Sr. Product Manager – Pyrometers & Linescanners

Sr. Product Manager – Pyrometers & Linescanners

Fluke Process Instruments Business Unit

Position Overview

The Product Manager – Pyrometers & Linescanners is responsible for end-to-end product lifecycle ownership of Fluke Process Instruments’ industrial infrared temperature measurement portfolio, including infrared linescanners, system solutions, and fixed/portable pyrometers.

This role is accountable for portfolio strategy, roadmap execution, pricing and positioning, voice-of-customer (VOC), and commercial success, partnering cross‑functionally with Sales, Engineering, Operations, Marketing, and Global Regions to drive profitable growth in core and high‑growth industrial markets.

The role directly supports Fluke’s strategic pillars of Customer Success Inspires, Kaizen Is Our Way, and We Compete, while applying Fortive Business System (FBS) principles to continuously improve product and business performance.

Key Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Portfolio Management

• Own the multi‑year product strategy and roadmap for Linescanners (e.g., PRIMA, CS400, TIP900) and Pyrometer portfolios (e.g., ENDUR, THERM, Raytek, MI3) across performance tiers and applications.
• Define portfolio segmentation, value propositions, and investment priorities aligned to market needs, vertical strategies, and Fluke/FPI growth objectives.
• Develop and maintain business cases for new product introductions (NPI), line extensions, and lifecycle transitions.

Voice of Customer & Market Insight

• Lead VOC, win/loss, and market analysis to deeply understand customer workflows, application needs, and unmet pain points across industries such as metals, glass, plastics, cement, paper, and semiconductors.
• Translate customer insights into clear product requirements, pricing strategies, and roadmap decisions.
• Monitor competitive landscape and emerging technologies to inform differentiation and defensibility.

New Product Introduction (NPI) & Lifecycle Execution

• Serve as product owner for NPIs, driving requirements definition, launch readiness, and post‑launch performance tracking.
• Partner closely with Engineering and Operations to balance performance, cost, quality, and manufacturability throughout the lifecycle.
• Lead portfolio simplification, cost‑out, and end‑of‑life (EOL) initiatives using data‑driven, FBS‑based decision making.

Commercial Enablement & Go‑to‑Market

• Define pricing, positioning, and value messaging for global sales, distributor, and specialist channels.
• Support sales enablement, including training, tools, application guidance, and key customer engagements.
• Collaborate with Marketing on launch plans, campaigns, and application-driven collateral aligned to target industries and buying cycles.

Business Performance & Continuous Improvement

• Own key product KPIs including revenue growth, margin, mix, attach rates, VOC metrics, and launch performance.
• Apply FBS and kaizen to continuously improve portfolio profitability, customer experience, and internal execution.
• Present clear, fact‑based updates in ops reviews, portfolio reviews, and strategy forums.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in product management, product marketing, or commercial strategy, preferably in industrial, instrumentation, sensors, or automation products
• Demonstrated experience managing hardware and system-based portfolios across multiple lifecycle stages
• Strong ability to translate technical concepts into customer value propositions
• Experience working in cross‑functional, global environments

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or advanced technical degree
• Experience with infrared temperature measurement, imaging, or industrial sensing
• Familiarity with direct, distributor, and system integrator sales models
• Experience applying Fortive Business System (FBS) or Lean methodologies
• Proven success leading NPIs and complex product portfolios

Critical Success Factors

• Customer‑centric mindset with strong VOC rigor
• Data‑driven decision making and commercial acumen
• Ability to influence without authority in a matrixed organization
• Bias for action and continuous improvement (kaizen)
• Clear, executive‑ready communication

Why do Fluke Process Instruments Matter?

At Fluke, we help the world’s most critical industries predict, prevent, and optimize their processes. The FPI team plays a key role in enabling reliability, safety, and productivity through advanced temperature measurement solutions. This role offers the opportunity to directly shape the future of industrial infrared sensing in a global, high‑impact portfolio.

Fortive Corporation Overview

Fortive's essential technology makes the world safer and more productive. We accelerate transformation in high-impact fields like workplace safety, build environments, and healthcare.

We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in healthcare sterilization, industrial safety, predictive maintenance, and other mission-critical solutions. We're a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to advanced technologies that help providers focus on exceptional patient care.

We are a diverse team 10,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.

At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.

At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.

At Fortive, we believe in growth. We're honest about what's working and what isn't, and we never stop improving and innovating.

Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.

About Fluke

Fluke is leading the world in creating software, test tools and technology that will support customers today and in the future. We are a customer-obsessed market leader with a strong reputation for reliability, quality and safety.A wholly owned subsidiary of Fortive Corporation (www.fortive.com), Fluke is a global corporation headquartered in the greater Seattle area. Driven by the successful Fortive Business System, Fluke offers the passion of a startup with the resources of a Fortune 500 company. We are focused on the growth of our individual employees, teams and the Fluke brand.

We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at [email protected].

Bonus or Equity

This position is also eligible for bonus as part of the total compensation package.

Pay Range

The salary range for this position (in local currency) is Everett, WA: 131,215 - 219,075