Diagnostics Category Manager, Balance

Are you passionate about shaping product strategy and driving innovation within the balance field Do you thrive in a role where you combine market insight technical understanding and cross-functional collaboration to deliver strong global product performance Then you might be our new Category Manager for balance with the Global Product Management team.

Your impact as our new category manager

In this role you will be responsible for defining and driving the strategic direction of our balance portfolio across brands and markets. You will own the category roadmap ensuring strong differentiation competitive positioning and alignment with customer needs.

You will work closely with stakeholders across R&D Clinical Commercial Excellence and our global brands to translate insights into impactful product decisions. Your work will directly support growth profitability and innovation across the Diagnostics business.

The position can be held at any Demant Diagnostics site or fully remote within Europe and you will report to Senior Director of Product Management Scott Haag based in the US. You will be part of a global leadership context where alignment insight and structured decision-making are key to success.

Be part of advancing innovation in balance

You will play a key role in strengthening and evolving our balance category contributing to how we position ourselves in a competitive and highly specialised market. This is an opportunity to make a visible impact on product strategy. Your expertise will help ensure that our portfolio meets the needs of healthcare professionals and patients while supporting our long-term strategic ambitions.

Get to know your new team and manager

You will join the Global Product Management team with Diagnostics alongside 3 other and collaborate with colleagues across regions brands and functions. The team is characterised by a high level of professionalism collaboration and a shared ambition to create strong differentiated products that deliver real value.

Drive product strategy and category performance across markets

Your key responsibilities include:

• Define maintain and adjust the global category strategy and 5-year product roadmap for balance
• Translate customer and market insights into clear product priorities and innovation opportunities
• Drive product and platform positioning ensuring differentiation across brands and segments
• Lead business case development and prioritisation of product and platform investments
• Collaborate with R&D and Clinical teams to influence early-stage product development and validation
• Ensure strong lifecycle management including phase-in/phase-out decisions and design prioritisation
• Monitor category performance and continuously refine strategy based on data and feedback loops
• Align stakeholders across brands and functions to ensure effective execution and market impact

You are a strategic product leader with strong domain expertise

To succeed in this role you bring a strong combination of strategic thinking commercial understanding and technical insight. You are comfortable working in a global matrix organisation and know how to navigate complex stakeholder landscapes to create alignment and results.

We imagine that you have:

• A bachelors or masters degree in business engineering healthcare or a related field
• Solid experience within the balance field
• Several years of experience in product management preferably within medical devices or diagnostics
• Experience working in a global matrix organisation would pave the way to succeed in the position but it is not a requirement
• A proven ability to translate customer and market insights into product strategies and decisions
• Strong analytical and commercial skills with the ability to prioritise effectively
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across functions and cultures

The ideal candidate possesses experience with balance solutions will enable you to act as a trusted expert while your structured and collaborative approach ensures progress across initiatives. You have a strategic and collaborative mindset and ensure strong category leadership in an international environment.

Want to join the team

Then send your application including your CV in English no later than 9th of June.

• 1st round interviews will be conducted from the 17th 19th of June
• 2nd round interviews will be conducted from the 22nd 24th of June

About Demant Diagnostics

Demant Diagnostics is a trusted diagnostic solutions provider in the field of hearing and balance assessment. This group of international companies develops manufactures and markets a wide variety of technological solutions globally delivering instruments software training and services that support the entire diagnostic journey from early screening to advanced clinical assessment andbalancetreatment. Our portfolio includes well-known brands such as Maico InteracousticsAmplivox GSI Grason-StadlerMedRxAudioscan andInventis.

Our products are sold in more than 100 countries through an extensive network of sales companies and distributors.

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We value diversity equity and inclusion and are committed to creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of background personality age gender or education. Diversity is part of our cultural DNA.