Manufacturing Diagnostics Product Manager

ETAS; Greater Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a Product Manager to lead the Manufacturing Diagnostics business into the future. This role involves defining and deploying product vision and strategy for software and hardware in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will drive the product roadmap, ensuring alignment with market needs, and manage the entire product life cycle. With a focus on customer satisfaction and business results, this position offers a unique opportunity to influence the future of vehicle manufacturing. Join a forward-thinking team committed to lifelong learning and professional growth in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Hybrid Working

25 Days Holiday Plus Bank Holidays

Discretionary Annual Bonus

Pension: Company Matched Contribution

Group Income Protection

Life Insurance (7x Annual Salary)

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience in the automotive industry.
• Strong expertise in product and market value.

Responsibilities

• Define and communicate product vision and strategy.
• Manage product life cycle and achieve business targets.

Skills

Networking Skills

Presentation Skills

Communication Skills

Customer Focus

Business Management

Agile Methodologies

Decision-Making Skills

Education

Bachelor or Master in Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Bachelor or Master in Computer Science

Tools

Kanban

SAFe

Scrum

Job description

Company Description

Tomorrow’s cars will be defined by software and here at ETAS we are at the forefront of this evolution to the software-defined vehicle. The solutions we are developing today will enable millions of cars to get closer to the dream of Autonomous Driving.

We are the experts in the industry and together we have decades of experience in software architecture, embedded development, agile methodologies, and test-driven development. Alongside our parent company Robert Bosch, we share the values of a better world for everyone and our common mission - Invented for Life.

Job Description

Overview of the role:

An exciting opportunity to bring the vision of the Manufacturing Diagnostics Product Field into reality and to lead the Manufacturing Diagnostics business into the future.

As Product Manager you will be responsible to define, deploy and communicate the product vision and strategy for software and hardware products in the fast-paced vehicle manufacturing environment.

You will drive the product roadmap with a sound understanding of market needs and Product Field capabilities, and with a customer-oriented view, you will specify products and features.

You will be responsible to deliver economical and business data, needed for overall product management and manage the product life cycle of assigned products.

Responsibilities

• Achievement of product related business targets
• Ensures that the product business runs (support of e.g. sales, quality, supply chain, product liability, SAS, FAE)
• Supports definition, deployment and communication of product vision and strategy and derivation of roadmap (aligned with Solution Field vision/roadmap)
• Definition of product content and prioritization of the program backlog, e.g.
• definition of customer and product requirements (epics, features)
• requirements validation at customer as well as eliciting and incorporating feedback
• prioritization of services and product maintenance (if PF-relevant)
• ensure product quality
• Supports definition and approval of project and product content
• Supports Product Field stakeholder management, e.g.
• customer and regional interface for assigned products, product / solution representative at customer (via sales)
• Coordination with other products and solutions (if no solution is available)
• others (e.g. universities, competitors,..)
• Supports definition of business models for PF-related products (e.g. license model, upfront financing, non-recurring engineering costs,…)
• Supports definition and getting approval for budget of product class
• Manages product life cycle of assigned products (e.g. marketing ramp-up, promotion, phase out)
  
  

Education:

• Bachelor or Master degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or Computer Science and Technology, or other relevant discipline.
• Minimum 5-year experience within the automotive industry and technology.
  
  

Travel required: Travel to customer sites within the UK and abroad is required.

What we offer:

• Hybrid Working (2/3 days in the Manchester office)
• Holiday:25 days plus Bank Holidays
• Discretionary Annual Bonus
• Pension: Company matched contribution up to 8%
• Group Income Protection
• Life Insurance (7x Annual Salary)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Many other perks and benefits.
  
  

Your Career with ETAS, a Bosch Company:

Bosch provides opportunities to grow professionally with a supportive network of like-minded professionals. We provide the access to the right training pathways to continue your professional development journey.

We are committed to lifelong learning within a coaching and nurturing environment.

Location:

Oxford Road, Manchester, UK

Hybrid role, 60% in office.

Qualifications

• Advanced domain & business knowledge – Manufacturing and Vehicle Diagnostics
• Excellent networking, presentation and communication skills (both written and spoken).
• Strong business background, customer focus and experience working in a business-to-business context.
• Proven experience in interdisciplinary team work and international cooperation.
• Excellent English language skills.
• Customer and result-oriented
• Strong expertise in product, market and business value
• Strong entrepreneurial mindset
• Advanced know-how on agile method, technical and product management expertise
• Strong expertise of business management (marketing, sales, controlling, cost-benefit calculation)
• Advanced knowledge of scaling lean and agile, agile methods and mindset (e.g. Kanban, SAFe, Scrum, OKR)
• Efficient and structured way of working
• Persuasive power & courage
• Decision-making skills
• Supporting of feedback culture
  
  

Additional Information

What we offer:

• Hybrid Working (2/3 days in the Manchester office)
• Holiday:25 days plus Bank Holidays
• Discretionary Annual Bonus
• Pension: Company matched contribution up to 8%
• Group Income Protection
• Life Insurance (7x Annual Salary)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Many other perks and benefits.
  
  

Your Career with ETAS, a Bosch Company:

Bosch provides opportunities to grow professionally with a supportive network of like-minded professionals. We provide the access to the right training pathways to continue your professional development journey.

We are committed to lifelong learning within a coaching and nurturing environment.

Location:

Oxford Road, Manchester, UK (hybrid role, 60% in office).