Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. TE Connectivity is seeking a Technical Product Manager to lead the strategic direction and development of its Backplane and Board-to-Board products. The role is responsible for defining market-driven product roadmaps, developing customer partnerships, translating market insights into product requirements, and coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver innovative connectivity solutions.
Responsibilities
- Define and drive the product strategy and roadmap for the Backplane portfolio, ensuring alignment with market needs and business objectives
- Conduct comprehensive market research and customer discovery to identify future product requirements and technology trends
- Translate market and customer insights into a prioritized, actionable roadmap that drives competitive advantage
- Develop clear, segment-specific value propositions that differentiate TE’s Backplane products in the marketplace
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams—including Sales, System Architecture, FAE, and Engineering—to ensure strategic alignment and execution
- Develop strong relationships with key customers and industry stakeholders to understand pain points, gather feedback, and validate product direction
- Represent the voice of the customer internally and ensure their needs are central to product decisions
- Support customer meetings, proposal development, and technical discussions to secure design-ins and new business opportunities
- Stay ahead of market trends, competitor moves, and regulatory changes to ensure TE’s Backplane portfolio remains industry-leading
- Define technical requirements in a Product Requirement Document (PRD) that meets our customers' needs
- Work closely with R&D to ensure timely development of cost-optimized, high-performance solutions aligned with roadmap objectives
- Ensure seamless collaboration between product, engineering, operations, and marketing teams during early development
- Continuously assess portfolio health and maintain a strong pipeline of future offerings
Skills
- Relocation: No
- Travel: 10% to 25%
- Education Experience: Bachelors Degree (High School +4 years)
- Employment Experience: Less than 1 year
- An Engineering Background is required for the position
- • 8+ years of experience in Product Management, System Architecture, Business Development, or a related function, preferably in high-speed interconnects or industrial technology
- • Strong understanding of Backplane products, systems, and applications (e.g., AI rack scale-up or related areas)
- • Proven experience defining product roadmaps and strategies based on customer and market insight
- • Technical background required; Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field
- • Strong interpersonal and customer engagement skills, with experience presenting to strategic customers
- • Excellent analytical, planning, and communication abilities
- • Capable of influencing and driving alignment across a global, matrixed organization
- • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- • Willingness to travel internationally as needed
- •The preferred candidate will be based in San Jose (Bay Area), CA
- • 8+ years of experience in Product Management, System Architecture, Business Development, or a related function, preferably in high-speed interconnects or industrial technology
- Master's preferred
Benefits
- A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), disability, life insurance, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and voluntary benefits.
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