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Product Manager - Air-Cooled Chillers

Johnson Controls

Hybrid🇮🇪Dublin, IrelandseniorPosted 7h ago

Job description

Build the next generation of sustainable cooling solutions for data centres. This role owns the product direction and commercial performance of applied air-cooled chillers in EMEA, working with customers, Sales, Engineering and Manufacturing to bring new products to market and strengthen a growing European chiller organisation.

** What you will do**

** As Air-Cooled Chiller Product Manager, you will be the product and commercial lead for applied air-cooled chillers used in mission-critical and data-centre applications. You will manage the product lifecycle, shape the roadmap, translate customer needs into product requirements, and support the successful development and launch of new products across global markets.

  • Own the end-to-end lifecycle and business performance of assigned air-cooled chiller product lines, including revenue, margin, cost, quality and market competitiveness.

  • Build strong relationships with regional business leaders, Sales, channel partners and customers to gather voice of customer and understand current and future product requirements.

  • Develop and maintain product roadmaps and business plans, using customer insight, market trends and competitive benchmarking to prioritise investments and initiatives.

  • Lead the product-management contribution to new product introductions, working closely with the Dublin Engineering Centre of Excellence and global cross-functional teams.

  • Translate market and customer requirements into clear product priorities across multiple technical disciplines, including mechanical and electrical systems, heat transfer, fluid dynamics and power.

  • Analyse product performance, cost, pricing, features and competitive position, and present recommendations that influence strategic business decisions.

  • Support pricing strategies and product value propositions that align with customer needs and business objectives.

  • Build a strong understanding of applicable market requirements, regulations and customer expectations across data-centre and other mission-critical applications.

  • Provide visible product leadership as the EMEA chiller engineering and manufacturing organisation develops its capability, processes and market presence.

Your first six months**

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  • Become familiar with the existing product-development programmes, product portfolio and customer requirements.

  • Build effective working relationships with the Dublin engineering team, global product teams, Sales, Manufacturing and other key stakeholders.

  • Begin engaging directly in customer discussions about current applications and future product needs.

  • Identify opportunities to strengthen product-management processes and help mature the new European chiller organisation.

  • Demonstrate a hands-on, build-from-scratch mindset by moving beyond observation and documentation to actively shaping priorities and ways of working.

What you will need**

** Required experience and capabilities**

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  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, marketing or a related discipline. An engineering degree is strongly preferred due to the technical nature of the products, customers and sales channels.

  • At least five years of relevant professional experience, including approximately three years in product, service or offering management, or closely related product ownership.

  • Experience working with complex, engineered products in HVAC, chillers, heavy machinery, industrial equipment or another high-technology manufacturing environment.

  • A strong working understanding of chillers, HVAC systems or comparable technical products, including how product cost, performance and value are optimised.

  • Experience collaborating with and providing direction to engineering teams across multiple technical disciplines.

  • Ability to work effectively with Sales and business leaders and to communicate product performance, cost, pricing, market trends and competitive insights clearly.

  • Experience analysing large volumes of data and producing clear, decision-ready reports and recommendations.

  • Strong stakeholder-management and communication skills, with the credibility to engage technical customers and internal specialists.

  • A proactive approach and genuine interest in building a new product and engineering capability in EMEA.

Preferred experience**

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  • Product-management, product-development, applications engineering, technical sales or product-marketing experience in commercial or applied HVAC, particularly air-cooled chillers.

  • Experience with products used in data centres, mission-critical facilities or other technically demanding commercial and industrial environments.

  • Knowledge of current HVAC market trends, competitor products and customer buying requirements.

  • Experience gathering voice of customer and managing complex customer or product issues.

  • Understanding of capital expenditure, financial budgeting and investment measures such as ROI, IRR and NPV.

  • A degree in mechanical or electrical engineering; chemical engineering may also be relevant. An MBA or other postgraduate business qualification is an advantage.

Why join us?**

  • Help build and shape a growing European chiller capability rather than simply maintain an established operation.

  • Work with a diverse global team and build connections across customers, Engineering, Sales and Manufacturing.

  • Contribute to products that improve energy efficiency and support more sustainable cooling for buildings and data centres.

  • Work in a rapidly growing, technically advanced market with visible customer and business impact.

** Working arrangements**

** Location**

Dublin, Ireland, based near the engineering operation.

** Hybrid working**

A minimum of approximately three days per week in the office is expected to support close collaboration with Engineering and other stakeholders.

** Travel**

Moderate domestic and international travel for customer visits, industry conferences and workshops. Travel may occur once or twice a year, with occasional trips of up to one or two weeks.

** Reporting**

This is an individual-contributor product-management role reporting to the Air-Cooled Chiller product leadership organisation.