Junior Product Manager

Department of Position: Product Management

Reports to: Lead Product Manager

Existing vacancy: Yes

Company Description

For over 35 years, Lorex has been creating security systems designed to protect your home and business. Founded and headquartered in Canada, we’ve grown to become leaders in DIY (Do It Yourself) security, offering premium solutions built on innovation, reliability, and expertise that enhance your lifestyle and protect what matters most.

Job Summary

Reporting to the Lead Product Manager, the Jr. Product Manager supports the development, launch, and lifecycle management of Lorex hardware and smart security products. The role serves as a key liaison between suppliers, engineering teams, quality assurance, operations, sales, marketing, and customer experience teams to ensure products are delivered on time, within target cost, and according to business requirements.

The Jr Product Manager assists in translating market opportunities, customer feedback, competitive insights, and business objectives into detailed product requirements, specifications, and launch plans. This role is highly execution-focused and requires strong organizational skills, technical aptitude, analytical thinking, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

The successful candidate will support roadmap development, product definition, cost management, issue resolution, supplier coordination, and go-to-market activities across some of Lorex's security product portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

Product Development & Execution

• Support the planning, development, launch, and lifecycle management of Lorex products from concept through commercialization.
• Assist in preparing product requirement documents (PRDs), market requirement documents (MRDs), business cases, and feature specifications.
• Coordinate product development activities with JDM/ODM/OEM partners, suppliers, and internal engineering teams.
• Track project schedules, milestones, dependencies, risks, and action items throughout the development lifecycle.
• Participate in design reviews, engineering discussions, testing reviews, and launch readiness activities.
• Maintain product specifications and change-management documentation throughout development.

Requirements & Product Definition

• Gather requirements from customers, sales teams, customer support, operations, and leadership stakeholders.
• Translate business requirements into clear product specifications and feature requirements.
• Prioritize requirements and support trade-off discussions related to cost, schedule, quality, and performance.
• Work with engineering teams to ensure requirements are correctly understood and implemented.

Market Research & Competitive Intelligence

• Conduct competitive analysis and benchmarking of security, surveillance, smart home, and connected device products.
• Research market trends, new technologies, and emerging industry opportunities.
• Analyze customer feedback, warranty data, product reviews, and support issues to identify product improvements.
• Support roadmap planning through data-driven recommendations and market insights.

Product Launch & Commercial Support

• Support product launches by coordinating activities across Product Management, Marketing, Sales, Operations, and Customer Experience teams.
• Assist in preparing product positioning materials, training content, presentations, and launch documentation.
• Support SKU creation, naming, bundle configuration, and packaging requirements.
• Participate in launch readiness reviews and post-launch performance assessments.

Vendor & Cross-Functional Coordination

• Act as a day-to-day point of contact for suppliers and development partners.
• Coordinate technical discussions and issue-resolution activities between internal teams and external vendors.
• Track open issues and ensure timely follow-up on corrective actions.
• Support factory samples, validation testing, certification activities, and production readiness reviews.

Portfolio & Business Performance

• Assist with product costing, target-price tracking, margin analysis, and business case preparation.
• Monitor product performance and recommend enhancements or corrective actions.
• Support portfolio optimization initiatives, SKU rationalization efforts, and lifecycle planning activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• At least one year of experience in Product Management, Project Management, Product Development, Product Marketing, or a related role.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional projects in a technology or consumer electronics environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with consumer electronics, smart home, IoT, networking, security, surveillance, or related technologies.
• Experience working with JDM/ODM/OEM manufacturers and overseas suppliers.
• Familiarity with product development lifecycles from concept through production.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, Power BI, or similar tools.
• Understanding of wireless technologies, networking fundamentals, mobile applications, and cloud-connected devices.
• Mandarin and/or Cantonese language proficiency is a plus.

Lorex welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Please note that we use AI tools as part of our recruitment process to enhance efficiency and improve candidate experience.