Product Manager, Applications & Experience

Job description

Company Overview Imagine Everything. Build the Future with Hexion. At Hexion, we push boundaries, rethink possibilities, and create real impact. We activate science to deliver progress—developing breakthrough solutions that strengthen industries, protect communities, and drive a more sustainable future. This is where bold thinkers, problem-solvers, and innovators come together to shape what’s next. Whether you're engineering advanced materials, transforming manufacturing technologies, or leading strategic innovation, your ideas and actions leave a lasting mark. We cultivate an inclusive culture of growth, collaboration, and accountability, ensuring every contribution propels us forward. We don’t follow the status quo—we challenge it, disrupt it, and improve it. Every role at Hexion is part of something bigger. We invest in innovation, sustainability, and continuous development—equipping you with the tools, training, and opportunities to excel. With an unwavering commitment to safety, partnership, belonging, and impact, we empower you to lead change and strengthen industries worldwide. Your Future Starts Here. If you’re ready to push limits, reimagine what’s possible, and create the extraordinary, Hexion is where you belong. Anything is possible when you imagine everything. ROLE MISSION Own the roadmap for Smartech AI's operator- and operations-facing applications — the dashboards,​ alerting, visualization, and workflow tools built on live, streaming plant data that help operators and plant​ teams act in real time. Translate platform capabilities into intuitive products that deliver measurable​ operational outcomes. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Product Strategy & Roadmap Own the roadmap for operator-facing apps; identify​ high-value plant-operations use cases across sites and​ workflows. Experience & Adoption Own usability and adoption of operations dashboards,​ alerting, and workflow tools; drive operator engagement​ and trust. Discovery & Delivery Lead discovery with operators and plant teams; deliver​ in Agile/Scrum — owning the backlog, story writing, and​ sprint planning. Operations Partnership Partner with plant operations and go-to-market on​ rollout, onboarding, and expansion across sites. KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS Operator Outcomes Faster operator response Measurable efficiency gains Engagement Daily active operators Alerts​ actioned rate Delivery Pilot-to-GA cycle time Sprint​ commitments met REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS Product Management: 5+ years in software product management / product​ ownership, including 2+ years owning a technical or platform product in an​ Agile/Scrum environment — backlog ownership, story writing, and sprint planning with engineering. Industrial Software: 2+ years in industrial / manufacturing software — Industrial IoT,​ MES, SCADA / historian, or plant-operations SaaS — with a demonstrated​ understanding of real-time plant data and operator-facing systems. Operations-Facing Delivery: Proven record shipping operator- or operations-facing​ applications — dashboards, alerting, visualization, or workflow tools built on live /​ streaming data. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES Product Sense: Usability and workflows for operators under pressure. Application PM: Ships operations-facing B2B apps at scale. Industrial Domain: Understands plant operations and operator needs. Discovery: Skilled in operator / plant-team discovery and validation. Agile Ownership: Backlog, stories, and sprint planning with engineering. Cross-Functional Leadership: Aligns engineering, design, and operations. Other We are an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, pregnancy, race, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or military status, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law. To be considered for this position candidates are required to submit an application for employment through our career site and, be at least 18 years of age. Any offer of employment will be conditioned upon successful completion of a drug test and background investigation, as well as authorization for the Company to conduct additional periodic background checks as required by the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) or regulations adopted by the department of Homeland Security or other regulatory agencies. A prior criminal record is not an automatic bar to employment, and the Company will conduct an individualized assessment and reassessment, consistent with applicable law, prior to making any final employment decision.