Product Manager (m/f/d)

Job Description

Danfoss's Compact & standard drives BU is seeking an enthusiastic, proactive, and self-driven product manager to join our BU product management team.  Your role will be pivotal in establishing Danfoss as a leader in compact & standard drives solutions, driving sales growth, and gaining market share.

Your role will be pivotal in establishing Danfoss as a leader in compact & standard drives solutions, driving sales growth, and gaining market share. As the Product Manager, you'll develop global market insights, segmentation, and positioning for our mid-tier product portfolio, managing the product roadmap, lifecycle planning, and business support. You'll report directly to the head of BU Product Management.

Job Responsibilities

Responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to, the following: 

• Develop customer centric, outside-in mid-tier product portfolio strategy, define features and value propositions based on market needs, develop global market insights and competitive analysis for mid tier product development.
• Identify potential business opportunities and build business cases for the mid tier product portfolio globally with close interaction with Product Owners, sales drivers and regionals sales organization, also drive cross-division/cross BU collaborations. 
• Develop product expertise to leverage knowledge and capabilities to develop product support materials for key industries and regions
• Clearly communicate and translate market inputs to product requirements; Bring expertise and recommendations to Product Owner and project team to  define specs and priorities.
• Support Voice of Customer to the organization through effective communication on topics such as market needs/trends/innovations, future technologies, technical specifications/requirements, product changes, portfolio gaps, performance metrics, and other relevant topics.
• Anticipate market dynamics & applications to enable specific industry product solutions. Lead new industries /new markets development.

Background & Skills

The ideal candidate possesses these skills: 

• Bachelor's degree in electric/electronics or business management
• 5-10 years working experience in product application or product management team, preferably over 5 years of drives industry experience for mid tier market
• Excellent inter-personal and communication skills
• Fluent in English
• People management skill is a plus

 

Job Criteria

• Strong leadership, interpersonal, communication, and productivity skills.  Self-drive, precise, and detail-oriented.  Ability to continually prioritize multiple projects.  
• Solid application understanding of drives systems  
• Solid understanding of the Industrial market/platforms we serve.

At Danfoss, we believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace fosters creativity, innovation, and a broader perspective in decision-making. When you consider this job posting, do you feel like your profile is not a perfect match? Numerous studies have found that women and people of color are more likely to apply only when they meet all requirements listed in the job posting. Even if you do not check all the boxes, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are curious to find out how you can bring new insights to the role or to Danfoss as an organization.

For information about the recruitment process, please contact Recruitment Team Lead, Biqi Li +45 5236 6912.

Please apply with your ENGLISH application at your earliest convenience. We do not have an application deadline but accept applications if the job is posted. The job ad will be closed once we have found the right candidate.

Employee Benefits

We are excited to offer you the following benefits with your employment:

• Bonus system
• Paid vacation
• Flexible working hours
• Possibility to work remotely
• Pension plan
• Personal insurance
• Communication package
• Opportunity to join Employee Resource Groups
• State of the art virtual work environment
• Employee Referral Program

This list does not promise or guarantee any particular benefit or specific action. They may depend on country or contract specifics and are subject to change at any time without prior notice.

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Danfoss - Engineering Tomorrow

At Danfoss, we are engineering solutions that allow the world to use resources in smarter ways - driving the sustainable transformation of tomorrow. No transformation has ever been started without a group of passionate, dedicated and empowered people. We believe that innovation and great results are driven by the right mix of people with diverse backgrounds, personalities, skills, and perspectives, reflecting the world in which we do business. To make sure the mix of people works, we strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are treated equally, respected, and valued for who they are. It is a strong priority within Danfoss to improve the health, working environment and safety of our employees.

Following our founder's mindset "action speaks louder than words", we set ourselves ambitious targets to protect the environment by embarking on a plan to become CO2 neutral latest by 2030.

Danfoss is an EO employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.