Senior Product Manager

Gemini is looking for an ambitious Sr. Product Manager to join the team at our location in Las Colinas, TX! This position is responsible for owning the assigned product category as a business, with accountability for strategy, portfolio performance, profitable growth, pricing, and customer value. You will build deep customer, market, application, technical, operational, and financial understanding; translate insight into a focused category strategy and roadmap; lead cross-functional execution across the full product lifecycle; and drive measurable commercial and operational outcomes. This role influences beyond its immediate scope and provides functional leadership as well as direct mentoring to product management talent. 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:  PRODUCT AND CATEGORY STRATEGY | 30% * Own and execute multi-year product category strategies aligned with business direction, customer needs, target markets, and financial goals. * Translate customer, market, application, competitive, and business insight into well-defined opportunities, a clear roadmap, and a focused set of winning priorities. * Establish a regular Voice of Customer discipline 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. * Define and maintain a fact-based view of target markets, customer segments, applications, buying criteria, competitive alternatives, market opportunity, value propositions, differentiation, and Gemini’s right to win. * Use systems thinking to identify interdependencies, risks, downstream implications, and mitigation plans. * Own full lifecycle and portfolio decisions, including discovery, requirements, development, launch, adoption, growth, maintenance, simplification, rationalization, and end-of-life. 2. GROWTH INITIATIVE LEADERSHIP AND EXECUTION | 40% * Lead cross-functional teams through discovery, validation, requirements, development, commercialization, launch, adoption, revenue ramp, and post-launch learning while keeping the customer at the center. * Facilitate effective use of the stage-gate product development process, with clear requirements, decision points, owners, and measures of success. * Partner with Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Experience to ensure manufacturability, capacity, sourcing, quality, service, cost, and launch-readiness expectations are understood and achieved. * Convert strategy into executable plans, define KPIs, track outcomes, and adjust priorities based on evidence and business impact. * Make timely tradeoffs across scope, timing, resources, customer value, and financial return; clearly communicate the rationale for decisions. * Accelerate results by removing barriers, driving accountability, and ensuring initiatives deliver intended orders, revenue, profitability, price, cost, service, quality, adoption, and customer outcomes. * Champion innovation and constructive change, particularly when initiatives are complex, ambiguous, or high-stakes. 3. BUSINESS AND P&L OWNERSHIP | 15% * Own category performance, including orders, revenue, profitability, market position, pipeline, portfolio health, growth levers, pricing, and return on investment. * Own category pricing strategy, including value-based pricing, price architecture, competitive positioning, discount guidance, price realization, and recommendations to address margin leakage or changing market conditions. * Build and maintain business cases that connect customer value, market opportunity, resource requirements, risk, and financial impact. * Prioritize the mix and scope of active work to maximize enterprise value and achievement of business objectives. * Lead a regular category business review, contribute to planning and forecasting, identify gaps, and drive corrective action based on orders, revenue, profitability, price realization, pipeline, launch performance, customer adoption, service, quality, and portfolio health. * Support business development opportunities, including strategic partnerships, acquisitions, and other category expansion paths. 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. * Align senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders around product vision, priorities, tradeoffs, and decisions. * 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. * Communicate clearly and concisely with executives and diverse stakeholders to build confidence, gain commitment, and enable action. 5. TEAM COACHING AND DEVELOPMENT | 5% * Provide functional leadership and direct mentoring to product management professionals, strengthen standards, and raise the quality of product management practices. Formal people-management responsibility is not required unless direct reports are assigned. * Provide clear expectations, timely coaching, and development feedback that builds capability, ownership, and sound judgment. * Practice self-awareness, seek feedback, and model learning, accountability, and collaborative leadership. Skills and Abilities * Entrepreneurial and innovative product leader with strong strategic judgment and a clear point of view. * Technical and application aptitude with the ability to become a credible category expert in product performance, manufacturing processes, customer use cases, specifications, quality requirements, and relevant standards. * Executive-level facilitation, written communication, presentation, and influencing skills. * Advanced knowledge of physical-product lifecycle management, roadmapping, stage-gate development, commercialization, launch planning, portfolio optimization, and end-of-life management. * Ability to balance customer value, technical feasibility, operational requirements, speed, risk, and financial return. * Proficiency in financial analysis, value-based pricing, price architecture, price realization, business-case development, forecasting, and KPI management. * Ability to anticipate issues, frame options, make decisions, and lead through complexity and ambiguity. * Commitment to coaching, mentoring, and building high-performing product management capability. Education and Experience * Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, engineering, product management, or a related field; MBA preferred. * 7+ years of successful experience in product management, category management, new product development, or a related discipline, preferably in B2B manufacturing, engineered products, or physical products. * Demonstrated ownership of product or category strategy, roadmaps, business cases, and cross-functional execution. * Experience using customer discovery, market insight, financial analysis, and performance metrics to make product decisions. * Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and work effectively across all levels and functions 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.