Product Manager (AUG)

Xcede; Kiel; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Xcede is seeking a Product Manager to own requirements engineering and product management for IT infrastructure (hardware and operating systems) in the Defence sector. You will shape the product roadmap with international customers and oversee a new product from introduction through its entire lifecycle.

The role requires delivering market-driven product strategies, coordinating across development, sales and marketing, and driving cross-functional collaboration to ensure successful product

Qualifications

• Proven experience in requirements engineering and product management for software or IT solutions.
• Experience defining product roadmaps with international key customers and cross-functional teams.
• Hands-on experience launching new products and owning the full product lifecycle.
• Ability to coordinate product management across development, sales and marketing.

Responsibilities

• Own requirements engineering and product management for IT infrastructure (HW & OS) in Defence sector.
• Define products and their roadmap with the team and international key customers.
• Evaluate market, customer and technology requirements, and turn them into product strategy.
• Collect, structure and prioritise stakeholder requirements, and ensure they reach product development.
• Identify synergies across development departments to improve software development efficiency.
• Coordinate product management across development, sales and marketing.
• Lead the introduction of a new product and manage its complete lifecycle.

Skills

Requirements engineering

Product management

Roadmapping

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Degree in Computer Science

Electrical Engineering

Fachinformatiker training

Job description

Our client, a leading international technology company in the Defence sector, is looking for a Product Manager to own requirements engineering and product management for IT infrastructure (hardware and operating systems). You’ll shape the product roadmap together with international key customers and own a new product from introduction through its full lifecycle.

What you’ll do

• Own requirements engineering and product management for IT infrastructure (HW & OS) in the Defence sector
• Define products and their roadmap with the team and international key customers
• Evaluate market, customer and technology requirements, and turn them into product strategy
• Collect, structure and prioritise stakeholder requirements, and make sure they reach product development
• Identify synergies across development departments so software development runs more efficiently
• Coordinate operative product management across development, sales and marketing
• Lead the introduction of a new product and manage its complete lifecycle

What you bring

• A degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related technical field, or qualified training as a Fachinformatiker (Systems or Application Integration)
• Proven experience in requirements engineering and product management for software or IT solutions
• Experience defining product roadmaps with international key customers and cross-functional teams
• Experience coordinating product management across development, sales and marketing
• Hands-on experience launching new products and owning the full product lifecycle

Nice to have

• A background in Defence or another security-critical industry
• IT infrastructure knowledge, such as server hardware, embedded OS and platform integration
• Being based in Northern Germany. The team values spontaneous in-person collaboration in Kiel.