Job Title:  Director (m/f/d) Strategic Product Management

Director (m,f,d,) Strategic Product Management

As the Director of Strategic Product Management, you will drive a cohesive product portfolio strategy across our business, ensuring alignment with company objectives and market demands. Your role will involve defining and executing product roadmaps, leading cross-functional teams from ideation to market launch. You'll champion customer and sales perspectives, support business case development, and drive product differentiation in global markets. We are seeking a visionary leader with technical acumen and a proven record of managing complex product lines in instrumentation, controls, and vision systems.

The Director (m,f,d) Strategic Product Manager will:

• Lead the definition and advocacy of new products, including market analysis, competitor assessment, and team leadership to determine product requirements.

• Architect and articulate a strategic product roadmap, supported by data-driven decision-making.

• Drive the strategic direction and continuous enhancement of the Product and Technology Road Maps, ensuring alignment with business objectives and market trends.

• Manage market activities for product launches and updates, ensuring they align with strategic objectives.

• Provide oversight for the NPI process, maintaining robust systems for requirement management, sales and marketing support and impact assessment.

• Provide guidance to Product Managers and oversee the Product Life Cycle process, ensuring clear direction throughout all development phases.

• Evaluate requests for modified standard products, analyzing technical and financial feasibility to ensure return on investment.

• Offer support in resolving post-release product issues, ensuring both technical performance and financial success.

• Provide marketing application support, including research, application notes, and collaboration with sales teams.

• Analyze product performance metrics and develop pricing strategies based on market impact, sales forecasts, and competitive factors.

• Engage with customers to gather insights, refine product offerings, and align with market demands.

• Build and maintain relationships with key customers and channel partners to capture the “voice of the customer” for new product concepts.

• Lead technical and commercial discussions, leveraging business acumen to enhance customer engagement.

The Director (m,w,d) Strategic Product Manager Position Requires:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related technical field, also a MBA with a focus on marketing.

• Appropriate experience of experience in technical application, sales, or product management - desired in the heavy vehicle or automotive instrumentation industry.

• Appropriate experience in a product line management role.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to make data-driven decisions.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Demonstrated ability to work independently and in influential management roles.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools.

• Ability to travel up to 25%.

• Proficiency in both English and German.