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* Back Office Software
As part of our end-to-end traffic solutions in the areas of road safety enforcement as well as toll collection the central back office software is a core building block for E2E solutions offered by VITRONIC.
As Product Manager* you are globally responsible for our back office software pro-actively managing the product along all phases of the product management process starting from envisioning and planning of new product versions and releases, to product life cycle management and retirement of the product. You will drive the product from a business perspective striving for an innovative, market-oriented and competitive Back Office Software VITRONIC can offer to its global customer base. In addition, you will serve as the “product expert” to other departments (Sales, R&D, Service, Marketing etc.) in the organization coordinating all product-related activities.
- Definition and management of VITRONICs back office software products for traffic solutions
- Perform market & competitor analysis as input for product planning
- Develop the product strategy and work out the product business plan and product roadmap
- Engage with customers to gather insights, understand their needs
- Translate user feedback and research into actionable insights for product enhancements
- Collaborate with developers to ensure product features are accurately implemented
- Coordinate product release launches
- Enable and support Sales in selling the product
- Define product-related services
- Continuous life cycle management of the product
- Presenting the product at conferences, trade shows etc.
- Proven experience in product management ideally in a software environment
- Background with software development and web technologies understanding, experience with agile methodologies is a plus
- Experience in creating and implementing digital business models is a plus
- Ideally a combined technical and economical education (e.g. Wirtschaftsinformatik )
- 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