Sterling Engineering
Product Manager
Naperville, Illinois, US
Role snapshot
Sterling Engineering is hiring a Product Manager on a full-time basis. This is a role based in Naperville, Illinois, US.
- Company
- Sterling Engineering
- Location
- Naperville, Illinois, US
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- 4+ years
- Posted
- Nov 6, 2026
Who this role suits
Practitioners with a few years behind them who can work independently, make trade-offs and help newer teammates.
How to prepare your application
- Prepare examples of decisions you drove, how you measured the result, and how you worked with other teams.
- Be ready to discuss trade-offs and scope, not only the tools you have used.
- Read what Sterling Engineering publishes about its product or team, so you can say clearly why this role and this company.
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About the role
Title: Product Manager
Location: Naperville, IL
Hire Type: Direct hire
Compensation: $100-120k
Bonus/ Incentives/ Stock Options: Annual Bonus potential
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k
Must have Skill Set:
- 4+ years of Product Management experience focused on product development, innovation, or strategy
- Experience with competitive research, product gap analysis, and market analysis
- Experience managing a broad product portfolio within a manufacturing or retail environment
- Strong analytical and cross-functional communication skills
Overview:
We are seeking a strategic Product Manager to support the development, improvement, and positioning of a broad portfolio of durable products used across commercial, facility, and industrial environments. This role will focus on identifying product gaps, researching competitors, analyzing product data, and using market insights to drive internal product strategy.
The ideal candidate has experience managing multiple products or product categories within a manufacturing or retail environment and is comfortable making data-driven recommendations that can be applied across a broad customer base. Experience with durable, rugged, or industrial products is highly preferred.
Job Duties:
- Lead product innovation initiatives by identifying market and product gaps.
- Research competitor products, features, pricing, and positioning to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Analyze product data and market insights to support product strategy and decision-making.
- Develop recommendations for product enhancements, new products, and portfolio improvements.
- Drive product decisions based on market and business insights rather than solely responding to individual customer requests.
- Ensure product strategies and improvements can be effectively scaled across the broader customer base.
- Partner with internal teams to communicate product recommendations and support execution.
- Monitor the overall product portfolio and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Support the development and expansion of a diverse portfolio of durable products.
Qualifications:
- 4+ years of Product Management experience with responsibility for product strategy, innovation, development, or portfolio management.
- Experience conducting competitive research and product gap analysis.
- Background in retail manufacturing, consumer products, industrial products, or a similar multi-product environment.
- Experience managing or supporting a broad product portfolio rather than a limited number of individual products.
- Background with durable, rugged, industrial, facility, cleaning, tooling, or similar products is strongly preferred.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn product and market data into actionable recommendations.
- Comfortable influencing internal stakeholders and working cross-functionally.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated career stability and consistent tenure in previous positions.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.