Product Line Development Manager

The Product Line Development Manager (PLDM) supports the vision, strategy, design and drives execution of Powerdale hardware and software products. 

(S)He drives the product managers (PM) and the development capacity groups (CG) towards efficient delivery of products and customer projects.

The PLDM supervises the planning and execution of the various development projects. (S)He is also in charge of planning of development groups (capacity planning),  balancing and structuring of:

- Product Priorities
- Customer Projects
- Customer Support
- Technology Roadmap

The PLDM is responsible for product planning and execution throughout the Product Lifecycle, coordinating the PM and the CG : therefore (s)he is part of the management team working closely with PM, CG, finance, sales, marketing and support to ensure revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met.  

The PLDM job also includes ensuring that the product supports the company's overall strategy and goals.

You can see this person as the conductor of an orchestra, neither player nor composer but aware of the score and all instruments in the orchestra.
Roles and Responsibilities
 

• Manage agile product development process from product management point of view

• Organize the product management team as the interface to the rest of organization (production, customers service, sales)

• Organize the work of the capacity groups so they can focus on planned development work

• Ensure the coherency of the product lines (architecture, UX)

• Develop and maintain an understanding of the product, market, and competition

• Organize the collection and analysis of the  feedback from customers, stakeholders and other teams to shape requirements, features and products

• Keep abreast of the goings-on in the industry including customer issues

• Identify areas for growth and create strategic product line roadmaps to help drive adoption of the product and differentiating features

• Analyze potential partner relationships for the product and lead the effort to integrate our applications with other leading industry systems

• Implement and execute  testing and continuous integration process with the dedicated testing team.

• Manage all lifecycle stages for a product from ideation through sunset, with responsibility for ensuring that deliverables are understood and releases are delivered on time

• Understands technology

• Reduce the cost of delay

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Previous working experience as a Product Manager and/or Developer for 5 year(s)

• Experience in Quality Assurance or continuous integration

• MA in Computer Science, Engineering or similar relevant field

• Knowledge of Agile methodology for product development

• Project Management experience with hard- and software development projects

• Outstanding communication and leadership skills

• Empathy with different roles in the organization

• Excellent organizational and time management skills

• Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills, also when conflicting goals appear (e.g. Sales versus Development requirements)

• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams even without formal authority

• Attention to detail

• Languages: NL - FR - ENG

Preferred Skills

Team player
Act as a leader within the company
Insights preference: Blue
What we offer
You will receive a salary package that matches your experience + extra-legal benefits.

As a growth company in a new industry, we give you the opportunity to develop yourself.
You will find yourself in an informal and innovative environment where initiative is welcomed with open arms It will by no means be boring.