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Together with our customers, we combine the real and digital worlds.
With technology, software and services for smart buildings, we transform the everyday for everyone. By combining the real and digital worlds, we empower our customers to reach their decarbonization goals, lower their operating costs and create world-class occupant experiences for their people. It’s not just about improving buildings, it’s about creating efficient, safe, adaptable and sustainable environments, which improve the way the world lives and works.
The digital transformation of buildings is a fast-changing, dynamic sector, and it needs more than just great technology - it needs great people, too. We know a business only thrives if its people are thriving, so at Siemens we put our people first.
Within our buildings business, our diverse global team will support you through your career and challenge you to grow in new and exciting ways, as we transform the world’s infrastructure.
In our quest to revolutionize the world’s infrastructure, we’re seeking a dynamic Portfolio Launch Excellence Manager for our Automation Business, who will work within our global Smart Infrastructure Buildings Marketing team.
Our shared journey could take you anywhere…where would you like to go?
Location: While our preferred location is the Siemens Smart Infrastructure headquarters in Zug, Switzerland, we are open to candidates based in other key locations across the EU and UK with a strong Siemens Smart Infrastructure presence.
There is no need to relocate, and you must be entitled to work in the specified location.
The Role
As Portfolio Launch Excellence Manager Automation you will be responsible for leading and overseeing the global rollout of new portfolio elements, particularly in the automation sector. In this role, you drive market entry efforts with a focus on the release process. Additionally, you will develop, and own launch strategies aimed at accelerating product introductions, enabling sales, and providing critical feedback for continuous improvement. This role also involves ensuring clear communication and support to sales regions, monitoring regional performance, addressing challenges, and refining processes to ensure the success of each portfolio launch. This will require cross-functional work with a large number of stakeholders across countries, tech units and other functions within the SI Buildings organization.
You will report to the Global Launch Excellence Team Lead within the global marketing function of Smart Infrastructure Buildings.
The portfolio launch excellence process is an integral part of our portfolio strategy within Smart Infrastructure Buildings and this position plays a meaningful role in accelerating new portfolio introductions. We are looking for someone who is a good collaborator, able to manage multiple diverse topics simultaneously as well as comfortable with operating in a process-driven, matrixed environment.
Your New Responsibilities
* Lead Global Portfolio Rollouts for Automation: prepare for all aspects of portfolio rollouts, ensuring readiness for marketing, sales implementation, training, and support across all regions for global portfolio rollouts
* Develop and implement portfolio launch concepts: create and refine portfolio launch strategies, ensuring the development of clear, executable plans that accelerate and maximize the success of new portfolio introductions. Build and manage portfolio introduction teams focused on driving market entries before, during and post-release
* Ensure timely delivery and communication: maintain open lines of communication with regional teams, ensuring country readiness with the goal to accelerate new portfolio introductions. Actively monitor and respond to regional performance during the introduction phase. You will set up regular status updates, facilitate knowledge sharing, and remove communication barriers
* Proactively gather and address feedback: create a feedback loop with regional teams to gather and address input from all stakeholders. You will focus on removing roadblocks and applying learnings to continuously improve the introduction process and maximize impact
* Cross-functional collaboration: facilitate strong relationships with other departments such as Tech Units, Functional Units and Marketing, as well as the target countries to meet launch timelines and goals
Your Talents And Experience
* Bachelor or Master’s Degree in International Business, Engineering, or a comparable qualification with a solid commercial experience
* 5 years plus of experience in a similar role
* Experience within the Building Automation and/or Fire Safety industry is preferred; experience with Siemens products would be very helpful and gives you an edge
* Strong stakeholder management & people management skills; ability to effectively work with and influence global cross-functional teams of diverse stakeholders & cultures in a matrixed organization
* Self-driven and resourceful to achieve goals independently as well as work well in groups; results oriented mindset, takes initiative with high degree of self-motivation
* Strategic and out-of-the-box thinking, in order to brainstorm and adopt new concepts quickly
* Strong program / project management skills; process oriented with an attention to details, strong analytical skills
* Ability to work in complex, fast-paced environment, managing multiple projects simultaneously with competing deadlines
* Strong communication & interpersonal skills
* A strong customer orientation sets you apart from others
* Fluent in English and able to explain complex topics in an engageable way
* Fluent German is a plus. Additional languages are welcome
Employee Benefits
* Varied further training opportunities
* Access to employee share programs
* Further information about employee benefits can be found here
What It’s Like Working For Us
We place significant emphasis on fostering an inclusive and flexible working culture that encourages everyone to be their authentic selves. Equal opportunities and diversity are important to us and contribute to an enriching corporate culture. We actively embrace mobile working to provide every colleague with more autonomy and the chance to achieve a good work-life balance. Learn more here
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I look forward to receiving your application
Olger
Talent Acquisition Partner
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