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The Senior Director Product Management is the business owner of Sicoyas optical communication products and oversees all activities throughout the entire lifecycle of the products. From the initial product definition and production ramp of the product he/she will stay responsible to manage the business by identifying product improvement opportunities and sustainability actions. The Senior Product Manager will work closely with adjacent departments and acts as a driving force and moderator among them to achieve the goals. In particular he/she will work closely will sales and marketing departments as well as product development and operations.

Start: asap

Employment: Full time

Experience: 5 Yrs in senior product management roles

Key responsibilities are to:

  • Own the Transceiver roadmaps
  • Act as a leader within the company
  • Manage product profitability and commercial success – own the business case
  • Plan and carry out new product introduction launches
  • Run beta and pilot programs with early-stage products and samples
  • Be an expert with respect to the competition
  • Execute product strategy throughout the lifecycle
  • Drive action throughout the organization to get products to market
  • Provide insight to stakeholders on the product and market
  • Provide product marketing with insights on key differentiators and messages
  • Write high-level product requirements during initial development stage
  • Manage all aspects of in-life product changes resulting from customer feedback, operational and cost reduction requirements, or any other required product improvement

Requirements:

  • Minimum of 3 years experience as a Product Manager
  • Demonstrated success defining and launching new products
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Able to communicate fluently in spoken and written English, good German would be an asset
  • Bachelor’s degree (MBA preferred)
  • Technical background, with experience in either optical communication or semiconductor market
  • Excellent teamwork skills
  • Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
  • Must be able to travel

Skills:

  • Project Management
  • Strong commercial background. Ability to define business cases and product cost
  • Good in front of customer
  • Strong leadership skills

What we offer:

  • High degree of personal responsibility within a flat company hierarchy
  • Ambitious internationally expanding team
  • Various future career opportunities for every career level
  • An inspiring working environment with flexible working hours, lounge area, free drinks and fruits
  • Fascinating opportunity in an international high-tech environment in Berlin

Also very important for us:

Sicoya is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion or belief, sexual orientation, disability or age.