Wabtec is hiring: Product Manager in Melbourne

It's not just about your career or job title... It's about who you are and the impact you will make on the world. Because whether it's for each other or our customers, we put People First. When our people come together, we Expand the Possible and continuously look for ways to improve what we create and how we do it. If you are constantly striving to grow, you're in good company. We are revolutionizing the way the world moves for future generations, and we want someone who is ready to move with us.

Who will you be working with?

As the Product Manager, you will join a Product Team that manages the GoLINC, Precision Reference (PRef), Locomotive Interface Gateway (LIG), and Expert On Alert (EOA), and historic on-board product portfolio. In this role you will interact will all levels of an organization between internal stakeholders such as the Engineering and Program Management teams, along with external customers.

How will you make a difference?

You can expect to manage and coordinate all aspects of the product life cycle. By coordinating overall product management activities and interfaces with other functional areas, you will ensure successful growth of the business. The ideal candidate should have strong leadership skills and the ability to influence outcomes and organize teams to attain shared goals. With a strong customer focus, you'll need to be able to demonstrate the ability to evaluate decisions through the eyes of the customer, build strong customer relationships, create processes with a customer viewpoint and develop a partnership to help shape future initiatives.

What do we want to know about you?

• Bachelor of Science in a technical discipline or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in a Product Management, Project management, Engineering, or similar role
• Experience in developing opportunities and drafting proposals
• Proven experience interfacing with customers in a business development or execution role
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 30% of the time

What will your typical day look like?

• Defines overall product life cycle for all assigned products
• Outline multi-generational product strategy aligned to deliver overall growth of the portfolio
• Define product roadmaps
• Serve as product focal point for business development activities including pricing, proposal preparation, sales interfaces, customer interaction and marketing initiatives
• Support execution team with resolution of roadblocks and interdependencies
• Partner with technical and functional teams external to the project to ensure their tasks are completed as required
• Provide regular portfolio status updates to leadership
• Ensure necessary resources are engaged to drive closure of any product quality issues
• Monitor monthly financial performance of assigned products and drive necessary actions to achieve both top line and bottom-line goals
• Develop customer specific strategies, along with Sales, to capture incremental business
• Generate new product ideas to expand the product portfolio and drive growth
• Generate budgets, forecasts, and strategic plans
• Develop product roadmaps

Wabtec will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable) and fitness for duty test (as applicable).

Who are we?

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit rail as well as the mining, marine, and industrial markets. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation, and Faiveley Transport, the company has grown to become One Wabtec, with unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems.

Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress and unlocks our customers' potential by delivering innovative and lasting transportation solutions that move and improve the world. We are lifelong learners obsessed with making things better to drive exceptional results. Wabtec has approximately 27K employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit our website to learn more! http://www.WabtecCorp.com

Our Commitment to Embrace Diversity:

Wabtec is a global company that invests not just in our products, but also our people by embracing diversity and inclusion. We care about our relationships with our employees and take pride in celebrating the variety of experiences, expertise, and backgrounds that bring us together. At Wabtec, we aspire to create a place where we all belong and where diversity is welcomed and appreciated.

To fulfill that commitment, we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity, and inclusion. We aim to employ the world's brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We have created a space where everyone is given the opportunity to contribute based on their individual experiences and perspectives and recognize that these differences and diverse perspectives make us better.

We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences, and styles... People like you! Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.