Product Management Director - Consumer Devices

The role

You will lead the strategy and execution of next generation connected consumer products. You will own a high-impact product domain and drive market research, product definition, feature prioritization, and cross-functional execution.

What you will do

• Lead the full product lifecycle from ideation and validation through launch and iteration.
• Define long-term vision, maintain a coherent roadmap, and establish product-market fit.
• Craft high-quality PRDs, user stories, and functional specs while managing trade-offs.
• Coordinate with Marketing, Manufacturing, Distribution, and Support for launches.
• Define and monitor key metrics including NPS, device activation, feature adoption, and network performance.
• Represent and resolve diverse stakeholder needs.
• Influence technical architecture and participate in engineering discussions.
• Present roadmap updates, product value, and key results to executives.
• Develop and grow other product managers on the team.

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of product management experience in consumer hardware, networking devices, or smart home categories.
• Proven track record of shipping successful physical products in markets with technical complexity and UX sensitivity.
• Ability to write clear, structured documents including PRDs, user stories, MRDs, and business cases.
• Strong technical literacy in wireless technologies such as WiFi and Bluetooth, as well as embedded software.
• Experience leveraging AI tools to accelerate product management work.
• Exceptional collaboration and influence skills across cross-functional teams.
• Strong data orientation with the ability to define OKRs, KPIs, and key metrics.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.

Nice to have

• Experience working at a leading consumer device company.
• Background in electrical engineering, embedded systems, or UX design for device ecosystems.
• MBA or advanced technical degree.

About the company

NETGEAR is on a mission to unleash the full potential of connectivity with intelligent solutions. They turn ideas into innovative networking products that connect people, power businesses, and advance the way we live.