Product Manager

**Join us in Advancing the Environmental Global Impact within the Rail Industry**

For nearly 40 years, ZTR has designed, developed and released products that have a positive environmental impact within the Locomotive Industry. Planning for an environmentally sustainable future means taking action today in preparation for tomorrow. Everyone has a role to play and we take ours seriously.

**What You’ll be Doing**

Are you passionate about supporting a more sustainable future? Do you enjoy working with talented individuals to solve complex problems? Are you excited to work on truly innovative product development? Are you data-driven and results-oriented? Whether it’s solving problems, consulting on products with compassion or continuing to train and develop your skills, you’ll be helping to push an entire industry technologically forward.

As the **Product Manager** you will be responsible for leveraging product management cycles, commercial aptitude, and industry experience across locomotive solutions with a high degree of empowerment to build dynamic and customer centric offerings.

**Responsibilities** **include but are not limited to**:

- Grow and maintain comprehensive **market knowledge**on locomotive technology and technology progression to** build strong competitive analysis** on the industry's best practices and competitors; and to understand the impacts on locomotive performance.
- Driving** product strategy** in alignment with the overall company vision and goals through market research, analyzing customer needs, and identifying market opportunities to define the product roadmap.
- Develop a **product roadmap** that outlines the product's features, enhancements, and delivery timelines. Prioritizing features based on customer and business value, collaborating with cross-functional teams, ensuring the product roadmap aligns with the company's strategic objectives.
- Working closely with stakeholders, customers, and internal teams to **gather and document product requirements.** This includes defining user stories, use cases, and acceptance criteria to clearly communicate the product's functionality and features.
- Collaborating with various teams such as engineering, design, marketing, and sales to ensure successful product development and launch. This involves **coordinating efforts, facilitating communication,** and resolving any conflicts or issues that may arise.
- Overseeing the **product development process,** ensuring that the product is built according to specifications, and managing the product lifecycle. Conducting product reviews, tracking progress, and making adjustments as necessary.
- Developing and executing a comprehensive **go-to-market strategy** for new product releases. Creating marketing plans, pricing strategies, and promotional activities to drive product adoption and sales.
- **Monitoring the performance** and success of the product in the market. Analyzing product metrics, user feedback, and market trends to identify areas for improvement and optimize the product's performance.
- **Building and maintaining strong relationships** with customers to gather feedback, understand their needs, and ensure customer satisfaction. Conducting customer interviews, organizing user feedback sessions, and addressing customer concerns.

**Who you are**:

- 3+ years of relevant product management experience, preferably with products relating to hardware, locomotive control and/ or monitoring systems
- Bachelor's Degree in a Electrical, Mechatronics or related fields
- Proven experience in successfully carrying products through concept to launch in the entire product life cycle
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Collaborative, and a knack for working with cross functional teams
- Adaptable, expert in time management and organizational skills
- Passionate about technology and continuous learning
- Ability to travel internationally
- Previous experience in the locomotive industry would be considered an asset

**Why Choose ZTR?**

ZTR offers a positive working environment and a group of friendly and talented industry leaders passionate about driving environmental and financial benefits for our clients. We encourage and support employees to find long-term success and explore opportunities that play into their strengths and passions. We value lateral moves as much as vertical promotions; we believe all roles should develop your skills, broaden your experience, and help you continue on a journey to build a rewarding career at ZTR.

ZTR is all about our people. That is why we value Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) within our organization. DEI is essential to our goal of creating a great place to work. We are committed to building a representative workforce and committed to equal opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

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