Product Manager, R&D – Enabling Technologies (mfd)

Product Manager R&D Enabling Technologies (m/f/d)

Location:Freiburg im Breisgau or Berlin Germany
Work Model:Hybrid (75% onsite / 25% remote)
Travel:2030% international

About the Role

As a Product Manager within our Neurotechnology Solutions Team you act as a key interface between customers clinical stakeholders and the development organization.

Working closely with Marketing Systems Engineering and senior product leadership you translate clinical and user needs into well-defined product requirements. You ensure that enabling technology solutions are implemented effectively and deliver value in the operating room.

You contribute to aligning user needs with technical implementation supporting the development of clinically relevant and competitive solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as an interface between customers clinical stakeholders and development teams in close collaboration with Marketing and under guidance of senior product leadership.
• Translate user needs intoclear user stories requirements and backlog itemstogether with UX/UI and Systems Engineering
• Support thecommunication and refinement of product vision ensuring alignment within the team
• Work closely with engineering teams to ensurefeasible and high-quality implementationof product features
• Participate invoice of customer activities sales interactions and cadaver labsto validate concepts and refine requirements
• Build and maintain an understanding ofneurosurgical and ENT workflowsto support clinically relevant solutions
• Support monitoring ofmarket trends and competitor solutionsto inform backlog prioritization
• Contribute toprioritization decisions focusing on delivering high-value features

Key Interfaces

You will work closely with:

• Marketing
• UX/UI Design
• Systems Engineering
• Software Engineering
• Clinical Partners and Surgeons
• Regulatory
• Testing Engineering
• Quality
• Usability

Your Profile

• Degree inMedical Engineering or a related field
• Initial experience withmedical devices preferred
• 25 years of experience in theMedTech industry or a similar environment
• Basic understanding ofclinical workflows and user-centered product development
• Experience working incross-functional agile teams
• Strong communication skills and ability towork with multiple stakeholders
• Fluent in English

Personal Attributes

Execution Oriented

• Translates concepts intoclear structured requirements
• Ensuresconsistent backlog quality and readiness
• Comfortable working withindefined frameworks and guidance

Team Player

• Works closely with agile teams torefine and deliver features
• Seeks alignment and incorporates input from stakeholders
• Supports team decision-making withdata and user insights

Effective Communicator

• Clearly communicates requirements and priorities within the team
• Builds strong working relationships across functions

Accountable and Proactive

• Takes ownership of assigned areas anddrives topics to completion
• Escalates risks and dependencies in a timely manner
• Demonstrates reliability and commitment in execution