Local Product Manager - High Voltage Switchgear

The Opportunity

As a Local Product Manager, you are responsible for end-to-end lifecycle management of assigned High Voltage Switchgear products (GIS / DTB / PASS) for the Indian market, ensuring market competitiveness, compliance, profitability, and operational excellence. The role acts as a key interface between Market, R&D, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Global Product Management, translating market requirements into executable product actions while safeguarding Hitachi Energy standards, safety, and integrity.

How you'll make an impact

• Own assigned HV switchgear products throughout their complete lifecycle: introduction, growth, sustaining, and phase-out.
• Drive product localization, variant management, and sustaining engineering priorities in line with India market needs.
• Ensure products continuously deliver customer value, compliance, and target profitability.
• Collect, analyze, and prioritize market requirements and deviations from Sales & Tendering; EPCs, Utilities, and End Customers; Manufacturing, Quality, and Service teams
• Convert Voice of Customer (VoC) and market insights into Product improvement actions; Variant / rating extensions; Localization or new development proposals
• Support development and execution of local product strategy and roadmap, aligned with Global Product Group direction.
• Perform product gap analysis vs. competition, specifications, standards, and customer expectations.
• Prepare or contribute to business cases for New developments; Localization initiatives; Cost-reduction or redesign projects
• Support pricing strategy for assigned products in coordination with sales and global pricing guidelines.
• Track product cost structures, margins, and value engineering opportunities.
• Drive and support cost-reduction and localization initiatives to meet target cost and margin objectives.
• Monitor competitive landscape (product features, pricing, technology position). Coordinate and manage Type testing strategy and deviations; Test standards, lab selection, and parameter management
• Support technical risk reviews and ensure compliance with IEC / IEEE standards; Local regulatory and statutory requirements
• Act as the local product focal point for assigned HV switchgear products.
• Collaborate closely with Engineering & R&D; Manufacturing & Supply Chain; Quality, Service & Project teams; Sales, Tendering & Marketing
• Interface with Global Product Management to align local needs with global roadmap and governance.
• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Living Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering (mandatory) / master's degree or specialization in High Voltage / Power Systems preferred
• Typically, 12-15 years of experience in High Voltage Switchgear (AIS / GIS / Circuit Breakers), Product Management, Application Engineering, R&D, or Technical Sales
• Strong exposure to: Utilities, EPCs, and industrial customers. HV standards, testing, and manufacturing processes
• Deep technical understanding of HV switchgear technologies
• Strong market orientation with structured analytical thinking. Commercial and cost awareness
• Ability to independently drive product topics with limited supervision
• Effective cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management
• Direct influence on market success, compliance, and profitability of PGHV products in India
• Key contributor to localization, cost competitiveness, and customer satisfaction
• Recognized subject-matter expert at local level, feeding into global product strategies
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required