Product Management Specialist

Department: Sales / Marketing

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Madison, Wisconsin, US - Wisconsin - Madison

Key Responsibilities

• Support Product Managers in executing product-related initiatives, projects, and day-to-day activities across the product portfolio.
• Assist with organizing product information, maintaining documentation, and ensuring accuracy of product records within company systems.
• Help coordinate activities related to product launches, product updates, and product lifecycle management.

• Support the development and maintenance of product literature, brochures, specifications, presentations, and other customer-facing materials.
• Assist in preparing internal and external product communications, training materials, and presentation content.
• Ensure product information remains current, consistent, and accessible across relevant platforms and resources.

• Gather and organize information from Sales, Marketing, Customer Service, Operations, and other stakeholders to support product initiatives.
• Assist in collecting and analyzing customer, market, and competitive information to help inform product decisions.
• Support reporting activities by preparing project updates, summaries, and business insights for the Product Management team.
• Support special pricing requests and annual pricing review activities, including data collection, competitive pricing research, margin analysis, and preparation of pricing recommendations.

• Assist with Product Management initiatives involving artificial intelligence (AI) tools and emerging technologies.
• Support adoption of new tools and practices that enhance efficiency, information management, and decision-making.
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• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Project Coordination
• Partner with cross-functional teams to support product-related projects and business initiatives.
• Coordinate project activities, meeting schedules, and follow-up actions to help ensure timely execution of initiatives.
• Participate in team meetings and contribute to special projects, continuous improvement efforts, and other assignments as needed.

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

• Strong interest in product management, marketing, business, engineering, or related disciplines.
• Interest in and familiarity with AI-enabled tools and technologies is beneficial, with a willingness to learn and apply emerging AI capabilities to support product management processes and decision-making.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Curious, analytical mindset with a desire to learn about customers, products, and markets.
• Ability to gather and interpret information to support decision-making.
• Comfortable working collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrates initiative, attention to detail, and a willingness to take ownership of assigned tasks.
• Ability to present information effectively in small group settings.
• Proficient problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to work independently while seeking guidance when needed.
• Demonstrates professionalism, discretion, and sound judgment when handling business information.

• Exposure to AI tools, data analytics platforms, or technology solutions that support business processes, market analysis, or product management activities.
• Internship, co-op, campus leadership, or professional experience involving product management, marketing, sales support, engineering, project management, market research, or customer engagement.
• Experience using data to support recommendations and business decisions.
• Experience using business systems, databases, or CRM tools.
• Familiarity with data analysis and reporting tools.

• Product Management Support
• Project Coordination
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Communication
• Business Analysis
• Market Research
• Customer Focus
• Product Information Management
• Data Analysis
• Problem Solving
• Organization & Planning
• Attention to Detail
• Learning Agility
• Initiative
• Continuous Improvement

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Marketing, Engineering, Communications, or a related field preferred.
• Associate degree with relevant experience will also be considered.
• Recent graduates and candidates with internship, co-op, or project experience are encouraged to apply.

• Product lifecycle management
• Product launch planning and execution
• Market and competitive analysis
• Customer and sales feedback analysis
• Product data management
• Cross-functional project coordination
• Product training and communication
• Business systems and product information management