Lead, Product Manager

Job Title: Lead, Product Management

Job Code: 36806

Job Location: Rochester, NY (Onsite)

Job Schedule: 9/80

Job Description:

This Product Management role leads the development and execution of a Mission Critical communications portfolio through market analysis, portfolio strategy, and cross-functional collaboration. The candidate will guide product definition, investment planning, and project delivery, ensuring offerings align with customer needs and company goals. They will support go‑to‑market efforts through compelling content, sales tools, and customer engagement. Success requires strong domain expertise, strategic thinking, and the ability to translate market and operational insights into actionable product and portfolio decisions.

• Present and advocate for the portfolio to senior leaders to support strategic positioning, resourcing, and investment decisions.


• Command deep knowledge of the target market, analysis and simulation to support rigorous portfolio strategy decision making.


• Understand end-to-end Mission Critical networking systems and concepts of operation to identify new portfolio offerings.


• Drive IRAD strategy and investments to advance Mission Critical networks.


• Define full customer value chain requirements and work with development and operations teams to create differentiated solutions.


• Manage product line projects through checkpoint reviews, engineering alignment, and launch schedules to ensure on time delivery.


• Drive customer value and foster a culture of continuous improvement.


• Achieve target product metrics, set pricing, maintain catalog, and attain revenue and cost goals aligned with segment business cases.


• Deliver compelling presentations and digital content to stakeholders, users, and the market.  Collaborate with Marketing on messaging, collateral, and thought leadership in support of the business.


• Develop sales tools and training to grow pipeline and revenue, support trade shows, customer demonstrations, and sales presentations.


• Evaluate and facilitate make-versus-buy alternatives to develop system offerings aligned with L3Harris core competencies.


• Contribute to the expansion of system offerings by recommending, demonstrating, and collaborating across the sector to integrate technologies from other L3Harris business and commercial sources.


• Work closely with Bids & Proposals on new business capture.


• Coordinate across Sales, Program Management, Marketing, and Engineering to deliver tactical radio offerings from concept through production and sustainment.


• Provide domain expertise in tactical solutions across the full value chain—design, planning, implementation, configuration, testing—and ensure customer requirements are met.


• Ability to obtain a security clearance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience.  MBA or equivalent preferred.


• Experience in Mission Critical and/or Defense industries


• Travel:  25% or more, including international travel

Preferred Additional Skills

• Experience with sales, front-end of the business, direct customer engagement


• Familiarity with Mission Critical networks - radios, waveforms and applications, wireless networking. 


• Familiarity with data analytics market trends and applications


• Global market experience


• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced, high-stakes environment

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in New York state is $106,000 - $197,000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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