Product manager for NATO

Would you like to join the leading international intergovernmental organization?

The Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE) is an established, world-class scientific research and experimentation facility that organizes and conducts scientific research and technology development centred on the maritime domain. It delivers innovative and field-tested science and technology (S&T) solutions to address defence and security needs of the Alliance.

Responsibilities

• Design research, service design, or strategic design roles with deep expertise in qualitative methodologies and design thinking frameworks.
• Lead comprehensive user research to uncover needs, behaviours, and pain points across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Facilitate workshops and design sessions to build cross-functional alignment and drive consensus.
• Guide teams to concrete product decisions through structured design thinking.
• Design intuitive, accessible interfaces by translating research insights into wireframes, prototypes, and production-ready visual designs.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to iterate and implement designs by working with Engineering to ensure feasibility and rapidly refining solutions based on feedback.
• Synthesize findings into actionable design principles, user stories, and prioritized requirements.
• Define and own the product vision, translating insights into a coherent strategy that guides development.

Essential Qualifications & Experience

• A minimum requirement of a bachelor’s degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in an information systems, physics or electronics related scientific or engineering discipline.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in product management in complex or data-driven environments, with strong background in agile methodologies and stakeholder management.
• Strong facilitation and storytelling skills to align diverse stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Deep expertise in relevant discipline methodologies and best practices.
• Professional experience working effectively in cross-functional agile teams.
• Very good level of spoken and written English.

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