Product Manager, EAM

Company Description

At IFS you will work in a growing, global enterprise software company built upon committed and empowered colleagues who come to work knowing they are making a difference. We work every day within our single platform and embedded digital innovation to help our customers be their best when it really matters to their customers – at the Moment of Service™. We take pride in ensuring that our employees are able to achieve the company goals as well as develop their career. We believe empowered autonomy, committed colleagues and being part of a winning team are the keys to our success and what makes us great!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.

Job Description

We are expanding!

IFS has its origin in Enterprise Asset Management and have been delivering solutions to the market for more than thirty years. As part of our growth strategy for Enterprise Asset Management, we are now strengthening our team in Research & Development to continue to deliver solutions for our customers’ digitalization journey.

IFS R&D Asset Management is looking for an experienced Product Manager to drive enhancements of our product suite but also define new investments. As a Product Manager in IFS Research & Development, you will be responsible for managing our offerings within Enterprise Asset Management. You will act as the voice of the customer with a strong emphasis on being able to define product requirements and manage these throughout the entire product lifecycle. As a strong collaborator and networker, you will work with colleagues and stakeholders around the world to ensure successful product launches.

You will be an important part of the Asset Management leadership team and work closely with our growing team of 70 talented and passionate individuals distributed across Sweden, Norway, United States and Sri Lanka. A Product Manager is an evangelist who inspires colleagues, customers and partners both internally and externally. This is a global role, and the successful candidate can work out of any existing IFS office or remotely throughout Europe.

Essential functions include:

• Understand the target users’ needs and business problems. Accordingly, develop short and long-range business plans for product lines consistent with market needs and corporate strategic objectives.     
• Determine the total market for the product line to justify the investment and to measure whether market share objectives are being met.
• Gather product’s customer/market requirements from all global regions and across different customer segments and industries. Collaborate with product managers, peers, partners/suppliers, and other stakeholders to build an idea for a feature or function.
• Act as the representative of the business during development.
• Ensure that Business Management has correct information at each stage in the development process to make informed Go/No Go decisions. This requires sound business acumen.
• Lead the definition of the product’s customer values and competitive differentiation to be used in the development of the commercial messaging for the product launch artifacts, trade show materials, and other commercial opportunities.
• Responsible for coordinating with Sales, Commercial Marketing, Solution Architects and Training Center.

Qualifications

Qualifications

In order to be successful in the role we believe the following characteristics are important:

• University degree, or equivalent professional qualifications, in a field relevant for the area of responsibility.
• Domain knowledge and experience related to Enterprise Asset Management.
• Excellent communications skills, ability to lead by influence within a team environment to achieve objectives
• Used to presenting, leading, and inspiring people.
• Experience from relevant industries, markets and used to interact with customers and partners.
• Curious about professional trends and new technologies.
• Experience working as part of a global team.
• Experience in agile software development is a plus.
• Experience in working with IFS products in the relevant area is a plus.

Additional Information

Additional information

The position is permanent employment, located in Europe

Interviews and selections are being done continuously. If you are interested, apply as soon as possible, no later than January 31, 2022.

For further information, please contact Stefan Pettersson ([email protected]), VP Asset Management.

As a step in our recruitment process, all final candidates will undergo a background check, to get us an understanding of our future employees.

We respectfully decline all offers of recruitment and/or advertising assistance.

IFS Fact
IFS develops and delivers enterprise software for customers around the world who manufacture and distribute goods, build and maintain assets, and manage service-focused operations. The industry expertise of our people and solutions, together with a commitment to delivering value to every one of our customers, has made IFS a recognized leader and the most recommended supplier in our sector. Our team of 4,000 employees and growing ecosystem of partners support more than 10,000 customers around the world challenge the status quo and realize their competitive advantage. Learn more about how our enterprise software solutions can help your business today at ifs.com.