Product Manager

GRAITEC GmbH; Paris; Sur place; EUR 60 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading software company is seeking a Product Manager to lead the vision and roadmap for their SIMULATE solution products. In this role, you will define market needs, prioritize product features, and ensure quality execution. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of product management experience and a solid understanding of structural engineering. The position is located in Paris, France, with a competitive compensation package and a collaborative company culture.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in the industry related to the product field.
• 5+ years in professional product management experience.
• Excellent understanding of FEM in mechanical and/or structural engineering.

Responsabilités

• Define and drive the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for SIMULATE solution products.
• Manage the product lifecycle, gathering and prioritizing requirements.
• Collaborate with local experts to address localization standards.

Connaissances

Product management

FEM understanding

Cross-functional communication

BIM design understanding

Formation

Engineering degree in mechanical or structural

Outils

CAD/CAE software

Description du poste

About Graitec Group

GRAITEC Group Company is a global Software editor leading Building Information Modeling (BIM) solutions and helping its architectural, engineering, construction, and manufacturing customers to digitize and industrialize their processes to improve performance and build a sustainable tomorrow.

Ambitious and fast growing environment: We see ourselves as a 30 years old startup, having doubled our revenue in the last 3 years again thanks to both organic and external growth and targeting 500m€ revenue in 2024 (join us to make it happen!).

We strongly believe that this growth will continue since the market is only at the beginning of its digitization.

Experts & Talents with strong culture: Our team is made of more than 700 outstanding talents with a strong management team to execute our mission.

A true international group: Graitec serves more than 200,000 customers worldwide with +50 offices in 13 different countries, enabling us to meet our customer needs around the globe.

A market leader: we are one of the largest AUTODESK Platinum partner and the only one operating at worldwide scale with an equal split of the business between Europe and North America, enabling Autodesk solutions thanks to our own GRAITEC Software’s.

Strong Products serving the construction & manufacturing industries: Through Autodesk products Add-ons like PowerPack to more complex solutions to enable simulation, fabrication & management of our customers projects, GRAITEC is proud of its 150+ developers innovating each day to accelerate our customers performance.

We are driven to hire the best people, with diverse experiences, and provide them the resources that empower them to achieve their full potential. This ultimately enables our organization to provide the very best customer experience and solutions that help our customers navigate and implement technologies and services that prepare them for sustainable growth.

We are looking for talents that will enjoy, live, and accelerate in our culture.

At Graitec, we work together locally & globally with the objective to be only one team, all together, delivering solutions to our customers.

We are focused on achieving our vision and do not easily get distracted along the way. We believe in our products and services and that we are on a path to solve a real challenge for our target customers & the overall industry. We are thoughtful on our investments and lead ethically to maximize the company opportunity. To better understand them, we want to represent the diversity of our customers around the globe & we are breaking our own siloes to better serve them.

To make this culture a reality, we rally our teams around shared cultural attributes we expect the full team to role model in order to realize our mission.

• The way we work: Growth, Agility, Innovation and Responsibility.
• The way we behave: Ambition, Engagement, One Graitec, Positive Energy.

About the Team Hiring

The Product Manager is part of the Global Solution organization, Simulate Business line, who oversees all Graitec Simulate IP product management.

The Solution Line Sr. Director team has connections with different Graitec teams.

• Connections with the R&D team to follow the development cycle and be sure we deliver on time the products.
• Connections with GRAITEC Sales and technical teams to overview the sales and services and be sure we deliver the right products to achieve the business target.
• Connections with Marketing team members and corporate Marketing to make sure we position and value correctly Graitec Products on the different markets.

The Product Manager will daily work with R&D Product Specialists and Product Owners to deliver together expected content.

Overview

The Product Manager is responsible for defining and driving the vision, strategy, and roadmap for the SIMULATE solution products, with a focus on Advance Design. This role ensures that the product meets market needs, delivers value to customers, and supports the company’s growth objectives. The Product Manager owns the “What” and “Why” of the product, working closely with R&D, marketing, and sales teams to deliver innovative, high‑quality solutions.

Key responsibilities include managing the product lifecycle, gathering and prioritizing requirements, defining product vision, and ensuring successful execution. The Product Manager acts as the primary advocate for the product.

Key Responsibilities

Product management

• Develop a deep understanding of Advance Design and related GRAITEC applications.
• Define and maintain the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for SIMULATE products.
• Gather and prioritize market and customer requirements to address workflow gaps.
• Produce clear technical specifications and documentation for new features and workflows.
• Ensure high‑quality standards, including thorough testing and debugging of new features.
• Collaborate with local experts to address localization and country‑specific standards.
• Lead roadmap and product development meetings; validate Beta versions.
• Engage with pilot customers and maintain strong relationships with technical experts.
• Deliver training sessions for internal teams and support knowledge sharing.
• Conduct competitive analysis, identify market opportunities, and provide strategic recommendations.
• Monitor product scalability, profitability (P&L), and investment prioritization.
• Drive short‑ and medium‑term growth initiatives for the product.

Marketing & sales enablement (in collaboration with dedicated team)

• Help in defining product positioning and messaging based on market insights and customer needs.
• Contribute to marketing collateral and sales enablement materials.
• Define the topics of presales & post sales webinars and presentations at industry events to promote product awareness.
• Ensure strong collaboration with Development, Marketing, and Sales teams.

Output

• Business plan and roadmap
• Competitive analysis matrix
• Customer needs and value documentation
• Clear articulation of “What” and “Why”

People Management

• Act as a role model fostering a One‑GRAITEC environment, promoting collaboration, shared vision, and alignment across teams.

Success indicators / KPIs

Strategic Impact

• Roadmap Execution: 100% of roadmap milestones delivered on time and within scope.
• Market Alignment: At least 2 validated market‑driven features per release cycle.
• Business Plan Delivery: Complete and maintain an actionable business plan reviewed quarterly.
• Competitive Positioning: Updated competitor matrix every 6 months with clear differentiation strategy.

Product Performance

• Product Growth: Achieve targeted adoption rate and revenue growth (e.g., +X% YoY).
• Feature Quality: Zero critical bugs at launch; all new functionalities tested with documented cases.
• Customer Satisfaction: Maintain NPS or equivalent satisfaction metric above X%.

Thought Leadership & Evangelism

• Product Champion Recognition: Deliver at least 1 external webinar/article and 1 internal demo per major release.
• Industry Engagement: Participate in at least 1 global/regional event annually (physical or virtual).
• Community Interaction: Maintain active engagement with pilot customers and technical experts (minimum quarterly touchpoints).

Cross‑functional Collaboration

• Team Alignment: Positive feedback from R&D, Sales, and Marketing teams in bi‑annual surveys.
• Knowledge Sharing: Conduct at least 2 training sessions per quarter for internal stakeholders.

Performance & Metrics

• Financial Accountability: Monitor and report P&L performance quarterly; ensure investments align with ROI targets.
• Growth Tracking: Monthly monitoring of product KPIs (adoption, churn, revenue, usage trends).

Responsibilities

• +5 years’ experience in the industry related to the product field.
• +5 years in professional product management experience.
• Excellent understanding of FEM in mechanical and/or structural engineering.

What is nice to have

• Advance Design knowledge or similar FEM software.
• Comprehensive knowledge of CAD/CAE software on live projects.
• Proven track record working with or on projects related to the product scope.
• Significant experience using similar products on live projects.
• Understanding of BIM design to construction workflow.
• Autodesk product knowledge.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree in mechanical or structural.
• Strong product management skills.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, strong business judgment, and high level of initiative, creativity and flexibility.
• Business level English (English will be the working language).
• Cross‑functional communication and leadership with different teams (R&D – Sales – Technical – Marketing …).
• Ability to operate in a fast‑paced environment while balancing both strategic and tactical responsibilities.
• Ability to work as a remote employee as part of a geographically dispersed team.
• Willingness to travel – 30% of time.

Interview Process

At Graitec, we’re proud to be committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

We value our employees for the individuals they are and the contributions they can bring to our teams by bringing their authentic self at work. This resonates with the large variety of customers & markets we operate in and is part of our success story. As such, we welcome applications from all backgrounds and will not make any assessment into the application process other than candidate’s skills and capabilities to succeed in role.

Interview Process

• HR Screening (Get to know discussion);
• Technical interview with one colleague (peer);
• Hiring Manager;
• Peer of hiring manager or key stakeholder to the role from another organization;
• Business Unit Leader.