Job Title: Junior Product Manager

Job Description

The Junior Product Manager assists in the development, launch, and continuous improvement of our hardware and terminal product lines. In this role, you will work closely with product development, engineering, marketing, and sales teams to ensure the successful delivery of high-quality products that meet customer needs and exceed industry standards.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:  Assist in managing the entire lifecycle of hardware and terminal products, from ideation and design through development, launch, and post-launch support.  Conduct market research to understand customer needs, industry trends, and competitor products, and use insights to inform product roadmaps.  Collaborate with internal teams and customers to define and document product requirements, ensuring they are clearly communicated to the engineering and design teams.  Work with engineering, manufacturing, and quality assurance teams to ensure timely development, testing, and delivery of products.  Facilitate the development of prototypes, assist in product testing, and ensure hardware specifications are met for product designs.  Assist in the planning and execution of product launches, including creating marketing materials, coordinating with the sales team, and organizing customer support resources.  Monitor customer feedback and gather insights to inform ongoing product improvements, bug fixes, and feature updates for hardware and terminal products.  Collect and analyze data on product performance, user adoption, and customer satisfaction to drive product improvements and ensure market success.  Maintain accurate product documentation, including product specifications, user manuals, and release notes.  Perform related duties assigned, within the scope of the position.

Essential Skills/Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Product Management, Business, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).  1-4 years of experience in product management or a related field (experience with hardware or terminal products is a plus).  Ability to understand technical requirements and translate them into user-friendly product features.  Understanding of hardware product lifecycle management, from design to production.  Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with a data-driven approach to decision-making.  Ability to translate complete and in-depth technical requirements into user-friendly product features and vice versa.  Strong communication and collaboration skills, working effectively across cross-functional teams.  Familiarity with Agile product management methodologies.  Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.  Detail-oriented with a passion for delivering high-quality products. Pluses:  Experience product management tools such as agile, scrum, JIRA / Atlassian  Experience with software and hardware development processes.

Work Environment

The role primarily involves sedentary physical work, with the ability to lift up to 25 pounds. It requires occasional lifting and carrying (e.g., laptop, notebook), frequent walking and standing, and hand/eye coordination to operate computer equipment. Vision for reading, recording, and interpreting information, as well as speech communication and hearing to maintain communication with colleagues and management, are necessary. The physical demands described are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $62000.00 - $80000.00/yr.

Health & Medical Benefits
Comprehensive health insurance plans
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Additional Benefits
Paid Time Off: Vacation, holidays, and sick leave
Financial Planning: Retirement plans and possibly 401(k) options

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Windsor,CT.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 25, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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