Senior Product Manager - AutoMist

Senior Product Manager - AutoMist

As the Sr. Product Manager for AutoMist, you will play a pivotal role in driving the success of our exhaust hood and flue cleaning business. With full P&L ownership, you will foster revenue growth and profitability by shaping product strategies, leading cross-functional teams, and building key partnerships. This role emphasizes product innovation, market expansion, and positioning the product as an industry leader, while consistently improving performance and enhancing customer satisfaction to accelerate growth.

Location: Minnesota (within 90 miles of Mendota Heights, MN)

Travel: Up to 25% domestically

Key Responsibilities:

• P&L Ownership:
  • Manage AutoMist P&L, focusing on revenue growth and achieving EBITDA targets.
  • Deliver regular financial updates, including monthly and quarterly P&L insights, and review and approve pricing proposals.

• Product Strategy & Execution:
  • Develop product roadmaps and strategies based on market trends, customer feedback, and competitive analysis.
  • Lead cross-functional teams (Strategic Pricing, Finance, Sales, Marketing, and Engineering) execute product initiatives effectively.
  • Collaborate with Engineering to drive product innovation, addressing customer challenges and improving profitability.

• Market Leadership & Growth:
  • Partner with Marketing to establish AutoMist as the industry standard in hood and flue cleaning.
  • Explore partnerships with OEMs and sales channel partners to accelerate market expansion.
  • Work with Operations to create and implement consistent processes for installation, service, and customer communication across depots.

• Leadership & Stakeholder Management:
  • Build strong relationships and hold cross-functional stakeholders accountable for delivering key objectives.
  • Provide mentorship to future team members responsible for product strategy, roadmaps, business cases, and product launches.

• Continuous Improvement & Reporting:
  • Identify opportunities to improve product performance, cost efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
  • Provide product line updates to internal stakeholders to ensure alignment and clarity across the organization.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience driving an early lifecycle product line to hit financial targets while improving customer satisfaction
• Experience gathering customer requirements, developing innovative products/services, and successfully launching them in the marketplace.
• 8+ years professional experience
• Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, marketing or engineering, or related field
• A customer-first mindset in setting and achieving business objectives.
• Strong financial acumen and ability to manage complex P&L responsibilities.
• Proven experience in leading cross-functional teams and influencing stakeholders across functions and locations.
• Strategic mindset with a focus on execution and delivery of results
• Familiarity with a stage-gate product development process incorporating both waterfall and agile methodologies.
• Specific experience defining requirements for and launching a digital customer portal that includes service, billing, and operational features.
• Strong data analysis skills with the ability to draw actionable insights.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA or an advanced degree is highly valued.
• Experience in customer account management is a plus.

Inclusive Employer
At Restaurant Technologies, we celebrate diversity, believe in equity, and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees; we're proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law."

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Culture & Benefits

Our employees are the foundation of our success and we take care of them! Our comprehensive benefits include professional development, competitive health care coverage, incentives and a healthy work and life balance. We've cultivated an award-winning workplace for driven team members who enjoy a fast pace and rapid growth balanced by a flexible and supportive environment. We've earned recognition as a "Best Place to Work," by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal along with The Minnesota Work Life Champions Award while consistently earning a spot on Minnesota's Fastest Growing Companies list. In addition, we've earned numerous awards from our customer base who consider Restaurant Technologies a valued strategic partner.

Who We Are

Restaurant Technologies is the leading provider of highly innovative and value-enhancing bulk cooking oil management services to the food service industry. Our solution is environmentally sound, highly efficient and creates a safer, more productive work environment for restaurant personnel. With over 35,000 existing customers we are an established, profitable mid-sized company poised for double-digit growth in the coming year. We are headquartered in suburban Minneapolis, Minnesota with a growing number of sites strategically located across the U.S. serving over 41 metropolitan markets.