ChampionX is a global leader in providing chemistry programs and services, drilling technology, artificial lift solutions, and automation technologies for the upstream and midstream oil and gas industry. Our world-class safety culture fuels our purpose to improve lives through our commitment to deliver sustainable operations. We are currently seeking to hire a Product Line Manager. In this role, you will play a key part in driving the development and adoption of a suite of wellsite optimization solutions. The selected candidate will ensure that the product strategy addresses market needs in a profitable way and fully aligns with overall ChampionX goals. The compensation for this role is $135,000 – $150,000.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Collaborate with other subject matter experts and customers in ideation
- Establish requirements and issues for development
- Oversee field validation and acceptance testing
- Ensure our products represent our commitment to best-in-class customer experience and value creation
- Understand market dynamics through lens of customer challenges, urgency, and willingness to pay for new solutions using personal interviews and synthesizing inputs from other sources
- Understand and evaluate competitive solutions in the marketplace
- Define and own the product roadmap
- Work with Customer Solutions and Development to prioritize, design, and deliver enhanced design/feature requests
- Manage testing and verification of new features in collaboration with customers and Customer Solutions team
- Manage day-to-day processes around product life cycle using structured program management techniques and tools
- Work closely with Marketing Communications to deliver marketing launch plans and material
- Plan, design, and implement product training to the Commercial, Solutions, and Support organizations
- Engage with external and internal stake holders for product feedback, including market share analysis, net promoter score, and win/loss analysis
- Maintain confidentiality of all matters
REQUIREMENTS:
- Four-year college or university degree in Marketing, Engineering, or related field
- Minimum of 4 years of experience in a Product Management function or Production Engineering role
- Minimum 3 years of experience in artificial lift industry
- Experience in project management and multi-stakeholder environment
- Excellent communication skills that convey conviction and depth in our value proposition
- Ability to travel up to 25% if not in the Houston area
- Able to present our portfolio to global audiences via a variety of communication channels like webinars, public speaking events, video interviews, print etc.
- Ability to garner Voice of Customer from a diverse set of customers, geographies and industries and translate the VOC into actionable strategy
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office suite
- Possess solid business acumen
- Strategic Thinker
At ChampionX, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every employee can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of employees and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer, and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran. In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce.