Product Manager

Quectel Wireless Solutions Penang Sdn. Bhd.; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical allowance

Meal allowance

Transportation allowance

Job summary

Quectel Wireless Solutions Penang Sdn. Bhd. is seeking a Senior Strategy Lead to identify growth opportunities in IoT and guide incubation initiatives. You will work with cross-functional teams to shape market-entry strategies and business cases.

We value deep IoT domain knowledge, strong analytics, and the ability to influence senior leadership with clear, data-driven insights. This role is based in Bayan Lepas, Penang, and offers a collaborative, innovation-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Electronics/Electrical/Communication Engineering, Computer Science, or related field; MBA or advanced degree.
• 5+ years of experience in a strategy role within technology contexts (corporate strategy, venture, consulting, product management or business development).
• Proven experience in market analysis, new venture development, or managing early-stage innovation projects.
• Deep understanding of the IoT technology stack, competitive landscape, and key market drivers.
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills with ability to build business cases from the ground up.
• Exceptional strategic thinking and comfort operating in ambiguity with structured problem solving.
• Outstanding communication and storytelling skills to influence senior stakeholders and drive decisions.
• Experience taking a new product or business from concept through to launch.

Responsibilities

• Opportunity Discovery & Landscape Analysis by scanning IoT ecosystem and reporting on long-term trends.
• Market Validation & Feasibility Assessment via primary research, interviews, and prototype testing.
• Strategic Incubation & Business Building to define product-market fit, MVPs, and pilot programs.
• Ecosystem Engagement to build a network of startups, academics, and industry experts.
• Strategic Communication to inform senior leadership with findings and recommendations.

Skills

Strategy

Market analysis

Financial modeling

Stakeholder mgmt

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business

MBA or advanced degree

Engineering/CS related field

Job description

Quectel is one of the leading global suppliers of cellular IOT module and antennas. We exist to connect devices and people to networks and services, powering digital innovation and helping to build a smarter world. Our products and services help make life more convenient, efficient, comfortable, prosperous and secure. At Quectel, you will have a huge impact on the quality of growing suite of products and services we offer to our customers.

A career at Quectel means joining a unique global team, driving innovation, improving people’s lives, and helping to build a smarter world.

https://www.quectel.com/

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Key Responsibilities (IOT)

1. Opportunity Discovery & Landscape Analysis:

• Conduct continuous and proactive scanning of the IoT ecosystem to identify emerging technologies, new business models, competitor moves, and untapped market whitespaces.
• Develop insightful research and synthesis reports on long-term trends, disruptions, and potential threats to the current business.

2. Market Validation & Feasibility Assessment:

• Design and execute rigorous validation processes for new opportunity hypotheses, utilizing primary customer research, expert interviews, competitive analysis, and prototype testing.
• Develop robust financial models and business cases to assess the market size, potential ROI, and strategic value of new opportunities.

3. Strategic Incubation & Business Building:

• For opportunities that pass validation, lead the initial incubation phase. This includes defining initial product-market fit, building minimal viable products (MVPs) or prototypes, and running pilot programs with early customers.
• Coordinate cross-functional resources (e.g., engineering, design, product, finance) to accelerate the incubation process.

4. Ecosystem Engagement:

• Build and leverage a network of external contacts (startups, academics, industry experts, venture capitalists) to serve as a radar for emerging innovation and potential partnership opportunities.

5. Strategic Communication:

• Clearly and persuasively communicate findings, recommendations, and progress to senior leadership to inform strategic investment decisions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Electronics/Electrical/Communication Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree.
• 5+ years of experience in a strategy role such as corporate strategy, venture capital, management consulting, product management, or business development within a technology context.
• Proven experience in market analysis, new venture development, or managing early-stage innovation projects.
• Deep understanding of the IoT technology stack, competitive landscape, and key market drivers.
• Superior analytical and financial modeling skills, with experience building business cases from the ground up.
• Exceptional strategic thinking and ability to thrive in ambiguity, developing structure around poorly defined problems.
• Outstanding communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Experience taking a new product or business from concept through to launch.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

Unlock job insights

We are devoted to building a smarter world with outstanding contributions to the global IoT industry. To achieve this, we aim to build on our success to date by excelling – even more than yesterday – in everything we do.

To pursue the dream of helping to build a smarter world, eight pioneering engineers set out to provide the global market with high-performance, high-quality cellular modules: so, on 25 October 2010, Quectel was born in Shanghai

Quectel is one of the leading global suppliers of cellular IoT modules and antennas: we exist to connect devices and people to networks and services, powering digital innovation and helping to build a smarter world. Our products help make life more convenient, efficient, comfortable, prosperous and secure.

We are devoted to building a smarter world with outstanding contributions to the global IoT industry. To achieve this, we aim to build on our success to date by excelling – even more than yesterday – in everything we do.

To pursue the dream of helping to build a smarter world, eight pioneering engineers set out to provide the global market with high-performance, high-quality cellular modules: so, on 25 October 2010, Quectel was born in Shanghai

Quectel is one of the leading global suppliers of cellular IoT modules and antennas: we exist to connect devices and people to networks and services, powering digital innovation and helping to build a smarter world. Our products help make life more convenient, efficient, comfortable, prosperous and secure.

Perks and benefits Medical Miscellaneous allowance Meal Allowance; Transportation Allowance; Communic