Product Manager Planetariums (f/m/x)

Zeiss • German • English • Doctoral Degree (PhD) • 6 days ago
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Zeiss

Zeiss is an international technology enterprise in the optical and optoelectronic industries, headquartered in Oberkochen, Germany, and founded in 1846. The company develops, produces, and distributes a wide range of products including semiconductor manufacturing equipment, medical technology, industrial metrology, microscopy solutions, and consumer optics such as eyeglass lenses and camera lenses. Operating in nearly 50 countries with dozens of production sites and service locations worldwide, the group is wholly owned by the Carl Zeiss Foundation, one of the largest foundations in Germany.
zeiss.com • HQ: Stuttgart, Germany • Test & Measurement • Semiconductor Manufacturing • Manufacturing • Vision Care & Ophthalmology • Health Care • Medical Devices • Hardware • Lasers & Photonics • 5000+ employees

We bring the stars to life - for 100 years. As one of the world’s leading manufacturers of complete systems for modern planetariums, ZEISS delivers top-tier solutions for fascinating planetarium applications. Shape the digital future of ZEISS Planetariums and reach millions of planetarium visitors worldwide.

Your role

In this role, you will play a key role in aligning products, hardware, software, and services to market and customer needs and strengthening the go-to-market approach:

  • Structure product and portfolio decisions, define market- and customer-driven requirements, and develop a clear roadmap for the product portfolio

  • Derive hardware, software, and services requirements and translate them into market-ready offerings, including pricing, launch, and lifecycle strategies

  • Strengthen the go-to-market approach through close alignment with Sales, Marketing, and Customer Experience; ensure a consistent market introduction

  • Alleviate project management by targeted offering prioritization, opportunity assessment, and market analyses; identify AI and automation potentials to scale the global business

Your profile

  • Completed university degree in natural sciences, engineering, or technology; business administration qualifications or product management training are an advantage; PhD optional

  • Several years of experience in product management, portfolio management, or technical project/business development in complex B2B or project environments; experience with hardware, software, and services as well as international markets is desirable

  • Responsibility for the product lifecycle, conducting market and competitive analyses, and preparing decision papers for executive boards

  • Strong technical and business understanding; structured market and customer analyses, requirements engineering, roadmap and go-to-market competencies

  • Excellent German and English language skills; confident communication with development, sales, service, marketing, and international partners

  • Ability to identify AI and automation potentials and integrate them into processes as well as product/service concepts

  • Willingness to travel internationally 20-25%

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:

Norman Funk
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