Job Description
From pioneer to technology leader in image processing: With high-tech and a passionate team, the VITRONIC Group is already setting standards for tomorrow. Despite uninterrupted growth, we have retained an appreciative corporate culture based on partnership. Challenging tasks, something new every day, a sense of family, individual development paths - with 900 colleagues at the location in Wiesbaden and another 500 worldwide, we have a lot to offer.
In order to further strengthen our department „Products & Solutions“ within our Business Unit Traffic at our headquarters in Wiesbaden we are looking for a
Product Manager* Platform Products
As part of our end-to-end traffic solutions in the areas of road safety enforcement as well as toll collection our platform products are a key element for E2E solutions offered by VITRONIC.
As a Product Manager, you will have global responsibility for segments of our platform product portfolio (e.g., housings, special vehicles, and in-car systems to be used with our traffic sensor portfolio). You will manage the products along all phases of the product management process starting from envisioning and planning of entirely new products, new product versions and releases, to product life cycle management and the retirement of the product. Your focus will be on driving our traffic platform products from a business perspective, aiming for innovation, market orientation, and competitiveness to meet the needs of VITRONIC's global customer base. Additionally, you will act as the “product expert” for other departments (Sales, R&D, Service, Marketing etc.), coordinating all product-related activities within the organization.
- Support the definition of VITRONICs platform product portfolio strategy
- Management of parts of the platform product portfolio (incl. add ons)
- Perform market & competitor analysis as input for product planning
- Monitor technological trends & developments to ensure the platform product portfolio remains competitive
- Develop the product strategy and work out the product business plan and product roadmap
- Translate user feedback and research into actionable insights for product enhancements
- Collaborate with developers to ensure product features are accurately implemented
- Coordinate product and product release launches
- Enable and support Sales in selling the products
- Define product-related services
- Continuous life cycle management of the products
- Presenting the products at conferences, trade shows etc.
- Proven experience in product management ideally in a traffic technology environment.
- Experience in the field of mechanical and/or electrical engineering is a plus
- Ideally a combined technical and economic education
- Strategic thinking, analytical and conceptual skills
- Strong interpersonal skills with the aptitude to drive alignment across technical and business teams
- Expertise in making impactful presentations to stakeholders
- Self-organized person with positive attitude towards challenges in the role
- Willingness to travel internationally on occasion
- A very good command of English is complementing your profile
- A technically and communicatively challenging job with a lot of variety and your own creative freedom
- An insight into a fascinating range of products and projects in the high-tech environment
- An open, friendly corporate culture focused on innovation and "growing together" in an owner-managed family business
- One team structure to encourage short decision-making paths
- A permanent employment contract with 30 vacation days, flexible working hours (flexitime) and the option of mobile working
- Individual training opportunities to help continuously improve within your role and beyond