Product Manager - Operational Technology

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The Role

We are seeking results-driven product manager to help define and drive the product strategy for our Enterprise Operations Platform (EOP). This role demands a strategic thinker with deep product management experience, technical fluency in industrial automation, and a passion for transforming operational data into actionable intelligence. The ideal candidate will champion the use of AI, semantic modeling, and data contextualization to unlock the full value of OT data across diverse automation systems.

Your Impact

• Strategic Vision:
• Develop and execute a product strategy that integrates AI-driven data contextualization and semantic modeling into the EOP roadmap.
• Champion the foundational Data Fabric, enabling scalable ingestion, harmonization, and semantic enrichment of OT data.
• Drive adoption of knowledge graphs and ontologies to unify data across disparate automation systems and domains.
• Evangelize the strategic role of contextualized data in enabling predictive analytics, autonomous workflows, and digital twins.
• Represent the platform’s vision in internal and external forums, positioning the company as a thought leader in intelligent operations.
• Product Management:
• Lead innovation initiatives focused on transforming raw industrial data into contextualized, actionable insights using AI and semantic technologies.
• Monitor market trends in AI, data fabrics, and industrial knowledge graphs to ensure competitive differentiation.
• Guide the development of intelligent data services (e.g., semantic search, anomaly detection, root cause analysis) powered by machine learning.
• Develop product roadmaps that incorporate semantic interoperability, data lineage, and explainability.
• Stakeholder Management:
• Foster collaboration between product management and R&D to deliver intelligent, scalable solutions.
• Engage with customers and partners to co-develop ontologies and contextual models tailored to industry-specific needs.
• Qualifications & Experience:
• Proven leadership in product management with a focus on data platforms, AI, or industrial software.
• Deep understanding of OT-data domains, industrial automation systems, and data contextualization challenges.
• Experience with semantic technologies and knowledge graph architectures.
• Familiarity with AI/ML techniques for time-series analysis, anomaly detection, and predictive modeling.
• Core Competencies:
• Customer Centricity: Designs products that deliver contextualized insights and real-world value.
• Visionary Thinking: Inspires teams around a future of intelligent, autonomous operations.
• Innovation Leadership: Prioritizes semantic modeling and AI as core differentiators.
• Results Orientation: Aligns data intelligence initiatives with business outcomes.
• Strategic Acumen: Navigates complex data ecosystems with clarity and foresight.
• Decisive Execution: Makes informed decisions grounded in data and domain expertise.

What You'll Need

• 5+ years of demonstrated skills in product management.
• Experience in the Process Industries will be a strong advantage.
• BS in Chemical/Mechanical Engineering/Electrical Engineering required. MBA/Advanced degree (or global equivalent) in a related field preferred.
• Language requirement: French: A1 (advanced) and English level C1 (advanced), the position requires interactions with international client.
• Experience of cloud-based as well as on-prem technologies.
• Experience with AI also an advantage.
• Strong individual initiative and ownership, driven to achieve results, and motivated by impact. Extremely well organized, detail-oriented, metrics driven, and possessing a high level of integrity.
• Demonstrated business acumen and industry insights to assess the tradeoffs across technology, operations, process, people, cost, and industry for solutions.
• Strong sense of teamwork and collaboration, particularly cross-organizationally and cross-functionally in a matrix organization.
• Business travel of approximately 20 percent yearly is expected for this position.