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PRODUCT LINE DIRECTOR-ENERGY MANAGEMENT
Location Northville, USAFORVIA HELLA is a listed international automotive supplier. As a company of the FORVIA Group, FORVIA HELLA stands for high-performance lighting technology and vehicle electronics and, with the Lifecycle Solutions Business Group, also covers a broad service and product portfolio for the spare parts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special vehicles. With currently around 34,000 employees at over 125 locations, the company is active worldwide and generated adjusted sales of €8.0 billion in the fiscal year 2025.
YOUR TASKS
- Define and execute the Energy management product line strategy and roadmap, driving profitable growth, competitiveness, innovation and product differentiation.
- Own the product portfolio and lifecycle, including business cases, product positioning, pricing support, and alignment with market and customer requirements.
- Provide cross-functional leadership across R&D, Sales, Marketing, Operations, and program/product teams, ensuring alignment and achievement of business and performance targets.
- Build strong customer and stakeholder relationships, representing the Energy product line while ensuring customer needs and market opportunities influence strategic direction.
- Understand specific customer needs in the region, and align them with global team to fulfill local customer requests
YOUR QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum 5+ years relevant experience in the Energy Management product management and technical leadership and strong customer front end experience.
- Proven track record of managing complex technology portfolios with full P&L responsibility
- Bachelor's degree in relevant engineering discipline
- Knowledge in Battery Management / Energy Management Systems
- Demonstrate success in customer acquisition, product placement, market development and profitable business growth
- Strong leadership, strategic thinking, business acumen and stakeholder management skills
Even if you do not meet all our requirements, do not hesitate to apply to us, because the further development of our employees is very important to us and opens up a wide range of opportunities for you in our company.
FORVIA HELLA stands for the variety of all employees. Inclusion and diversity are firmly anchored in our company culture. We are continuously looking for new team players and welcome applications from all interested parties, regardless of their ethical and social background, age, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation or identity.
Please send us your application via our career portal, stating your salary requirements and earliest possible starting date, with the reference number req19115.
HELLA Electronics Corp., USA
Edward Colon
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PRODUCT LINE DIRECTOR-ENERGY MANAGEMENT
Location Northville, USAFORVIA HELLA is a listed international automotive supplier. As a company of the FORVIA Group, FORVIA HELLA stands for high-performance lighting technology and vehicle electronics and, with the Lifecycle Solutions Business Group, also covers a broad service and product portfolio for the spare parts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special vehicles. With currently around 34,000 employees at over 125 locations, the company is active worldwide and generated adjusted sales of €8.0 billion in the fiscal year 2025.
YOUR TASKS
- Define and execute the Energy management product line strategy and roadmap, driving profitable growth, competitiveness, innovation and product differentiation.
- Own the product portfolio and lifecycle, including business cases, product positioning, pricing support, and alignment with market and customer requirements.
- Provide cross-functional leadership across R&D, Sales, Marketing, Operations, and program/product teams, ensuring alignment and achievement of business and performance targets.
- Build strong customer and stakeholder relationships, representing the Energy product line while ensuring customer needs and market opportunities influence strategic direction.
- Understand specific customer needs in the region, and align them with global team to fulfill local customer requests
YOUR QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum 5+ years relevant experience in the Energy Management product management and technical leadership and strong customer front end experience.
- Proven track record of managing complex technology portfolios with full P&L responsibility
- Bachelor's degree in relevant engineering discipline
- Knowledge in Battery Management / Energy Management Systems
- Demonstrate success in customer acquisition, product placement, market development and profitable business growth
- Strong leadership, strategic thinking, business acumen and stakeholder management skills
Even if you do not meet all our requirements, do not hesitate to apply to us, because the further development of our employees is very important to us and opens up a wide range of opportunities for you in our company.
FORVIA HELLA stands for the variety of all employees. Inclusion and diversity are firmly anchored in our company culture. We are continuously looking for new team players and welcome applications from all interested parties, regardless of their ethical and social background, age, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation or identity.
Please send us your application via our career portal, stating your salary requirements and earliest possible starting date, with the reference number req19115.
HELLA Electronics Corp., USA
Edward Colon
Phone:
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Manufacturing
- Technology & Software
- Electronics & Hardware
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in product line director jobs.
- 7+ years of product management or product marketing experience with demonstrated portfolio ownership
- Proven ability to define and execute multi-year product line roadmaps across the full lifecycle
- Cross-functional leadership experience coordinating engineering, sales, finance, and operations teams
- Proficiency in financial modeling, P&L management, and business case development
- Experience with stage-gate or agile product development processes
- Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or a related field, with an MBA often preferred
Tips for Your Product Line Director Job Search
Quantify portfolio impact on your resume
Hiring managers for this role want revenue and margin outcomes, not activity lists. Replace bullets like 'managed product portfolio' with concrete results: revenue growth, SKU rationalization outcomes, or time-to-market improvements you drove across a product line.
Align your resume to the vertical
A product line director resume in medical devices reads differently than one in consumer packaged goods. Tailor your language to the industry's vocabulary, regulatory cadence, and go-to-market model so your experience translates immediately to the hiring team reading it.
Target companies by lifecycle stage
Early-stage product lines need directors who can build from scratch, while mature lines need leaders who optimize margin and rationalize SKUs. Matching your experience to the company's current portfolio challenge is the clearest way to pass the initial screen.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists product line director openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match your industry and seniority level and apply directly to each listing without jumping between sites.
Prepare a portfolio strategy case study
Interviewers frequently ask you to walk through a real portfolio decision you led. Prepare a structured narrative covering the market data you used, the trade-offs you evaluated, the stakeholders you aligned, and the business result, so you can present it fluently under pressure.
Negotiate scope alongside compensation
Before accepting an offer, clarify the number of product lines in scope, P&L ownership level, and cross-functional authority. Directors who fail to define scope upfront often find their role constrained in ways that limit both impact and future advancement.
Product Line Director Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most product line directors?
The most active employers for product line directors right now are Coherent, Fictiv, and Forvia, and the most openings are in California, Michigan, and Oregon, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand tends to be strongest in manufacturing, medical devices, and consumer electronics companies managing broad product portfolios.
How many product line director jobs are remote?
About 44% of product line director openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the cross-functional coordination this role demands. Sub-areas with the most remote flexibility tend to be software and digital product lines, where on-site manufacturing oversight is not required.
How do you become a product line director?
Most product line directors move up from senior product manager, product marketing manager, or category manager roles after building a record of owning a full product lifecycle. Demonstrating P&L responsibility, cross-functional leadership, and market strategy experience accelerates the path. An MBA can help with the transition into director-level scope, but it is not universally required.
Can you get a product line director job without director-level experience?
Yes, but you need to close the gap with evidence of scope, not just titles. Candidates who have led a product category end-to-end, managed a cross-functional team through a launch, or owned a business case that reached an executive audience are competitive even without a prior director title. Framing your impact at the portfolio level, rather than the individual feature level, is what moves your application forward.
What does the product line director interview process look like?
Most processes run three to four rounds. An initial recruiter screen is followed by a hiring manager conversation focused on your portfolio experience and leadership style. A panel round typically involves cross-functional peers from finance, engineering, or sales. Many companies add a case study or strategic presentation where you are asked to evaluate a product line scenario and defend your recommendations.
Where can I find and apply to product line director jobs?
You can find and apply to product line director jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your industry background and seniority level, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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