Digital Devices Manager

The Digital Devices Manager is responsible for Global Product Management of sensing and Monitoring which includes sensors and edge devices used to monitor and acquire signals from high-voltage products and transformers. The focus of the role is on integrating cutting-edge IoT sensing technologies to deliver robust, scalable digital edge solutions for both existing (internally manufactured and third-party) and future primary assets.

Reporting to the Digital Service Product Manager, this role collaborates closely with all stakeholders within Digital Service Solutions team (Digital Strategy, Global Product Care, Operations & Support) and with the broader Service BU Strategy Functions (i.e., Global Product Groups (GPGs), Strategy & Innovation, Technology). As an individual contributor, the Manager will identify and champion innovation for existing monitoring devices and next-generation edge device solutions, leading projects from initial exploration through the entire product development lifecycle (gate process), ensuring quality, compliance, and alignment with the Service digital portfolio strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Responsibilities:

• Innovation: Identify initiatives to enhance the Sensing & Monitoring (S&M) performance and collaborate with R&D and external partners to discover new technological solutions and develop roadmaps for future product offerings.
• Digital Asset Product Management: Own product management for the Sensing & Monitoring (S&M) portfolio of BU Service. Deeply understand the customer value, market & business opportunity, and technology gap needed to enable the connected-asset vision: instrument assets, transmit performance & health data, and extract value from ingested data .
• Process Governance: Ensure compliance with company and Service BU standards around technology and product development. Champion process innovation where applicable to accelerate product mgmt. roadmap.

Operational Responsibilities:

• Reporting: Oversee product management and technology process, ensuring data fidelity & consistency, and facilitating effective mgmt. reporting and analysis.
• Standardization: Implement and enforce standardized processes for S&M product tracking and performance evaluation, ensuring effective integration with digital tools and technologies.
• KPI Monitoring: Develop key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate product performance, leveraging data-driven insights for continuous improvement in digital asset performance.

Financial Responsibilities:

• Business Case: Define Business cases and follow-up on the results after implementation

• Budget Management: Oversee and optimize the budget for product management initiatives, through roadmap and prioritization.

Collaboration & Governance:

• Cross-Functional Alignment and Execution: Serve as the primary liaison between BU's global product management functions, global Digital Product Care and regional stakeholders, ensuring cohesive execution of product strategies.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate closely with the Lifecycle Manager, Digital Offerings Manager, R&D, primary asset factories and product management and other functions (engineering, quality, service, digital transformation) to ensure asset management practices support overall business objectives.
• Compliance: Ensure adherence to relevant regulations, standards, and internal policies in all asset management activities.