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In this strategically important role, you will own the long-term portfolio and category strategy for ZEISS Camera Lenses - from market intelligence and business cases to successful product launches and lifecycle management.\nYour Role\nDefine and continuously evolve the global, multi-year category and product roadmap for ZEISS Camera Lenses.\n\nIdentify growth opportunities, adjacent use cases and potential new business fields based on customer, competitor and technology insights.\n\nSteer the portfolio throughout the full product lifecycle - from product concept and investment decision through launch and optimization to phase-out.\n\nDevelop and own business cases, including revenue, volume and margin planning, pricing logic, investment requirements, risks and scenario assumptions.\n\nDefine pricing corridors, commercial success criteria and volume forecasts; derive actions from business performance and market developments.\n\nLead international, cross-functional product and portfolio initiatives with R&D, Marketing, Sales, Operations, Quality, Service and external partners.\n\nTranslate market, customer and technology needs into prioritized product requirements and compelling commercial concepts.\n\nEnsure launch readiness, including product positioning, sales enablement, sample planning and initial sales quantities.\n\nRepresent the category perspective in discussions with internal stakeholders, selected customers, partners and industry contacts.\n\nYour Profile\nMaster’s degree in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Product Management, Marketing, Engineering, Optics, Imaging Technology or a related field.\n\nAt least eight years of experience in senior product management, category management, portfolio management or business development - ideally within photography, videography, imaging, optics, consumer electronics or premium technology.\n\nProven experience defining and managing multi-year product roadmaps, business cases and lifecycle decisions for hardware or technology products.\n\nStrong commercial and financial expertise, including pricing, profitability analysis, volume forecasting and commercial risk assessment.\n\nExperience leading international, cross-functional teams in a matrix organization, including lateral leadership.\n\nDeep understanding of photography ecosystems, camera markets, imaging technologies and optical performance drivers.\n\nA strategic, analytical and entrepreneurial mindset, with the ability to turn market trends and customer insights into concrete growth opportunities.\n\nExcellent communication and presentation skills in English; German is a plus.\n\nWillingness to travel internationally up to 15%.\n\nA genuine passion for photography, imaging technology, premium consumer products and the ZEISS brand.\n\nYour ZEISS Recruiting Team:\nBastian Hoffmann","description_format":"text","description_chars":3272,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":8,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"master","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Growth opportunities"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Hardware","Manufacturing"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-24T10:12:03Z"}],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":30,"reasons":["conf:1","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-09-24T17:40:50Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/zeiss-senior-category-product-manager-zeiss-camera-lenses-mwx","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/zeiss-senior-category-product-manager-zeiss-camera-lenses-mwx.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-24T17:40:50Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers"}}