Platform Product Manager

Job content

Our department is developing and operating Bühler Insights, a software platform for connected products and services and with it a portfolio of industry-leading software solutions for customers and for internal stakeholders. As a digital platform manager, you will be a key link between our agile teams and the product managers in the different business units at Bühler as well as to the central service portfolio management team.

Tasks

Managing the technology/platform feature portfolio of the digital platforms

Coordinating with internal stakeholders to manage the prioritization process for new platform features while maximizing the business value - as well as balancing request for new platform capabilities with enhancement of existing capabilities

Consulting and supporting internal stakeholders during the ideation and concept phase of new consumer-facing products and services

Acting as a change agent for agile product development and evidence-based decision making

Market analysis / competitor analysis

Defining of a coherent platform application structure as well conducting user research, interpreting usage statistics and incorporating customer feedback into future iterations of the platform

Continuously refining the product platform vision in accordance with customers and internal stakeholders

Supporting our sales force as a technical sales representative

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Business Administration

Minimum 5 years experience in an industrial environment as well as in product management for software solutions or industrial automation

Strong project management skills

Experience with agile development practices (experience with scaled agile e.g., SAFe, is a plus)

Fluent in English and German

Very good communication skills and ability to mobilize people without direct authority

Benefits

Career and personal development

Cross-cultural working environment

Employer-funded pension plan

Application documents

Cover letter, Resume, Transcripts, Letters of recommendation, Certifications

Who we are

Bühler as an employer

We are working to create sustainable innovations for a better world. Our aim is to transform the world’s most pressing food and mobility challenges into sustainable technologies, process solutions and business models. At Bühler, you are empowered to show initiative and take responsibility. In our family-owned company, personal success goes hand in hand with shared success. We foster a diverse and inclusive workplace where integrity and courage are key drivers of our success. We support your personal development because we want you to make a difference. By joining Bühler, you will be helping us tackle global challenges while at the same time meeting the needs of our customers.

Bühler is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity and inclusion at our company, therefore, it’s important that you match us and we match you. Regardless of your gender (m/f/d).