Product Management Excellence Leader

Product Management Excellence Leader

As Leader for Product Management Excellence with Philips Sleep & Respiratory Care (SRC) team, you will shape and embed a scalable, high-performance product management operating model while partnering closely with the Business Category Leader to transform how SRC plans, activates, manages, and measures product performance across the full lifecycle. This highly visible role sits at the intersection of strategy, portfolio governance, commercial execution, and capability development.

Your role:

• ​You will drive a step-change in how we move:
  • From innovation planning to commercial activation excellence
  • From product launches to measurable market performance
  • From reactive lifecycle decisions to proactive portfolio value management
  • From product ownership to market outcome ownership  -​This role is critical to accelerating growth, improving profitability, and strengthening our competitive position in fast-moving global markets.
• NPI Activation & Performance Management: Establish and standardize the SRC approach for NPI (New Product Introduction) activation to ensure launches translate into measurable commercial impact. Define and implement post-launch performance tracking frameworks (e.g., adoption, revenue ramp, market share, geographic penetration). Introduce clear success criteria and accountability models extending beyond launch approval. Partner with Sales, Marketing, Regions, and Operations to close gaps between launch readiness and in-market execution and embed an 18-month forward launch activation discipline tied to claims hierarchy and audience segmentation.
• Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Excellence: Build transparency and governance across the full product lifecycle: introduction, growth, maturity, decline, EOL/EOS. Strengthen rigor in phase-in/phase-out planning to minimize revenue disruption, supply risk, and customer dissatisfaction. Improve portfolio simplification and discontinuation decision-making using data-driven insights. Align lifecycle decisions with SRC strategic priorities and P&L objectives. Embed proactive portfolio reviews focused on value creation and capital allocation.
• Product Manager Capability & Operating Model: Define and implement a clear product management competency framework for SRC. Design and deploy targeted training programs focused on: Business case rigor and analytics, Voice of Customer (VOC) insights and roadmap translation, Lifecycle value (LV) and risk management, Strategic pricing and portfolio mix optimization. Coach product managers to operate as business owners with full P&L mindset. Establish scalable tools, templates, governance forums, and best practices.
• Product-to-Market Outcomes Mindset: Lead the transition from product-based ownership to market-segment outcome ownership. Redefine success metrics around measurable outcomes such as: Market share gain (e.g., OSA segment), segment growth and portfolio mix improvement, Attach rates and accessories penetration, Margin expansion and revenue quality, Embed outcome-based KPIs into performance reviews and governance. Drive cross-functional alignment between Product, Marketing, Sales, Regions, Finance, and Operations

You're the right fit if:

• You’ve 10+ years of experience in product management, portfolio strategy, commercial excellence, or related leadership roles. Proven track record of: driving NPI activation and post-launch performance improvement; product lifecycle management and portfolio governance; defining and implementing operating models across complex, matrixed organizations.
• Your skills include financial acumen and P&L mindset; embedding performance KPIs and outcome-based accountability; ability to influence senior stakeholders without direct authority; leading capability-building initiatives or training programs; analytical, strategic thinking, and communication skills.
• You have a Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred in Business Administration, Marketing, Engineering, Product Management or equivalent/related field.
• You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.
• You’re an Enterprise thinker with strong execution bias with experience in medical devices, healthcare technology, or regulated industries; exposure to global markets and regional commercial models and have the ability to travel 15-20% of the time.

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

This is an office role.

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Philips Transparency Details

The pay range for this position in Cambridge, MA is $186,000 to $298,000.

The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity.   

In addition, other compensation, such as an annual incentive bonus, sales commission or long-term incentives may be offered.  Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes a generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and much more.  Details about our benefits can be found here. 

At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case. 

Additional Information

US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.

Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position.  For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to Cambridge, MA.

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This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates.  Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.

Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug-free workplace.