Solution Line Manager, Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS)
Date: Dec 17, 2025
Location: Chicago, IL, US, 60631
Company: Belden, Inc
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Propel your career surrounded by a diverse team of innovative, goal-oriented individuals who are pursuing the next generation of connectivity solutions. At Belden, you’ll participate in work that will challenge you and position you to excel. You’ll collaborate with colleagues from around the world, gaining exposure to a broad base of expertise and perspectives.
Together, we’ll continue on a journey of innovation, creating a connected world and paving the way for automation. Join us and let’s build the future.
Job Summary:
As a Solutions Line Manager for Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS), you will be responsible for the detailed execution of Belden's solution line strategy within the dynamic and evolving ITS market. This role involves in-depth market analysis, competitive intelligence, and translating complex customer problems related to traffic management, smart cities, vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication, and public safety into clear, actionable requirements for solution development and integration. You will work closely with Solution Architects and Commercial teams to ensure Belden's connectivity and networking solutions meet the rigorous demands of modern traffic infrastructure, are effectively brought to market, and contribute to solution line performance metrics. This position offers flexible work options (Remote/Hybrid available, with travel as required).
You will make a difference in the following ways:
· Conduct detailed market research and competitive analysis for specific solution areas within Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS).
· Translate identified customer problems and market needs into clear, actionable requirements for Belden's solution development and integration.
· Collaborate with Solution Architects to ensure solution blueprints align with market requirements and customer value propositions for ITS.
· Gather and synthesize market feedback from Commercial teams to inform solution enhancements and new development for traffic management solutions.
· Contribute to the development of solution roadmaps and strategic plans, ensuring alignment of detailed solution execution with overall solution line strategy.
What you bring:
· Extensive experience (8+ years) in product management, solution management, or technical marketing within the Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS), smart cities, or transportation technology sectors.
· A strong understanding of traffic management protocols, sensor technologies, video surveillance, and communication networks critical for ITS deployments.
· Demonstrated analytical rigor, strong communication, and collaborative problem-solving skills with a market-driven focus.
· Proven ability to translate complex operational challenges into clear solution requirements and compelling value propositions.
· Experience in ensuring the market readiness of assigned solutions and contributing to solution line performance metrics.
Benefits
Belden also offers hybrid and remote work practices where feasible and provides employees with benefits that could include health/dental/vision, long term/short term disability, life insurance, HSA/FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, parental leave, employee stock purchase plan, paid leave for volunteer work in your community, training opportunities, professional talent management and succession planning, corporate health well-being initiatives and a work culture which includes commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and sustainability!
Let’s Write the Next 100 Years Together.
Join a global community striving to improve connectivity and security. The work we’re doing puts our people on the front lines of impacting lives and shaping the future. Propel your story of innovation by helping Belden write the next chapter in ours. Shape your future at Belden.
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These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work involved for this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of this job.
Applicants can expect a base compensation range of $120,000 to $170,000.00, plus benefits and additional incentives based on the level of the role. This is the reasonable estimate that Belden believes it might pay for this job based on applicable circumstances at the time of posting. Belden may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law, and commensurate with the applicant’s experience, qualifications, and geographical location.
Belden also offers hybrid and remote work practices where feasible and provides employees with benefits that could include health/dental/vision, long term/short term disability, life insurance, HSA/FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, parental leave, employee stock purchase plan, paid leave for volunteer work in your community, training opportunities, professional talent management and succession planning, corporate health well-being initiatives and a work culture which includes commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and sustainability!
Nearest Major Market: Chicago