Hitachi Rail is looking for a Product Line Manager – PIPC Interlocking (H/F) to own the strategic vision, development, and lifecycle of this critical signaling product line. You will be the voice of the market internally and represent the company externally.
What You'll Do
- Define and evolve the product line strategy by integrating market, technical, and industrial challenges.
- Act as the voice of the market within the company and represent the company externally.
- Evaluate competition, customer needs, and technological developments.
- Develop Business Cases, strategy, roadmaps, and release planning.
- Manage lifecycle decisions: product launch, evolution, and withdrawal.
- Ensure cross-functional alignment with departments like engineering, projects, industrialization, quality, and procurement.
- Interface with the global entity in charge of signaling product strategy and other Hitachi Rail entities.
- Support French and International bid teams in responding to tenders with roadmap and evolution data.
- Be a strategic partner to R&D and project teams in a continuous innovation logic.
- Manage budgets associated with your scope, including self-funded R&D, product renewal, and software maintenance.
What We're Looking For
- Engineering degree in electrical engineering, industrial and systems computing, or an equivalent field.
- Minimum 8 years of experience as a technical manager, Bid manager, or in project management.
- Fluent level of English.
Nice to Have
- Experience ideally in railway transport systems.
Team & Environment
You will interface with the global signaling product strategy entity and other Hitachi Rail entities, while supporting French and International bid teams.
Work Mode
This is a hybrid role based in Vélizy-Villacoublay, Île-de-France, France.
We welcome and value diversity of backgrounds, age, gender, sexual orientation, family situation, disability, nationality, religion and worldview. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
