Global Product Manager HyCon Governor (m/f/d)

Are you passionate about shaping the future of hydropower governing solutions? Join Voith Hydro in a key global role and take commercial ownership of the HyCon Governor product family, covering both digital governors and hydraulic governors. As Global Product Manager, you will define and implement the product and growth strategy, steer the portfolio throughout its lifecycle, and translate market needs into competitive offerings and concrete business opportunities. Your focus will be on profitable growth, clear product positioning, and close collaboration with our regions, sales teams, and technical experts.

Your tasks

• Develop and implement the global product and growth strategy for the HyCon Governor product family, including digital and hydraulic governors. Define target markets, product positioning, strategic priorities, and a clear product roadmap aligned with Voith Hydro’s long-term direction.
• Take commercial ownership of the product portfolio across its entire lifecycle, from idea and business case through development, launch, market ramp-up, lifecycle optimization, and obsolescence, in close alignment with the technical product owners in automation and hydraulic engineering.
• Conduct market, customer, and competitor analyses; identify portfolio gaps and growth opportunities; and develop robust business cases, business models, pricing approaches, and profitability improvement measures.
• Identify, evaluate, and drive new business opportunities in the standalone, modernization, and service markets in close collaboration with regional units and sales teams. Provide hands-on support for priority opportunities and customer discussions.
• Define compelling value propositions and go-to-market plans, coordinate product launches, and develop sales enablement and marketing content. Monitor product performance and provide fact-based recommendations to senior management and relevant stakeholders.

Your profile

• Master’s degree in Business Administration with strong technical affinity, or in Engineering or a related technical field with substantial commercial and business administration experience.
• Several years of experience in commercial product management, business development, or portfolio management, preferably in hydropower, industrial automation, hydraulic equipment, or another capital-goods environment.
• Sound understanding of product lifecycle management and the ability to translate technical product features into customer value, competitive positioning, business cases, pricing logic, and profitable growth initiatives.
• Technical affinity for control and governing systems, including digital automation solutions and hydraulic or electromechanical equipment. Direct experience with turbine governors or hydropower applications is a strong advantage.
• Strong analytical and strategic capabilities, including market assessment, competitive analysis, financial evaluation, and portfolio prioritization.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional and global teams in a matrix organization and to collaborate effectively with engineering, sales, service, marketing, and regional business units.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, a strong customer and business orientation, and the willingness to travel internationally. Self-motivated, collaborative, and results-oriented, with a pragmatic approach to execution.

This position can be filled at any of our global Voith Hydro locations. The remote work policies will adhere to the regulations of the specific location where you are based - this is not a fully remote position.