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Strategic Product Manager (f/m/d)

Full-time

, Vienna

We are one of Austria’s first corporate start-ups and combine the flexibility as well as the speed of a young start-up with the stability of established enterprises. Our work involves cutting edge Artificial Intelligence (AI), cloud technologies, SaaS and an expert community, brought together in a B2B platform business in the field of automated infrastructure inspections. Our vision is to keep the worlds’ infrastructure safe by providing advanced digital services.

You love to shape the future based on a new but already proven business model? You see change as a chance and are ready to face the challenge? You want to be part of an outstanding team and are willing to contribute to developing our idea and company further? If your answers are ‘yes’, let’s see how you can be part of our journey and bring in your expertise and energy! We are searching for an experienced, proactive and target-oriented Strategic Product Manager.

Your Responsibilities

  • Responsible for the overall success of the PSI product/solution
    • Responsible for the definition, dissemination, and implementation of the overall product vision, strategy and principles of PALFINGER STRUCTURAL INSPECTION
    • Responsible for the development of scalable, profitable and long-term sustainable business models from a niche player to a global technology solution provider
    • Maintain together with marketing Competitive and Market Analysis abreast, constantly monitor market developments/trends in the infrastructure industry and competitive environment
    • Responsible for implementing appropriate governance and reporting as well as for the development of professional portfolio management and controlling
  • Responsible for the PSI product and feature portfolio
    • End2End responsible for product and requirement management for the whole product lifecycle
    • Manage/own a robust roadmap, communicate tailored to various internal and external stakeholder needs
    • Translate market requirements into solutions and product features to enable best product/market fit
    • Orchestrate, initiate and manage the solution development and operation, execute gate reviews with related teams
    • Generate a consolidated overview of the product performance and its key performance indicators,including customer satisfaction, revenue, cost savings, margin, market-share, in close cooperation with Marketing, Sales and Finance, and drive continuous improvements based on learnings.
    • Support establishment of the necessary implementation capacities, sourcing to external technology partners, if necessary
  • Manage internal and external stakeholders
    • Build lasting partnerships, alliances and required development and distribution eco-system
    • Support our solution selling approach with customer-facing pre-sales support, solution design and consulting, as well as trainings and knowledge provisioning
    • Coordinate your strategic activities with PSI Directors and the Expert Advisory Board
  • Strong focus on sustainable growth and impact on the market
    • Develop a pricing strategy and optimize market pricing for our platform services and solutions
    • Ensure a favorable gross margin of the entire product/solution portfolio
    • Identify solution partners and 3rd party service providers to supplement and constantly enhance the solution services offering
    • Build on existing and create new Sales channels and Go-to-Market strategies together with Sales and Marketing. Identify areas of growth and contribute to define the G2M strategy for existing and new target market

Your Qualifications

  • BSc in a technical field (engineering, computer science, SW-development, business informatics or comparable); MSc/MBA is a plus
  • Proven experience of minimum 5 years in digital product and project management, requirement engineering, development of sales and building winning G2M strategies
  • Strong customer focus, strategist with excellent business acumen, hands-on, turn ideas into reality, demonstrate growth-mindset, start-up /corporate experience a plus
  • Experience in creation, development, and market launch of digital products, scaling business models (SaaS, PaaS)
  • Confident communicator with very good verbal and written communication skills, “bridge builder”, able to leverage capabilities available with excellent organizational and planning skills
  • Ability to persistently pursue one’s goals, willing to grow with the challenge, not discouraged by headwinds or setbacks
  • Know how to turn voices of customers into actionable insights and impactful solutions and products, passionate personality with a winning mindset

We Offer You

  • Performance-related compensation and attractive incentive schemes
  • The opportunity to work in an international business environment with cutting-edge technologies
  • Participation in the scale-up phase of our growing corporate start-up
  • Good work-life-balance thanks to flexible working hours
  • Personal and professional development opportunities
  • Voluntary fringe benefits (e.g., meal allowances, gym discounts, etc.)

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

Minimum gross salary according to Austrian metal industry collective agreement is EUR 45.845,38

We are willing to overpay according to training and qualification.

We are looking forward to your informative application!

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Contact person

Natalie Wolf
HR Business Partner
+43 664 88901944
n.wolf@palfinger.com

Vienna

Austria Campus 3
Jakov-Lind-Straße 5
1020 Vienna

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