Hybrid MEO Product Strategy Lead

General Motors Africa & Middle East; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors Africa & Middle East seeks a seasoned MEO Product Planning Manager to steer portfolio strategy for AMEO and nearby markets. You’ll shape content, pricing and timing, guiding programs from early strategy to handover to Product Marketing.

You will partner with Finance, Sales & Distribution and Market Research to build robust business cases, and coordinate with GM teams to keep launches on track and competitive in dynamic regional markets.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Engineering, Business, Marketing, Finance or a related field.
• 7+ Years of experience in product planning, strategy, pricing or market analysis in the automotive industry or a related sector.
• Knowledge of the mobility landscape, including competitors and customer trends.
• Knowledge of Chinese OEM strategies and offers in GCC and African markets.
• Financial understanding of GM’s product business and the ability to build or contribute to product business cases.
• Cross-functional experience and the ability to align stakeholders around a common direction.
• Strong competitive analysis and data analysis skills, including proficiency in Excel.
• Ability to prioritize competing tasks and adapt quickly to market developments.
• Strong presentation skills and the ability to explain complex information clearly and persuasively.
• Demonstrated facilitation, negotiation, stakeholder management and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to set clear objectives, drive timely decisions and hold stakeholders accountable for agreed actions.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain product strategies and lifecycle plans for assigned segments and markets, recommending portfolio additions, changes, streamlining or exits.
• Monitor competitor launches, pricing, trims, powertrains, content, incentives and distribution, and provide leadership with regular competitive updates.
• Benchmark GM products against key competitors and conduct country- and segment-level portfolio gap analyses to prioritize opportunities by volume and share potential.
• Develop and evaluate counter-positioning options, including content, pricing, trim, timing and new offers, with clear trade-offs and a recommended course of action.
• Partner with Finance, Sales & Distribution and Market Research to develop business cases and test product, price and content choices against customer value, margin and volume potential.
• Represent market needs to GMI/Export, Homeroom, Joint Venture and AMEO teams, and prepare and advance studies, change requests and Notices of Decision through the appropriate forums.
• Coordinate with Product Marketing, Sales & Distribution, Quality and Homeroom/JV teams to keep launches on track, raise readiness risks early and resolve issues that could delay decisions or market delivery.

Skills

Product planning

Strategic thinking

Data analysis

Excel

Stakeholder management

Presentation skills

Negotiation

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Prioritization

Education

Undergraduate degree in Engineering, Business, Marketing, Finance

Tools

Excel

BI tools

Job description

General Motors Africa & Middle East seeks a seasoned MEO Product Planning Manager to steer portfolio strategy for AMEO and nearby markets. You’ll shape content, pricing and timing, guiding programs from early strategy to handover to Product Marketing.

You will partner with Finance, Sales & Distribution and Market Research to build robust business cases, and coordinate with GM teams to keep launches on track and competitive in dynamic regional markets.