**Creating Peace of Mind by Pioneering Safety and Security** _At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 30 brands, 12,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond. Additionally, in 2024 we were awarded the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award, which recognizes the most engaged workplace cultures in the world._ **Job Scope:** The Assistant Product Manager is a highly collaborative position responsible for supporting strategic projects across a portfolio in the Allegion Australia business. This position is responsible for assisting near term and long-term profitability for the business by partnering with the product manager and executing a product plan, actively managing product value proposition, ensuring product line positioning, and all other aspects of product management within strategic initiatives. This position enables and drives collaboration and partnership with multiple functions such as, marketing, sales, manufacturing, sourcing, engineering and Allegion Inter-group companies to achieve the successful execution of product plans and development of product roadmaps. The technical expert for the product portfolio, providing support to internal and external customers. **Primary Responsibilities** + Assist in development and execution of product strategies that support Allegion business strategies + Assess current portfolio to help determine near term (tactical) and long term (strategic) elements, including make or outsource new product development, line extensions and rationalization. + Creation and maintenance of detailed competitive product information including assessment of claims, features, benefits and marketing strategies to support product line positioning, selling, and pricing strategies. + Support portfolio pricing strategy – maximizing revenue and margin + Identify trends and needs within the market space and evaluate them as potential business opportunities. + Business case support: Collaborate with Product team members to finalise business cases that detail sales forecasts, development investment, and commercialization strategy. + Evaluate internal and external financial, technology, channel, and market data in order to expand portfolio roadmaps + Participation in joint activities with the marketing organization including project planning, brand strategy, pricing/discount strategy, customer research and marketing communications + Provide product support and training to sales, customer services and other stakeholders as required + Prepare and maintain technical documents (e.g. data sheets, installation instructions), presentation materials & product training materials + Provide product expertise and technical support to customers and internal teams + Provide technical support remotely and on-site as required to customers in a timely and professional manner **Compliance** + Ensure compliance with and report all breaches of legal and operational business requirements including relevant State and Federal laws and legislation; international product standards; occupational health, safety and environmental requirements; employment law; corporate governance requirements; Trade Practices Act; privacy legislation; and policies, procedures and code of conduct. **Additional Duties** + Carry out additional activities as directed from time to time by the Manager of this position. **Job Specification** **Required Qualifications & Experience** + Tertiary qualification or equivalent in a Product Management related subject or Engineering + Experience in product management, product support, program management, technical sales, marketing, operations, or business roles is ideal + Experience with local and offshore manufactured goods is strongly preferred + Ability to influence and communicate effectively with diverse range of internal and external customers: customers, sales personnel, engineering, finance, executive leaderships, etc. + Strong attention to detail + Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders and deliverables. + Strong communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate with internal and external stakeholders + Ability to translate complex customer and channel needs into thoughtful, well-organized business cases and portfolio roadmaps. + Ability to support strategic planning and track record of supporting profitable business growth. + Ability to conceptualize, integrate, and execute new solutions within a business + Developing business and financial acumen (business cases, price positioning, product margin, commercialization strategy, channel management, etc.) **Job Breadth:** + Position works collaboratively with multiple functions & business units including engineering, sourcing, marketing, and sales in ANZ and throughout the Allegion organisation as required + Ability to travel if required **We Celebrate Who We Are!** Allegion is committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace. Together, we embrace all differences and similarities among colleagues, as well as the differences and similarities within the relationships that we foster with customers, suppliers and the communities where we live and work. Whatever your background, experience, race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, disability status, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, we will make sure that you have every opportunity to impress us in your application and the opportunity to give your best at work, not because we’re required to, but because it’s the right thing to do. We are also committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If for any reason you cannot apply through our career site and require an accommodation or assistance, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team (Careers@Allegion.com) . © Allegion plc, 2023 | Block D, Iveagh Court, Harcourt Road, Dublin 2, Co. Dublin, Ireland REGISTERED IN IRELAND WITH LIMITED LIABILITY REGISTERED NUMBER 527370 Allegion is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer (https://www.allegion.com/corp/en/careers/equal-opportunity.html) Privacy Policy **We are Allegion.** A team of experts. United under a common desire; Protect today innovate for tomorrow. And never settle for the status quo. We believe in anticipating opportunities by sharpening our skills and finding new answers through collaboration. We believe in a safer, more secure world. We believe in providing peace of mind. We believe in being true to ourselves and to those who trust-in our protection. We are many. We are one. **We are Allegion.**