Product Manager for Software and Automation

• Defining new software products/options in close coordination with our customers, sales, and development
• Capturing, elaborating, and prioritizing software requirements in close collaboration with development and incorporating stakeholder feedback
• Opening up new market segments with a focus on the software portfolio
• Developing the strategy for technological development (roadmap) and contributing to the overall strategy of the business unit
• Monitoring and evaluating market developments and identifying customer needs
• Preparing business cases, quantitative assessment of the financial viability of new product developments in the area of software/automation
• Defining marketing priorities and working closely with the marketing department to implement effective marketing campaigns
• Leading smaller development projects for proof-of-concept developments
• Supporting the sales team (answering technical questions, providing technical information materials, etc.)

• Master's degree in a technical or scientific field required.
• Experience in product management or software sales is essential.
• Strong analytical skills and hands-on mentality are a must., * Completed studies (Master's degree) in a technical or scientific field
• Experience in product management or sales of software products or at least several years of experience as a user or developer of, for example, CAD or graphics software
• Experience in requirements management and specification creation as well as a structured, methodical approach to capturing and prioritizing requirements
• Experience in the field of automation/robotics is an advantage
• Strong analytical skills
• Open, communicative, and resilient personality with the ability to address all relevant stakeholders (customer, sales, development, service, production) at various levels
• Talent to inspire others with your own ideas and drive implementation in development
• Hands-on mentality
• Willingness to travel (approx. 10-20%), mainly in the DACH region, occasionally internationally
• Fluent German in spoken and written form (at least C2 level)
• Very good English skills in spoken and written form (at least C1 level)

As a family-run high-tech company with around 19,000 employees at 71 locations worldwide, we are looking for forward thinkers with unconventional ideas and drive. We live a culture of team spirit and mutual trust - the ideal framework to boldly try new things and question the status quo. Our technologies inspire people to develop and build the unimaginable. Whether laser, machine tools, EUV, or electronics - TRUMPF creates technological worlds for future generations. Are you ready for new challenges?