Product Marketing Manager - AI

If you are a Product Marketing professional looking for an opportunity to grow your career, Emerson Power and Water Solutions (PWS) has an excellent opportunity!  As the Product Marketing Manager - AI, where you will promote AI applications on the Ovation Intelligence Framework. This role plays a pivotal part in achieving value across our power and water customer base by increasing adoption, improving control systems, and developing outstanding, revenue-generating solutions. You will be responsible for the end-to-end lifecycle of AI applications -- from conceptualization through market adoption -- ensuring they tackle real-world customer challenges and drive long-term recurring revenue. This position can be located in our Charlotte, NC, Cranberry Township, PA, St. Louis, MO, or Tinley Park, IL office. 

At Emerson Power & Water Solutions, we help customers in the world’s most critical industries address the challenges of modern life. As an industry-leading controls automation company, we drive innovation that makes the world healthier, safer, and more sustainable! Emerson’s five decades of power and water expertise embedded within the Ovation™ distributed control system (DCS) forms a reliable and innovative platform that evolves with rapidly changing technology to help improve plant reliability.

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

AI & Application Strategy

• Recommend a comprehensive product roadmap for AI‑powered applications that advances customer value and aligns with Emerson’s strategic vision.
• Identify customer challenges and integrate emerging technologies to define high‑value use cases in areas such as renewables integration and process optimization.

New Product Development 

• Develop business plans and product requirements informed by market research and customer feedback.
•  Ensure AI and software‑based applications are designed around specific customer needs, driving adoption and continuous improvement.
• Create marketing collateral, release communications, and training materials for new product launches.

Application Commercialization

• Lead a cross‑functional team to build and execute Go‑to‑Market plans, ensuring strong product‑market fit and customer value.
• Run new product introduction programs that support early adoption and benchmark‑level performance.
• Collaborate with Sales, Software Development, and Customer Success teams to convert pilots into long‑term subscriptions and contribute to ARR growth.
• Support technical selling through customer presentations that connect product capability with operational value.
• Provide global support for new product and application releases, empowering world‑area teams to expand their sales funnel.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Build strong internal partnerships with Development, Sales, and Project teams to foster alignment and accelerate innovation.
• Engage customers, utilities, and industry groups to gather insights, define product direction, and promote thought leadership.
• Work closely with Marketing to develop plans that increase market awareness and demand generation.
• Serve as a key voice for the product’s value proposition and differentiation, synthesizing input across internal and external stakeholders.

Who You Are:
You build strong partnerships and maintain long-lasting relationships with key accounts. You leverage customer insights to guide the development of innovative offerings. You are a visionary who can articulate credible pictures of possibilities and future opportunities. You adapt your communication style to meet the needs of diverse audiences and foster collaboration across teams.

For This Role, You Will Need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Marketing, or a related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, including experience in process engineering, marketing, or business development
• Minimum of 3 years of experience with AI applications and solutions.
• Ability to interpret market dynamics, customer feedback, and emerging technology trends.
• Ability to travel up to 20-30%.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States. Sponsorship will not be provided for this position.

Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart:

• 10+ years in technology leadership, ideally in power generation, utilities, or industrial automation.
• Proven success delivering AI, analytics, or software applications with measurable commercial impact.
• Understanding of control systems (DCS/SCADA), AI/ML frameworks, and software development processes.
• Familiarity with Emerson’s Ovation™ platform and related application ecosystems.

 Our Culture & Commitment to You:

Our compensation philosophy is simple: we pay a competitive base salary, within the local market in which we operate, and reward performance during our annual merit review process. The salary range for this role is $130,000- 187,000 annually, commensurate with the skills, talent, capabilities, and experience each candidate brings to a role.

At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results. 

We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing flexible, competitive benefits plans to meet you and your family’s physical, mental, financial, and social needs. We provide a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.

Learn more about our Culture & Values. 

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