Leiter Produktmanagement / Produktstrategie Air Defence (m/w/d) — Rheinmetall Air Defence AG

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In this key position, you actively shape the future of ground-based air defense and at the same time create the basis for professional, future-oriented product management. With a great deal of room for manoeuvre, you will further develop structures, processes and methods and gradually assume strategic responsibility for the further development of our Air Defence portfolio. You will work closely with management as well as central internal and external stakeholders and report directly to the Senior Vice President Strategy & Program Management of the Air Defence Division. Your tasks in detail:

• Further development of an efficient product management organization as well as development of suitable structures, processes, methods and tools
• Establishing systematic product life cycle management and continuous evaluation of product performance in the market
• Development of product and technology roadmaps and synchronization with relevant stakeholders
• Definition of product platforms and introduction of variant management
• Analysis of market, technology, threat and customer developments
• Strategic development and targeted expansion of the Air Defence portfolio as well as successive assumption of overall responsibility for portfolio development
• Identification and evaluation of new products, technologies and business areas including development, cooperation and make-or-buy options
• Support for strategic customer and sales activities
• Leadership and further development of the product management team and promotion of an effective and entrepreneurial cooperation
• Close cooperation with strategy, market intelligence, engineering, program management, sales and management on strategic and operational issues WHAT YOU SHOULD TEACH
• Completed studies, preferably in engineering, electrical engineering, systems engineering, industrial engineering or a comparable field of study
• In-depth professional experience 10 years + in product management, strategy consulting, system development, business development or a comparable technology-oriented environment
• Experience in the defence or aerospace environment, ideally in the field of air defense of great advantage
• In-depth methodological knowledge in product strategy, product roadmaps, portfolio management and product life cycle management
• Strong strategic and entrepreneurial thinking combined with the ability to understand complex relationships and derive concrete actions
• High level of development and design competence as well as initiative, decision-making and implementation strength
• Leader with strong communication and team skills and the ability to bring diverse interests and stakeholders together
• Secure and convincing appearance at management and customer level as well as enjoyment of cooperation in an international environment
• Very good knowledge of German and English in word and writing WHAT WE ARE TO YOU
• A dynamic working environment with exciting projects
• Flexible working hours (active and trusted working hours); Home office, where possible and useful
• Very good social benefits and a super-compulsory pension fund
• Employee benefits of a large corporation, employee share purchase program
• Promotion of needs-based training
• Staff restaurant and external catering and shopping facilities nearby
• Individual internal and external personnel development measures in cooperation with our Rheinmetall Academy
• Workplace a few minutes walk from the Zurich-Oerlikon train station KONTAKTDETAILS Responsible contact: Michael Zmoos For questions about your application, please use the contact form. Please note that dossiers of recruiters are not considered.

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