Product Manager, Cranial Navigation (Product Manager - Cranial Navigation)

1KOMMA5° Commercial Solutions GmbH; München; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International team

Hybrid work model in Germany

Bike leasing

Company restaurant and cafés

Fitness programme and gym access

Regular team events

Training and continuing education

Job summary

1KOMMA5° Commercial Solutions GmbH in Munich seeks an experienced Product Manager for Cranial Navigation to own the portfolio roadmap, defend priorities, and drive development from clinical need to market-ready solutions.

You will work with surgeons, Sales and Clinical Affairs, conducting field time and coordinating launches, studies and adoption across hospital settings. Fluent English, medical-technology experience and willingness to travel are essential.

Qualifications

• Min. 3 years of product-management or similar experience in medical technology or healthcare.
• Degree in engineering, natural sciences, business or related discipline.
• Ability to prioritise, specify requirements and balance clinical, technical and business needs.
• Confident collaboration with surgeons and clinical staff, including in OR.
• Fluent English; willingness to travel up to 20%.
• Experience with surgical navigation or operating-room tech is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own the roadmap for the Cranial Navigation portfolio and prioritise scope by clinical need, feasibility and market impact.
• Collaborate with R&D to translate priorities into buildable direction and timeline.
• Collect and synthesise input from surgeons, sales, service and market data; conduct field time.
• Define market requirements including serviceability and producibility; analyse competitors.
• Manage commercial aspects: structure, pricing and product information; monitor sales.
• Lead launches and train Sales, distributors and partners; enable external partners.
• Collaborate with Product Marketing and regional teams to support visibility and adoption.
• Initiate and support clinical studies with Clinical Affairs; be the technical expert during visits and demos.

Skills

Product management

Medical technology

Prioritization

Stakeholder communication

Fluent English

Travel willingness

Education

University degree in engineering or related field

Job description

Official title: Product Manager - Cranial Navigation

Location: Munich, Germany | Employment information: Full-time; hybrid work model within Germany

This product-management position has responsibility for a core portion of the Cranial Navigation portfolio. It asks the postholder to make and defend priority decisions, then follow their consequences through technical development, commercial preparation and use in hospital settings. The employer expects a structured approach that does not reduce clinical feedback to an isolated request list. Instead, feedback from surgeons, Sales, service colleagues and market information is gathered, synthesised and converted into a roadmap that gives research and development a clear basis for action.

The role also requires a visible, technically credible presence with stakeholders. Regular field work is specified, including time with customers and in operating rooms, alongside customer visits, presentations and detailed demonstrations. Product ownership therefore includes communication: explaining priorities to development, enabling Sales and external commercial partners, and working with clinical and marketing colleagues on launches, studies and adoption. The strongest fit will be someone comfortable making decisions where technical detail and clinical practice both matter.

Responsibilities

• Own the roadmap for the Cranial Navigation portfolio and prioritise scope according to clinical need, technical feasibility and market impact.
• Work closely with research and development to support roadmap delivery and turn priorities into buildable direction.
• Collect and synthesise input from surgeons, Sales, service colleagues and market information, including regular customer and operating-room field time.
• Define market requirements, including serviceability and producibility, and analyse competitors to strengthen positioning.
• Manage aspects of the commercial offering, covering article structure, pricing and product information, while monitoring global sales performance for opportunities.
• Lead product launches and equip Sales, distributors and partners through training and clear roadmap communication.
• Collaborate with Product Marketing and regional teams on programmes and content intended to support visibility and adoption.
• Initiate and support clinical studies with Clinical Affairs, and act as a technical expert during visits, presentations and in-depth demonstrations.

Qualifications

• At least three years of product-management experience, or experience in a comparable role, within medical technology or healthcare.
• A university degree in engineering, natural sciences, business or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritise, define specifications and balance clinical, technical and business requirements while standing behind decisions.
• Confidence working with surgeons and clinical staff, including in operating-room settings.
• Fluent English.
• Willingness to travel up to 20%.
• Preferred: experience with surgical navigation, imaging or other operating-room technology.
• Preferred: a background in neurosurgery or cranial applications, or experience with launches or clinical studies in a regulated medical-device environment.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong technical affinity for complex hardware-software systems.
• Structured and clear communication that makes complexity understandable and supports a compelling product vision.
• Ability to bring research and development, Sales and Clinical teams along through clear priorities and communication.
• Skill in interpreting clinical, technical and business inputs together when defining specifications.
• Technical confidence for customer presentations and detailed product demonstrations.
• An advantage: German language skills; the employer states that German and English are both used by the team.

Benefits and Employment Information

• A mutually supportive international team.
• Flexible working hours and a hybrid work model within Germany.
• Bike leasing through a cooperation partner, plus parking and secure underground bicycle storage.
• A subsidised company restaurant, in-house cafés and access to a fitness programme and company gym.
• Regular after-work, team and company events.
• Training and continuing-education opportunities.