About the role
Work Flexibility: Remote or Hybrid or Onsite
We are seeking a dynamic and results-oriented Product Manager to lead marketing initiatives for AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) products across Canada. This role focuses on driving both direct-to-consumer and indirect channel marketing, collaborating closely with 22 national distributors. The ideal candidate brings strong B2B or B2C marketing experience, digital marketing knowledge, and a proven ability to influence and engage business partners. This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced, high-impact environment, shaping marketing strategies, driving campaigns, and delivering measurable results while supporting the growth of life-saving products.
What you will do:
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Understand customer groups, including why customers buy the product or service approach for the product or portfolio
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Understand the different marketing channel strategies and associated business implications
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Track and report results/KPIs to leadership and sales
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Understand key competitors and their relative strengths/weaknesses and maintain networks of people and resources for obtaining competitive information
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Explain different product features to different customers as appropriate to their needs
-
Maintain customer engagement and deeply understand customer needs
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Play a role in developing key strategy documents: strategic plan, annual marketing plan, product launch plans, etc
-
Understand what customers value and how they perceive different attributes of the product or portfolio
-
Articulate why the product or portfolio adds value or solves problems for the customer
-
Create marketing strategies to understand, develop, and enhance the relationship between the customer and the product or portfolio
-
Propose objectives for generating clinical evidence and evaluating studies
-
Tie the business goal of the product or portfolio to the overall goal of Stryker
-
Synthesize market trends and make recommendations on areas of strategic focus
-
Develop new strategies, sales tools, and communication plans for the product or portfolio
-
Apply clinical knowledge in combination with technical knowledge to educate and articulate value
-
Work closely with sales training/sales enablement to set the sales training strategy for the product or portfolio
-
Responsible for the obsolescence plan
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Provide analytical support to set price
-
Establish short-range and long-range improvement goals for the product management team, and under guidance, develop action plans to achieve those goals
-
Analyze customer satisfaction to assess trends in customer engagement, and incorporate trends into strategic planning
-
Provide marketing intelligence group with key objectives and inputs to drive customer insights
-
Develop and implement a social media strategy to stimulate demand, increase brand awareness, and support partner onboarding, in alignment with corporate guidelines.
-
Track and report digital engagement metrics, including reach, conversion, and resource downloads.
-
Identify and prioritize vertical sectors (e.g., construction, schools, sports) for targeted market growth of AEDs, using customer segmentation and market analysis.
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Collaborate with professional associations and national bodies to expand reach and credibility, leveraging co-marketing initiatives and sponsorships.
What you will need
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree required
- 4+ years of work experience required
Preferred:
- 2+ years of medical device or marketing experience preferred
- B2B and/or B2C experience preferred
Travel Percentage: 20%
About Stryker
Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. More information is available at stryker.com and careers.stryker.com.
Facts: ● 2023 Sales: $20.5 billion ● Industry: Medical Instruments & Supplies ● Employees: 52,000 worldwide ● 40 years of sales growth leading up to 2020 ● 44+ Manufacturing and R&D Locations Worldwide ● $1.4 billion spent on research and development in 2023 ● ~12,900 patents owned globally in 2023 ● Products sold in ~75 countries ● Fortune 500 Company ● 7 consecutive years as one of Fortune's World's Best Workplaces
Stryker’s social media community guidelines: https://www.stryker.com/content/m/legal/social-media-community-guidelines/en/index.html
Notice Regarding Employee Conduct on Facebook/LinkedIn Meta/LinkedIn does not permit employers to verify or validate “employees” in the (META: “Works at” LinkedIn: “Experience”) section of users’ profiles. Please be aware that the views expressed by individuals on their personal accounts and do not necessarily represent the views of our company. If you encounter any issues with a person claiming to be our employee, we recommend using the “Report Profile” feature. If you’d like to report concerns to our Ethics Hotline, you may do so at: https://app.convercent.com/en-us/LandingPage/b6bb4e84-9fcb-ea11-a974-000d3ab9f296
About the role
Work Flexibility: Remote or Hybrid or Onsite
We are seeking a dynamic and results-oriented Product Manager to lead marketing initiatives for AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) products across Canada. This role focuses on driving both direct-to-consumer and indirect channel marketing, collaborating closely with 22 national distributors. The ideal candidate brings strong B2B or B2C marketing experience, digital marketing knowledge, and a proven ability to influence and engage business partners. This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced, high-impact environment, shaping marketing strategies, driving campaigns, and delivering measurable results while supporting the growth of life-saving products.
What you will do:
-
Understand customer groups, including why customers buy the product or service approach for the product or portfolio
-
Understand the different marketing channel strategies and associated business implications
-
Track and report results/KPIs to leadership and sales
-
Understand key competitors and their relative strengths/weaknesses and maintain networks of people and resources for obtaining competitive information
-
Explain different product features to different customers as appropriate to their needs
-
Maintain customer engagement and deeply understand customer needs
-
Play a role in developing key strategy documents: strategic plan, annual marketing plan, product launch plans, etc
-
Understand what customers value and how they perceive different attributes of the product or portfolio
-
Articulate why the product or portfolio adds value or solves problems for the customer
-
Create marketing strategies to understand, develop, and enhance the relationship between the customer and the product or portfolio
-
Propose objectives for generating clinical evidence and evaluating studies
-
Tie the business goal of the product or portfolio to the overall goal of Stryker
-
Synthesize market trends and make recommendations on areas of strategic focus
-
Develop new strategies, sales tools, and communication plans for the product or portfolio
-
Apply clinical knowledge in combination with technical knowledge to educate and articulate value
-
Work closely with sales training/sales enablement to set the sales training strategy for the product or portfolio
-
Responsible for the obsolescence plan
-
Provide analytical support to set price
-
Establish short-range and long-range improvement goals for the product management team, and under guidance, develop action plans to achieve those goals
-
Analyze customer satisfaction to assess trends in customer engagement, and incorporate trends into strategic planning
-
Provide marketing intelligence group with key objectives and inputs to drive customer insights
-
Develop and implement a social media strategy to stimulate demand, increase brand awareness, and support partner onboarding, in alignment with corporate guidelines.
-
Track and report digital engagement metrics, including reach, conversion, and resource downloads.
-
Identify and prioritize vertical sectors (e.g., construction, schools, sports) for targeted market growth of AEDs, using customer segmentation and market analysis.
-
Collaborate with professional associations and national bodies to expand reach and credibility, leveraging co-marketing initiatives and sponsorships.
What you will need
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree required
- 4+ years of work experience required
Preferred:
- 2+ years of medical device or marketing experience preferred
- B2B and/or B2C experience preferred
Travel Percentage: 20%
About Stryker
Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. More information is available at stryker.com and careers.stryker.com.
Facts: ● 2023 Sales: $20.5 billion ● Industry: Medical Instruments & Supplies ● Employees: 52,000 worldwide ● 40 years of sales growth leading up to 2020 ● 44+ Manufacturing and R&D Locations Worldwide ● $1.4 billion spent on research and development in 2023 ● ~12,900 patents owned globally in 2023 ● Products sold in ~75 countries ● Fortune 500 Company ● 7 consecutive years as one of Fortune's World's Best Workplaces
Stryker’s social media community guidelines: https://www.stryker.com/content/m/legal/social-media-community-guidelines/en/index.html
Notice Regarding Employee Conduct on Facebook/LinkedIn Meta/LinkedIn does not permit employers to verify or validate “employees” in the (META: “Works at” LinkedIn: “Experience”) section of users’ profiles. Please be aware that the views expressed by individuals on their personal accounts and do not necessarily represent the views of our company. If you encounter any issues with a person claiming to be our employee, we recommend using the “Report Profile” feature. If you’d like to report concerns to our Ethics Hotline, you may do so at: https://app.convercent.com/en-us/LandingPage/b6bb4e84-9fcb-ea11-a974-000d3ab9f296