cost structure / management and ability to learn other financial metrics required to perform job functions •Demonstrated capacity to motivate a result driven team •Demonstrated capacity to work across departments to reach meaningful results Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!