Associate Product Manager

Yara International ASA; Porsgrunn; On-site; NOK 650,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Yara International ASA is seeking an Associate Product Manager to help shape digital products for reliability and production optimization. The role involves collaborating with production sites and engineers across locations while contributing to discovery, prioritization, and deployment of the Yara Digital Production Platform (DPP).

You will work closely with the Product Manager, translate user needs into actionable requirements, and support adoption, training, and measurable value at sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering or related field.
• Experience with digital product development or operational optimization.
• Familiarity with agile product teams.
• Strong collaboration and communication across disciplines and sites.

Responsibilities

• Engage with production sites and engineers to discover user needs.
• Build awareness and commitment to product value among stakeholders.
• Support rollout and adoption of digital applications at production sites.
• Work with Product Manager on prioritization and delivery.
• Translate user needs into clear requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Establish business cases and measure product adoption and value.

Skills

Digital product development

Agile methodologies

Cross-functional teams

Stakeholder management

Analytical mindset

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree in engineering

Job description

Associate Product Manager

We at Yara are part of a global network, collaborating to profitably and responsibly solve some of the world's key challenges - resource scarcity, food insecurity and environmental change.

About the Unit

Shape the future of reliable and high-performing production

In Reliability & Production Optimization, we believe that operational data combined with digital technologies can fundamentally improve the reliability, efficiency, and safety of industrial production.
We develop and operate the Yara Digital Production Platform (DPP) – a scalable foundation that provides consistent, high-quality access to production data across our global production sites.
Using DPP as a foundation, we design and deploy robust, user-friendly digital products that help engineers and operators make better decisions every day. Our unit is accountable for the end-to-end impact of these products: from defining product direction and priorities, through development and deployment, to realizing measurable value at the sites.

We are now looking for an Associate Product Manager to join our team and work closely with production sites. This position can be based in Brussels (Belgium), Oslo (Norway), or Porsgrunn (Norway).

Responsibilities

• Engage with production sites, engineers, and other stakeholders through interviews, workshops, and product discovery activities.
• Build awareness, understanding, and stakeholder commitment to the products and the value they create.
• Support the rollout and adoption of digital applications at production sites by ensuring access, training users, building understanding, and embedding the applications in daily work.
• Work closely with the Product Manager to understand user needs, define priorities, and support product discovery, planning, delivery, and continuous improvement.
• Translate user and business needs into clear product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Establish business cases, monitor whether the products are adopted and used, and conduct post-implementation reviews to assess realized value.

Profile

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, such as process, chemical, or automation engineering, or in another relevant field.
• Experience with, or exposure to, digital product development, industrial technology, production optimization, or operational improvement.
• Experience working in, or a good understanding of, agile and cross-functional product teams.
• A curious, collaborative, and pragmatic mindset, with the ability to learn quickly.
• Strong interest in understanding user needs and applying technology and data to solve real operational problems.
• Ability to communicate clearly, constructively challenge assumptions, and collaborate with stakeholders across disciplines, sites, and cultures.
• Motivation to work with industrial production and collaborate closely with production sites.

Hans Petter Bieker, Program Manager Reliability & Production Optimization

Knowledge grows through differences
Yara is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that creating a diverse and inclusive work environment is not only the right thing, but also the smart thing to do. To deliver on this, Yara has firmly anchored Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) in our business strategy and has more than 400 employees worldwide involved in D&I ambassadors networks.

As part of our recruitment process, where permitted by local law, we may conduct reference and background checks. These checks will only be performed when deemed necessary for the nature of the job. Candidates will be informed by HR before any background checks are initiated.