Global Product Manager HyCon Governor (m/f/d)

Voith Hydro; Glo (KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Voith Hydro is seeking a Global Product Manager to lead the HyCon Governor product family, covering both digital and hydraulic governors. Define the product strategy, manage lifecycle, and translate market needs into competitive offerings with a growth mindset.

The role collaborates with regional sales, service, and engineering teams to drive profitable growth, develop GTM plans, and deliver customer value in hydropower applications across global locations.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Business Administration with strong technical affinity, or in Engineering with commercial/ business experience.
• Several years of experience in commercial product management, business development, or portfolio management.
• Strong analytical and strategic capabilities including market assessment and financial evaluation.
• Technical affinity for control and governing systems; experience with turbine governors or hydropower is a plus.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills; ability to work across regions and functions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the global product and growth strategy for the HyCon Governor product family, including digital and hydraulic governors.
• Take commercial ownership of the product portfolio across its lifecycle from idea to obsolescence, coordinating with automation and hydraulic engineering.
• Conduct market, customer, and competitor analyses; develop business cases, pricing approaches, and profitability initiatives.
• Identify and drive new business opportunities in standalone, modernization, and service markets with regional sales teams.
• Define value propositions and go-to-market plans, coordinate product launches, and monitor performance with senior management.

Skills

Commercial product management

Analytical thinking

Strategic capabilities

Communication & negotiation

Travel willingness

Education

Master's degree in Business Administration or Engineering

Tools

None

Job description

About The Voith Group

The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has around 20,700 employees, sales of € 4,8 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.

About The Voith Group

The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has around 20,700 employees, sales of € 4,8 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.

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Global Product Manager HyCon Governor (m/f/d)

Job ID 78908 | At any of our global Voith Hydro locations

Are you passionate about shaping the future of hydropower governing solutions? Join Voith Hydro in a key global role and take commercial ownership of the HyCon Governor product family, covering both digital governors and hydraulic governors. As Global Product Manager, you will define and implement the product and growth strategy, steer the portfolio throughout its lifecycle, and translate market needs into competitive offerings and concrete business opportunities. Your focus will be on profitable growth, clear product positioning, and close collaboration with our regions, sales teams, and technical experts.

Your tasks

• Develop and implement the global product and growth strategy for the HyCon Governor product family, including digital and hydraulic governors. Define target markets, product positioning, strategic priorities, and a clear product roadmap aligned with Voith Hydro's long-term direction.
• Take commercial ownership of the product portfolio across its entire lifecycle, from idea and business case through development, launch, market ramp-up, lifecycle optimization, and obsolescence, in close alignment with the technical product owners in automation and hydraulic engineering.
• Conduct market, customer, and competitor analyses; identify portfolio gaps and growth opportunities; and develop robust business cases, business models, pricing approaches, and profitability improvement measures.
• Identify, evaluate, and drive new business opportunities in the standalone, modernization, and service markets in close collaboration with regional units and sales teams. Provide hands-on support for priority opportunities and customer discussions.
• Define compelling value propositions and go-to-market plans, coordinate product launches, and develop sales enablement and marketing content. Monitor product performance and provide fact-based recommendations to senior management and relevant stakeholders.

Your profile

• Master's degree in Business Administration with strong technical affinity, or in Engineering or a related technical field with substantial commercial and business administration experience.
• Several years of experience in commercial product management, business development, or portfolio management, preferably in hydropower, industrial automation, hydraulic equipment, or another capital-goods environment.
• Sound understanding of product lifecycle management and the ability to translate technical product features into customer value, competitive positioning, business cases, pricing logic, and profitable growth initiatives.
• Technical affinity for control and governing systems, including digital automation solutions and hydraulic or electromechanical equipment. Direct experience with turbine governors or hydropower applications is a strong advantage.
• Strong analytical and strategic capabilities, including market assessment, competitive analysis, financial evaluation, and portfolio prioritization.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional and global teams in a matrix organization and to collaborate effectively with engineering, sales, service, marketing, and regional business units.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, a strong customer and business orientation, and the willingness to travel internationally. Self-motivated, collaborative, and results-oriented, with a pragmatic approach to execution.

This position can be filled at any of our global Voith Hydro locations. The remote work policies will adhere to the regulations of the specific location where you are based - this is not a fully remote position.

Become a Voithian and join us to shape the future of our company. Working at Voith means to actively promote future-oriented technologies. We offer you a responsible job in our Group Division Voith Hydro with challenging tasks and scope for creativity. Furthermore there are a lot of other reasons for working with Voith. Take your chance – at Voith.

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