Senior Product Manager – Railway

Critical Software; Viseu; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Private health insurance

Employee Assistance Programme (mental/

Home office support

Extra holidays: 2 additional days

Extra parental leave: 2 additionalm0n

Gradual return-to-work support

Sabbatical programme

Training, mentorship, and growth

Résumé du poste

Critical Software, based in Portugal, seeks a Senior Product Manager to define the rail portfolio and take products from concept to market, balancing certification, safety, and commercial goals.

You will own the roadmap, coordinate with engineering, safety and certification teams, and build go-to-market plans with the commercial and BD teams. This is a role for someone who wants to shape new, data-driven offerings that keep trains and passengers safe.

Qualifications

• Experience taking products from concept to market in regulated or safety-critical domains.
• Familiarity with certification processes (e.g., EN standards, DO-178, IEC 62443).
• Experience with software-defined, connected or data‑driven products; cloud/edge and AI in operations is a plus.

Responsabilités

• Own the product roadmap balancing certification milestones and customer commitments.
• Identify and validate new product opportunities and shape the full portfolio.
• Own business case, pricing and P&L for each product line and take it to first paying customers.
• Build go-to-market strategy with pricing and partnerships.
• Coordinate a small team with leadership to align product decisions with engineering and certification teams.

Connaissances

Product launch experience

Regulated/safety-critical domain

Certification processes familiarity

Software-defined / data-driven

Cloud/edge / cybersecurity / AI forops

Multi-stakeholder coordination

Strong communication

Description du poste

About The Role European railways are entering a new era. Train control is converging on a single, harmonized standard, communications are moving to modern digital networks, and the industry is taking its first real steps towards Automatic Train Operation. Critical Software contributes to this modernization by developing certified, safety-critical solutions that help operators run more trains, more reliably, while giving passengers a safer and smoother journey.

About The Role European railways are entering a new era. Train control is converging on a single, harmonized standard, communications are moving to modern digital networks, and the industry is taking its first real steps towards Automatic Train Operation. Critical Software contributes to this modernization by developing certified, safety-critical solutions that help operators run more trains, more reliably, while giving passengers a safer and smoother journey.

We are looking for a Senior Product Manager to shape our rail product portfolio and turn this transformation into products the market wants to buy. We are not looking for someone to manage the products we already have;
we are looking for the person who defines the ones we don't have yet — software-defined, data-driven and connectivity-based offerings that will sit alongside our certified portfolio. You will define the product vision, own the roadmap and take each solution from concept to market, carrying commercial accountability for the outcome. This is a role for someone who wants to build, not maintain, in a sector where the products you ship keep trains and passengers safe every day. If you want your product decisions to matter, this is where they will.

What You'll Do

• Own the product roadmap, balancing certification milestones, customer commitments, and long-term product strategy
• Identify and validate new product opportunities (market and competitive analysis, technology scouting, customer discovery), translating their specific needs into product requirements and shaping the full portfolio rather than a single feature
• Own the business case, pricing and P&L for each product line, and take new products from concept through to their first paying customers
• Build the go-to-market strategy for product placement and business expansion, working with commercial and business development teams on positioning, pricing, and partnership opportunities
• Coordinate a small team with direct access to leadership — working closely with engineering, safety, and certification teams to align product decisions

What We're Looking For

• Proven track record taking new products from zero to market, ideally in a regulated or safety-critical industry
• Familiarity with certification processes in safety-critical domains (EN 50126/50129/50716, DO-178, IEC 62443, or equivalent) is a strong plus
• Experience with software-defined, connected or data-driven products;
  familiarity with cloud/edge, cybersecurity or AI applied to operations is a plus
• Comfort working with long product lifecycles and complex, multi-stakeholder environments (operators, regulators, notified bodies)
• Strong communication skills, able to translate technical and regulatory complexity into clear product decisions

How You Can Inspire

You combine deep technical credibility with the confidence to lead a room, technical or commercial

You spot problems early and you're not afraid to name them and propose a solution

You build trust because you know what you're talking about, not because you're told to

You see client relationships as long-term partnerships, not one-off wins

What We Offer

• Private health insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme (mental health, legal, financial support)
• Home office support
• Extra holidays: 2 additional days after year one, more as time goes on
• Extra parental leave: 2 additional months fully paid
• Gradual return-to-work support: We'll help you ease back from long breaks
• Sabbatical programme for long-term employees
• Training, mentorship, and growth opportunities: we'll invest in where you want to go next

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