Product Manager Fire Detection EN 80-100%
We make real what matters
Siemens Smart Infrastructure connects energy systems, buildings and industries. We help our customers and communities to progress and support sustainable development to protect our planet for the next generation.
As a pioneer in the global building industry, we as Building Products – Fire Safety Business team change how people live and work in buildings by connecting the digital and the physical world. Our global business involves many fields from detection, alarming, evacuation and extinguishing to danger and building management, as well as cloud-based solutions for remote site management. With our broad offering we ensure the protection of people, assets and businesses with the highest performance and efficiency.
We are looking for a new colleague to complement our diverse team of product managers for our Fire Safety portfolio at Siemens Building Products. Are you intrinsically motivated, well-organized, and confident when challenging the status quo? Then join our team and help us creating environments that care!
Your new responsibilities
- Active management of our fire detector’s life cycle including responsibility for market-derived pricing, profitability, demand planning and roadmap creation in consideration of European norms and regulations
- Initiate actions to continuously improve portfolio metrics to strengthen our market position
- Plan and conduct market launch as well as phase-outs in close collaboration with our sales colleagues in our focus countries
- Analyze markets, competitors, and technology trends and incorporate the findings into proposals to upper management
- Define, prioritize and validate requirements for product enhancements together with our R&D and product management colleagues and customers
- Monitor the business figures and actively handle deviations to achieve the product performance and growth; e.g. sales, profitability, availability, quality
- Coordinate activities with external partners and manufacturers together with colleagues from purchasing
- Be the guide regarding our competition, customers, and the overall market. Optimize your portfolio accordingly and gather emerging opportunities around your product
Your Skills and Experience
- University degree or higher education in engineering, business engineering or equivalent qualification
- Ideally 3-5 years of product management experience, preferably within a B2B environment, or technical project manager with a solid track record
- Experience within the Fire Safety industry or related building management systems / services
- Solid understanding of business economics and/or financials paired with long-term strategic attitude
- Experience in lean/agile development (e.g. SAFe) is a plus
- Resilient in challenging situations, well-structured and analytical way of working
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, team-player and able to build trust with internal and external partners
- Business fluent in English. German and any other European language skills are an advantage
Employee benefits
- Flexible working hours and mobile working
- Opportunity to develop an international professional network
- Gain experience at one of the largest global tech employers in Switzerland
What it’s like working for us
We place significant emphasis on fostering an inclusive and flexible working culture that encourages everyone to be their authentic selves. Equal opportunities and diversity are important to us and contribute to an enriching corporate culture. We actively embrace mobile working to provide every colleague with more autonomy and the chance to achieve a good work-life balance. Learn more here
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I look forward to receiving your application
Carmen, Talent Acquisition Partner
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