Product Manager (m/w/x)

ZEISS Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology

Enabler of smaller, more powerful, and more energy-efficient microchips Work where tomorrow is created. Around 80 percent of all microchips worldwide are manufactured using ZEISS technologies.

As the core component of every electronically controlled system, they are indispensable in our daily lives – whether in smartphones, smart homes, or smart factories. ZEISS is a technology leader in semiconductor manufacturing equipment. With high-precision lithography optics, photomask systems, and process control solutions, ZEISS enables the production of ever smaller, more powerful, and more energy-efficient microchips – and thus plays a key role in shaping the age of micro- and nanoelectronics with its innovations.

Your Role

• You are responsible for planning, managing, and monitoring product development across the entire product lifecycle, from prototyping to market launch.
• Your primary objective is to deliver the product to customers with the required technical performance, within appropriate timeframes, and in compliance with budget constraints.
• Your additional responsibilities include budget planning, developing timelines, and defining work stages.
• You will interface directly with System Engineering and project managers for hardware and data analytics development.
• You will collaborate with multiple disciplines and coordinate their activities holistically; these include System Engineering, Solutions Architects, Lead System Architects, application developers, Field Support, R&D, and Business Development.
• You will implement management's strategic directives regarding product strategy, processes, and commercial goals.
• You will report regularly to executive management and prepare the necessary dashboards and reports.

Your Profile

• You hold a technical university degree in a STEM field.

• You have relevant professional experience as a product manager for complex systems in mechanical engineering and data analytics.

• You have experience managing large-scale product development projects (annual budget of €5M+).

• You have a solid understanding of business processes, systems, and organizational structures.

• You work in a highly structured manner and possess a strong entrepreneurial mindset.

• You are adept at recognizing and analyzing differing viewpoints while also being able to reach clear decisions quickly—you enjoy making decisions.

• You are a motivator capable of inspiring the team to get on board with your vision.

• You are able to keep a cool head under pressure and work collaboratively with the team to find solutions.

• You communicate fluently in English and are comfortable working in a multicultural team.

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:

Georgios Tanoglou