Senior Product Manager - Connected Products - job 1 of 5

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading innovation company focused on creating smarter, safer and more beautiful homes and improving lives. Our driving purpose is that we elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. We believe our work and our brands can have incredibly positive impacts for not just our business and shareholders, but for people and the planet, too.

When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team who are empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone is encouraged and empowered to be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength.

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Are you excited to help bring smart, connected products to life? We are looking for a Senior Product Manager to join our growing Connected Security team, supporting iconic brands like Master Lock and Yale. You’ll lead the product strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle management for one or more connected product lines within the Security business unit.

As a strategic leader, you’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and launch innovative products that enhance safety and convenience for our customers. This role balances technical depth with business acumen and customer empathy. You’ll help shape how we compete and grow in the smart home and connected products space.

We value individuals who can Think Fast, using data and user feedback to guide timely decisions; Work It Together, collaborating across teams to bring hardware and software solutions to market; and Make the Hard Call, making thoughtful choices that consider trade-offs in quality, speed, cost, and customer experience.

Position location: This position is eligible for a hybrid schedule based out of Deerfield, IL. Effective mid-2025, Fortune Brands will transition to a new world-class campus in Deerfield, bringing together associates from across our U.S. offices, brands, and functions. The campus will offer vibrant workspaces for collaboration, along with amenities for dining, onsite daycare, fitness and recreation.

What you will be doing: 

• Own the product portfolio strategy and 3-year roadmap for assigned Connected Product Group lines.
• Conduct ongoing market analysis, competitive reviews, and Voice of Customer (VOC) research to develop best-in-class solutions.
• Partner with hardware and software development teams to drive new product introductions through the full product lifecycle.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful business tollgate reviews and product launch readiness.
• Translate customer needs into clear product requirements that deliver differentiated value and align with business goals.
• Support technical discussions with engineering and development teams.
• Lead pricing and margin strategies for assigned products to deliver P&L results.
• Define market segmentation priorities and collaborate with Sales and Channel Marketing on go-to-market plans.
• Manage ongoing product quality, lifecycle transitions, and end-of-life planning.

• 6+ years of experience as a Product Manager, Category Manager, or Product Owner managing product portfolios with both hardware and digital components
• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business, a related field, or equivalent experience required.
• Technical background and comfort collaborating with engineering teams
• Solid knowledge of industry trends and pain points to be able to create a high-value product vision and satisfy user demands.
• Strong analytical skills, including ability to arrive at insights from analytical data, is essential for market and competitive evaluation, pricing and line management.
• Demonstrated ability to be a team player with skills to lead/participate in cross-functional teams.
• Ability to travel approximately 15%, mainly to trade shows & customer locations

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in the Smart Home or Connected Home industry.

Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is Hiring Pay Range: $107,000 - $145,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based sales incentive plan.

At Fortune Brands, we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays per policy), inclusive fertility / adoption benefits, and more. We offer numerous Employee Resource Groups to support inclusivity and our associates’ feeling of belonging at work.

Fortune Brands is a brand, innovation and channel leader focused on exciting, supercharged categories in the home products, security and commercial building markets. Our portfolio of brands includes Moen, House of Rohl, Aqualisa, SpringWell, Therma-Tru, Larson, Fiberon, Master Lock, SentrySafe and Yale residential.

Fortune Brands is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois and trades on the NYSE as FBIN

Equal Employment Opportunity:

FBIN is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Reasonable Accommodations:

FBIN is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please contact us at [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information. Resumes submitted to this email address will not be responded to.