Head of Product Lines, Region North America

Permanent

At Electrolux Group, a leading global appliance company, we strive every day to shape living for the better for our consumers, our people and our planet. We share ideas and collaborate so that together, we can develop solutions that deliver enjoyable and sustainable living. 

Come, join us as you are. We believe diverse perspectives make us stronger and more innovative. In our global community of people from 100+ countries, we listen to each other, actively contribute and grow together. 

Join us in our exciting quest to build the future home! 

Where you'll be: This position must be hybrid from our Charlotte, NC HQ. Minimal travel may be expected.

About the role

The Head of Product Lines, Region North America is accountable for end‑to‑end Regional Product Line performance for our Major Appliances portfolio—Food Preservation, Food Preparation, and Care - with a clear focus on commercialization, profitable growth, and regional P&L ownership.

This role owns what is commercialized in North America - from consumer-backed roadmaps and generation plans through launch execution, lifecycle performance, and value realization. The Head of Product Lines, converts market, consumer, and customer insights into clear portfolio priorities, product specifications, and business cases, ensuring products win in-market while staying aligned to global platforms and strategies.

As a member of the North America Executive Leadership Team, reporting to Head of Region North America, the Head of Product Lines, is the accountable executive for regional product outcomes, driving speed, decision clarity, and cross-functional execution from strategy through in-market results.

What you’ll do

Own Regional Product Line Performance & P&L

• Lead Food Preservation, Food Preparation, and Care Regional Product Lines with full regional P&L accountability.

• Own commercial outcomes in-market, including growth, margin, mix, cost, and competitiveness.

• Drive portfolio trade‑offs across brands, channels, price tiers, and features to optimize profitability and market impact.

Define Regional Product Roadmaps & Generation Plans

• Define and institutionalize a North America consumer-centric innovation and roadmap process (inputs, cadence, governance, and decision gates), producing 3–5 year generation plans grounded in consumer insight, customer needs, and competitive dynamics.

• Translate insights into concrete regional product specification requirements, including features, performance, cost targets, and timing.

• Ensure alignment with Global Product Lines and partner effectively with the Food Preservation Selling Joint Venture to deliver an integrated, executable roadmap—while preserving regional relevance, speed, and accountability.

Own Business Cases & ROI Delivery

• Be accountable for delivering the committed return on investment, not just securing approval.

• Lead corrective actions when assumptions, cost, timing, or market performance are at risk.

Lead the Regional Innovation Triangle

• Drive structured innovation triangle discussions across Product, Commercial, and Consumer Insights.

• Identify region‑specific unmet needs and differentiated propositions.

• Synthesize regional insights and feed them into the broader Product organization to inform prioritization and scalable innovation.

Shape Core Products & Complementary Value

• Select and prioritize digital, physical, and service complements to core products that should be developed, marketed, and monetized in North America.

• Ensure complements enhance consumer value, differentiation, and lifetime value.

• Partner with Digital, Technology, and Commercial teams to ensure complements are commercially viable and regionally relevant.

Drive Launch Excellence & In‑Market Performance

• Own regional launch readiness and execution across Product, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, and Commercial teams.

• Be accountable for in‑market performance, including quality, reliability, warranty, and consumer ratings.

• Ensure closed‑loop learning informs roadmap and lifecycle decisions.

Build and Lead the NA Product Organization

• Lead and develop the North America Product Line organization, including Regional Heads/VPs for each category.

• Lead a multi-layer regional product organization and operate through a tight stakeholder network across Global Product, Commercial/Sales/Marketing, Operations & Supply Chain, Quality, Digital/Technology, Finance, and the Food Preservation Selling Joint Venture.

• Establish clear decision rights and RACIs with Global Product and Functions to increase speed and eliminate duplication.

• Build strong succession and leadership pipelines for critical product roles.

• Accountable for market, commercial, and financial performance.

What success looks like in the first 12–18 months

• Stand up a repeatable, consumer-centric innovation and roadmap operating model for North America (insights-to-specs, prioritization, business cases, and launch commitments).

• Align NA roadmaps with global platforms and architectures while improving regional speed-to-market and decision clarity (RACI).

• Build a one-roadmap partnership with the Food Preservation Selling Joint Venture, with clear interfaces, shared priorities, and escalation paths.

• Improve portfolio profitability through disciplined trade-offs (mix, pricing, cost targets, SKU rationalization where needed) and stronger value realization.

• Increase launch excellence and closed-loop learning, using in-market performance (quality, ratings, warranty, service insights) to refine roadmap and lifecycle decisions.

• Strengthen the NA product leadership bench and succession pipeline across categories.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

• Senior product leader with 15+ years of experience in product line, category, or portfolio leadership within durable goods or complex consumer products.

• Proven owner of regional product P&L and commercial outcomes preferably in a matrixed, global organization.

• Strong track record balancing consumer relevance, cost competitiveness, and execution discipline.

• Comfortable making trade‑offs, setting priorities, and driving accountability close to the market.

• A collaborative, decisive leader with the ability to influence executive levels and build high‑performing teams.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.

Why you’ll love working with us

• A high‑impact executive role with clear ownership and accountability

• Direct influence on the North America business performance

• A collaborative culture that values speed, clarity, and empowerment

• The opportunity to shape products that millions of consumers use every day

Benefits highlights:

• Flexible work hours/hybrid work environment.

• Discounts on our award-winning Electrolux products and services.

• Family-friendly benefits; Insurance policy plan and 401k.

• Extensive learning opportunities and flexible career path.

As part of Electrolux, we will continuously invest in you and your development. There are no barriers to where your career could take you.

Come, join us as you are.

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Electrolux Group Careers: https://career.electroluxgroup.com/global/en 

Electrolux Home Products, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request through [email protected]. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.     

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