Product Manager

Gemini is looking for an ambitious Product Manager to join the team at our location in Las Colinas, TX! This position is responsible for providing end-to-end ownership of an assigned product area, with a focus on identifying opportunities, building business cases, setting roadmap priorities, and leading execution. You will develop strong customer, market, application, technical, operational, and financial understanding; converts insight into clear requirements and executable plans; and work cross-functionally to deliver measurable revenue, cost, growth, and customer outcomes. The role operates independently within its defined scope, manages constraints and tradeoffs with clear rationale, and escalates category-level, enterprise-level, or highly ambiguous decisions. An ideal candidate will demonstrate hunger for a future in Business Unit leadership in other areas of the business. Come be a part of a positive, people-first culture that is focused on leveraging each team members’ strengths to help bring our customers’ unique signage products to life. Location: Las Colinas, TX Type: Full Time – Hybrid (Minimum 4 days onsite per week) Schedule: 5/8 hour days (Monday through Friday) Travel: Up to 25% A day in the life of a Product Manager at Gemini includes:  1. OPPORTUNITY IDENTIFICATION AND ROAD MAPPING | 30% * Develop product-area plans and roadmap priorities within the established category strategy, customer needs, target markets, and financial goals. * Independently translate customer, market, application, competitive, and business insight into well-defined opportunities, business cases, product requirements, and roadmap recommendations tied to business goals. * Conduct regular Voice of Customer work through customer visits, field observation, win-loss analysis, sales and channel input, and direct engagement with end users. Translate findings into clear customer problems, product requirements, and growth opportunities. * Build a fact-based view of the assigned product area, including customers, applications, buying criteria, competitive alternatives, market opportunity, value propositions, and differentiation; contribute insight to broader category strategy. * Identify risks and dependencies within the assigned product area, manage constraints, and elevate cross-category or enterprise implications when needed. * Manage lifecycle activities within the assigned product area, including discovery, requirements, development, launch, adoption, maintenance, improvement, and recommendations for simplification, rationalization, or end-of-life. 2. GROWTH INITIATIVE LEADERSHIP AND EXECUTION | 40% * Lead cross-functional execution for defined opportunities within the assigned product area, from discovery and validation through requirements, development, commercialization, launch, adoption, and post-launch learning. * Facilitate effective use of the stage-gate product development process, with clear requirements, decision points, owners, and measures of success. * Coordinate with Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Experience to define requirements, resolve issues, and achieve launch readiness. * Convert approved priorities into executable plans, define success metrics, track results, and recommend adjustments based on evidence and business impact. * Make day-to-day prioritization tradeoffs within the assigned scope, say no or recommend deferral with clear rationale, manage constraints, and escalate decisions beyond the role’s authority. * Own execution and follow-through for assigned initiatives, remove barriers, and drive measurable outcomes against defined revenue, cost, growth, adoption, service, quality, and customer goals. * Independently test ideas, challenge assumptions, and implement constructive change within the assigned product area. 3. BUSINESS ACUMEN, METRICS, AND IMPACT | 15% * Track and interpret product-area performance, including orders, revenue, cost, margin, pipeline, pricing, adoption, and growth measures; identify gaps and recommend actions. * Support pricing decisions through value, cost, competitive, and performance analysis; develop recommendations for price positioning, realization, and margin improvement within the assigned scope. * Build and maintain business cases that connect customer value, market opportunity, resource requirements, risk, and financial impact. * Prioritize assigned work using customer value, strategic fit, resource requirements, financial return, and business objectives; communicate tradeoffs clearly. * Prepare product-area performance reviews, contribute to planning and forecasting, define and monitor success metrics, and recommend corrective action when outcomes fall short. * Provide market analysis, customer insight, and business-case support for partnerships and product-area expansion opportunities. 4. STAKEHOLDER LEADERSHIP AND GO-TO-MARKET PARTNERSHIP | 10% * Build strong, trust-based relationships across Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, Customer Experience, and other key functions. * Build cross-functional alignment around product priorities, requirements, tradeoffs, and decisions; provide concise recommendations and decision support to leaders. * Own commercialization readiness and post-launch performance in partnership with Sales and Marketing, including positioning, pricing, channel strategy, sales tools, training, customer communication, launch timing, adoption measures, pipeline development, revenue ramp, and post-launch corrective action. * Clearly and strategically communicate product priorities, recommendations, decisions, progress, and results to diverse stakeholders; gain buy-in through credibility, evidence, and relationships. 5. TEAM CONTRIBUTION AND DEVELOPMENT | 5% * Informally mentor less-experienced team members, share knowledge, and contribute to stronger product-management standards and practices. This role has no required formal people-management responsibility. * Provide constructive peer feedback and help teammates strengthen product-management fundamentals and ownership. * Practice self-awareness, seek feedback, and model learning, accountability, and collaboration. Skills and Abilities * Customer-focused product manager with curiosity, commercial judgment, and the ability to independently identify and frame opportunities within an assigned area. * Technical and application aptitude with the ability to build credible expertise in the assigned products, manufacturing processes, customer use cases, specifications, quality requirements, and relevant standards. * Strong written, verbal, facilitation, and presentation skills, with the ability to build cross-functional buy-in. * Working knowledge of physical-product lifecycle management, requirements, roadmapping, stage-gate development, commercialization, launch planning, and lifecycle recommendations. * Ability to evaluate customer value, technical feasibility, operational requirements, timing, risk, and financial return and recommend practical tradeoffs. * Ability to build business cases, analyze revenue, cost, margin, pricing, and ROI, and define and track meaningful success metrics. * Ability to independently identify issues, frame options, make recommendations, and lead defined work through moderate complexity and ambiguity. * Commitment to self-awareness, continuous learning, cross-functional collaboration, knowledge sharing, and informal mentorship. Education and Experience * Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, engineering, product management, or a related field; MBA preferred. * 4+ years of successful experience in product management, category management, new product development, marketing, applications engineering, or a related discipline, preferably in B2B manufacturing, engineered products, or physical products. * Demonstrated experience developing product strategies, roadmaps, requirements, and business cases and leading cross-functional execution. * Experience using customer discovery, market insight, financial analysis, and performance metrics to make product decisions. * Demonstrated ability to influence without authority and work effectively across functions and levels of an organization. This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice. The actual title and individual compensation packages are dependent upon various factors unique to each candidate including skillset, training, transferable skills, work experience, qualifications, business needs, market demands, and other job-related reasons. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role is eligible for other benefits. How we show we care * $0 Health Insurance Premium for Employee-Only Coverage (Plus low-cost premiums for other coverage levels!) * 4% Retirement Match with Profit Sharing * Generous Paid Time Off (Vacation, Holiday, Parental, Volunteer, and Sick)  * Dental, Vision, Disability and Life Insurance * Get Paid Weekly  * Use of Company Owned Resort in Hayward, WI * Tuition Reimbursement Program About Us As a leader in the signage manufacturing industry, Gemini, Inc. has been providing stability to our employees since 1963. We know what it means to be human, and we strive to make sure our employees feel valued. Due to our incredible family of employees, we have grown substantially and are looking to grow our team further with like-minded individuals that share in our company values: Customer Commitment, Teamwork, Respect, Diversity, Stability, Stewardship. At the heart of our work is a simple but powerful vision: Successful Partners. Engaged People. Thriving Communities. This vision guides how we show up every day for our customers, for one another, and for the communities we call home. * We are an Equal Opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability.  * Gemini will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. For additional assistance email; hr.dept@geminisignproducts.com [hr.dept@geminisignproducts.com] or call (507) 263-3957 and ask for the Human Resources Representative assigned to the location of interest.   * Following receipt of a conditional offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete additional job-related screening processes as permitted or required by applicable law.