Product Manager - Connected Care UK

Cochlear; Addlestone; Presencial; GBP 65 000 - 90 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Competitive salary

25 days holidays

Company pension

Flexible working (remote up to 40%)

Group Life Insurance

Group Income Protection

Employee Referral Bonus

Service Anniversary Reward

Cycle to work scheme

Resumo da oferta

Cochlear UK & Ireland is seeking a proactive Product Manager for Connected Care who can translate strategy into actionable plans and deliver measurable results across customers, partners and markets.

You will develop local go-to-market strategies, gather market insights, manage portfolios, and partner with global teams to ensure successful pilots, launches and adoption of new services.

Qualificações

• 3–5 years of marketing experience in medical devices
• Proven product management experience within a global matrix organisation
• Experience developing processes and supporting change management
• Strong commercial, analytical, project management and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Experience with SaaS/digital health products is a plus
• Fluent English

Responsabilidades

• Develop local business and brand plans for the Connected Care portfolio
• Lead introduction and lifecycle management of new products and services in UK & Ireland
• Develop go-to-market strategies including pricing, positioning and messaging
• Provide local market input into early-stage development and business cases
• Act as local subject matter expert for Connected Care solutions and train stakeholders
• Generate market and competitor insights to strengthen positioning
• Collaborate with CX, Implementation and Sales to improve clinic pathways
• Set and monitor performance measures for adoption and growth
• Spend approx. 70% on in-country activities and 30% on EMEA priorities

Conhecimentos

Product management

Marketing

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Presentation skills

CRM systems (Salesforce)

ERP systems

English fluency

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in Marketing/Life Sciences

Ferramentas

Salesforce

ERP systems

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Opportunity

Change people’s lives and love what you do! Cochlear develops world-leading medical devices that help people hear and be heard. As a top 100 medical device company and market‑leader in implantable hearing devices, more people choose a Cochlear‑branded cochlear or acoustic implant system than any other. Our employees tell us that the number one reason they enjoy working for Cochlear is the opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives.

What you will do

• Develop local business and brand plans for the Connected Care portfolio, aligned with country and EMEA priorities and informed by customer, partner and market insights
• Lead the introduction and lifecycle management of new products and services across the UK and Ireland, including pilots, controlled market releases and ongoing portfolio updates
• Develop go-to-market strategies covering pricing, positioning, messaging and launch plans in collaboration with local and EMEA teams
• Provide local market input into early-stage development and build evidence-based business cases for new service technologies and portfolio opportunities
• Act as the local subject matter expert for Connected Care solutions, providing product knowledge, training and current communication materials to internal and external stakeholders
• Generate market and competitor insight to strengthen digital product positioning, customer communications and objection handling
• Partner with Customer Experience, Implementation and Sales teams to improve clinic pathways, support sustainable adoption, customer visits and tender submissions
• Set and monitor performance measures that support adoption, clinic capacity and growth, while managing projects, budgets and stakeholders across a global matrix organisation
• Spend approximately 70% of your time supporting in-country activities and 30% supporting EMEA priorities.

About You

• You combine strong commercial awareness with a clear understanding of customer needs and can assess investment opportunities to maximise outcomes
• You are a confident Product Manager who can translate strategy into practical plans and successful delivery
• You build strong relationships across functions and are comfortable influencing stakeholders in local, regional and global teams
• You can manage multiple projects, priorities and product groups while maintaining attention to quality, timelines and budget
• You communicate complex information clearly and are confident delivering presentations, training and product guidance
• You bring a creative, proactive and solutions-focused mindset, with the agility to respond to changing market needs

Required Skills & Experience

• Approximately 3-5 years of marketing experience, ideally within medical devices
• Proven Product Management experience within a global matrix organisation
• Experience developing processes and supporting change management
• Strong commercial, analytical, project management and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Strong Microsoft Office skills; experience with CRM platforms such as Salesforce and ERP systems is desirable
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Marketing, Life Sciences or a related field
• Fluent English

Desired Skills

• Knowledge or experience of audiology, hearing implants or the wider hearing care environment
• Experience within healthcare and an understanding of issues associated with hearing loss
• Experience with Software as a Service (SaaS), connected health, digital health products or managed services
• Experience supporting regulatory or reimbursement considerations relevant to a healthcare product portfolio

Why choose us?

For 40 years, Cochlear has been creating reliable products that continue to keep people connected to the world and to each other. We help people of all ages to hear in more than 180 countries around the world. Our technology connects people to life's possibilities and to the people who matter most. We have over 4000 employees globally dedicated to improving people's lives. To date, we have Invested over $2billion AUD in research and development.

Cochlear Offers You

• Competitive salary
• 25 days holidays (plus UK Bank Holidays)
• company pension
• flexible working patterns and the possibility to work remotely up to 40% per week yearly salary review
• Pension scheme
• Group Life Insurance
• Group Income Protection
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Service Anniversary Reward
• Cycle to work scheme

  Equal opportunities

  Cochlear is committed to providing equal opportunities to avoid unlawful discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, disability, sexual orientation, religion/belief or age. In line with our corporate ethics and statutory obligations we strive to ensure that the work environment is free of harassment and bullying and that everyone is treated with dignity and respect - this is an important aspect of ensuring equal opportunities in employment.

  Additional Information

  We are the global leader in implantable hearing solutions. We have provided more than 600,000 implantable devices, helping people of all ages to lead full and active lives. We help people hear and be heard. We empower people to connect with others and live a full life. We help transform the way people understand and treat hearing loss. We innovate and bring to market a range of implantable hearing solutions that deliver a lifetime of hearing outcomes.