Head of Product Management

Role Overview

• Lead the GPQSS Product & Solution Management team and its full portfolio (Grid‑eXpand, e‑STATCOM, STATCOM, SVC Light®, SFC Rail, BESS, Energy Hubs, Power Quality, digital add‑ons), ensuring lifecycle excellence and alignment with organizational strategy.
• Drive global market intelligence—monitor trends, competitors, and regulatory shifts—and translate insights into portfolio strategy, innovation priorities, and segment‑specific value propositions.
• Shape and execute the portfolio roadmap, including new developments, enhancements, cost and complexity reductions, and phase‑out decisions to maximize competitiveness and profitability.
• Prioritize and govern the development pipeline, ensuring robust business cases, financial alignment, and strong cross‑functional coordination.
• Oversee product development with Engineering, R&D, SCM, and Operations, ensuring market‑driven requirement definitions, CapEx planning, timelines, and stage‑gate approvals.
• Define and refine value propositions and portfolio positioning in close collaboration with Sales, BD, Regions, and Marketing.
• Build and deploy product management systems, tools, and documentation (e.g., configurators, training, lifecycle management) to empower global commercial and operational teams.
• Lead or contribute to cross‑functional and cross‑BU innovation initiatives (Grid Integration, Transformers, Grid Automation), ensuring system‑level coherence and strong One Hitachi/One HE alignment.
• Champion affordability, engineering efficiency, portfolio simplification, and continuous improvement of GPQSS Offer/Gate governance.
• Serve as the key interface between the market and internal functions, ensuring accurate volume forecasting and enabling capacity planning across supply chain, engineering, and operations.
• Scout, assess, and engage with startups and emerging technologies; support early‑stage M&A evaluations, venture partnerships, incubation concepts, and intrapreneurial innovation initiatives.
• Embed a culture of safety, integrity, transparency, and collaborative leadership across all product management activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Power Systems, Business, or related fields; MBA/post‑graduate in Strategy or Marketing preferred.
• 15+ years’ experience in product management, portfolio leadership, or system‑level roles in energy, grid, power electronics, or related technologies.
• Strong leadership of global, cross‑functional, multicultural teams; experience in matrix organizations preferred.
• Deep expertise in grid technologies, power electronics, inverter‑based resources, control systems, and industrial hardware/software development.
• Experience with startup ecosystems, technology scouting, M&A assessments, and venture/incubation‑style innovation; intrapreneurial mindset valued.
• Proven ability to translate market insights into portfolio strategy and manage complex multi‑product roadmaps.
• Highly collaborative, agile, and innovation‑driven professional with strong communication skills, passion for sustainability, and fluency in English.

Benefits

• Flexible location within Europe
• Leadership opportunities
• Career development support
• Collaborative work environment