Product Manager Team Lead (m/f/d)

Company Description

INFICON is a leading provider of innovative instrumentation, critical sensor technologies, and Smart Manufacturing/Industry 4.0 software solutions that enhance productivity and quality of tools, processes, and complete factories. These analysis, measurement and control products are essential for gas leak detection in air conditioning/refrigeration and automotive manufacturing. They are vital to equipment manufacturers and end-users in the complex fabrication of semiconductors and thin film coatings for optics, flat panel displays, solar cells and industrial vacuum coating applications. Other users of our vacuum-based processes include the life sciences, research, aerospace, packaging, heat treatment, laser cutting and many other industrial processes. We also leverage our expertise in vacuum technology to provide unique, toxic chemical analysis products for emergency response, security, and environmental health and safety.

Job Description

• End-to-end product lifecycle ownership for vacuum measurement portfolio
• Strategic portfolio alignment, prioritization, execution
• Leadership, coaching, and development of Product Management team
• Cross-functional collaboration with R&D, Marketing, Sales, Operations, external partners
• Market research and Voice-of-Customer guidance; translation into product strategy & value propositions
• Chairing of product and portfolio review meetings; data-driven decision processes
• Portfolio-level product positioning and messaging alignment
• Development and deployment of value-selling tools, business cases, marketing assets
• Go-to-market planning and execution (launches, trainings, events)
• Promotion of innovation, customer focus, continuous improvement culture

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Engineering, Business, or related field; MBA preferred
• 5+ years product management experience in technical/engineering industries
• Experience leading or mentoring Product Managers or cross-functional teams
• Strong strategic and analytical skills; portfolio prioritization capability
• Technical acumen in test & measurement or comparable systems
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills; stakeholder influence
• Collaborative, adaptable leadership style; effective in dynamic environments
• Professional English proficiency; German is a plus
• Willingness to travel up to 30%

Additional Information

INFICON offers a dynamic working environment that promotes diversity, equality and inclusion. Our appreciative, innovative and vibrant corporate culture can be felt in everything we do and how we do it.

What you will find with us?

• Smart and friendly colleagues who value team spirit, a positive attitude and reliability, and who never miss out on the fun.
• Room for bold ideas and creative collaboration
• Flexible working hours
• Competitive salary, good social benefits, plus profit sharing
• Opportunities for further training and development
• Joint celebration of successes (and mistakes!... they are invaluable for our continuous development)
• Regular employee events (summer party, ski day, Christmas party, TeamDays)

Take your next career step with us!

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