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The Network Gear Product Management team manages the hardware that enables secure, reliable connectivity between mesh endpoints and Itron's back?office systemscapabilities that are critical to customers' ability to deploy Grid Edge Intelligence solutions at scale. This Product Line Manager role leads the Network Gear portfolio and a small team of Product Managers, with accountability for translating strategy into clear, executable product plans. The role owns the roadmap for next?generation Network Gear and ensures disciplined lifecycle management across the portfolio, from new product introduction through sustainment and end?of?life.

This is a highly collaborative, customer?centric leadership role within a technology company serving the Utilities & Energy sector. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds who are passionate about building impactful products to apply.

• Own the portfolio and roadmap (accountable, innovative): Define, communicate, and sequence a multi?year hardware strategy for routers, gateways, and related network components that integrate seamlessly with firmware, software, and mechanical systems, aligning with customer needs and business outcomes.
• Translate strategy into execution (agile, accountable): Lead the conversion of product vision and market insights into clear requirements, prioritized backlogs, and executable product plans that deliver value at scale.
• System integration leadership (collaborative, authentic): Champion end?to?end system interoperability across hardware, firmware, software, and mechanical domains, guiding architecture decisions that balance performance, power, cost, reliability, manufacturability, and serviceability.
• Technical trade?off management (innovative, accountable): Drive data?informed decisions by leading formal trade studies and maintaining decision records that transparently balance competing technical and business constraints.
• Cross?functional leadership through influence (collaborative): Partner closely with systems, hardware, firmware, software, mechanical engineering, supply chain, operations, finance, quality, and field teams to deliver products on schedule, at target margin, and with high customer satisfaction.
• Lifecycle ownership (customer centric): Own the full product lifecycle, including requirement definition, business cases, new product introduction (NPI), launch readiness, production ramp, cost?down initiatives, sustaining activities, and end?of?life transitions.
• Customer and market insight (customer centric, authentic): Engage with utility customers and internal stakeholders to translate customer needs, regulatory requirements, and industry standards into actionable product requirements.
• Financial stewardship (accountable): Manage key P&L levers, including list pricing, cost targets (BOM, NRE, COGS), volume assumptions, and warranty exposure, ensuring sustainable business outcomes.
• Quality and reliability partnership (accountable, collaborative): Work with Engineering and Quality teams on verification and validation, environmental and regulatory compliance, and field issue triage to continuously improve product reliability and customer trust.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of experience designing, developing, and deploying complex systems in a technology?driven environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence cross?functional teams, building alignment through collaboration, clear prioritization, and well?defined decision frameworks.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical and business concepts to diverse audiences in an inclusive and authentic manner.
• Proven accountability for delivering customer?focused outcomes in dynamic, fast?evolving markets.

• Experience working with electric, gas, or water utility customers, including exposure to AMI/DA systems, industry standards, and utility procurement or qualification processes.
• Hands?on familiarity with hardware development, cellular technologies (LTE/5G), edge computing, and IP networking; comfort reviewing schematics, thermal and power budgets, and firmware interfaces.
• Mastery of core Product Management skillsfrom discovery through deliveryincluding portfolio management, business casing, and outcome?oriented prioritization in agile environments.
• Passion for innovation and continuous improvement in support of reliable, secure infrastructure for the Utilities & Energy sector.

Benefits Info: This position also includes a competitive benefit package including; financial, social, health and wellbeing programs, paid vacation, 401k matching, employee stock purchase program, hybrid work schedule, and more!

Itron is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce and providing an authentic workplace experience for all employees. If you are excited about this role but your past experiences don't perfectly align with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway. In the end, you may be just who we are looking for! The successful candidate's starting wage will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills and experience. Itron is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you require an accommodation to apply, please contact a recruiting representative at 1-800-635-5461 or email Accessibility@itron.com.

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