Product Manager role & purpose

Product Strategy & Roadmap

• Consolidate Voice of Customer and Voice of Market with Product Line Specialists and Regional Sales.
• Define and update the short-, mid-, and long-term product roadmap for the assigned product line.
• Drive product evolution, including improvements, optimization, new variants, and range rationalization.
• Propose roadmap prioritization based on market demand, technical feasibility, cost impacts, and competitive landscape.
• Contribute to volume growth by ensuring product relevance in priority segments and applications.
• Support identification of high-potential applications and emerging market opportunities.
• Provide structured input to Business Development on growth opportunities linked to product evolution.
• Prepare roadmap documentation and participate in review cycles with Product Engineering and Performance, Regional Sales team and Commercial Operations.

Product Definition, Technical Requirements & Qualification

Product Definition & Technical Requirements

• Develop and maintain clear technical requirement documents for Product Engineering and Performance based on market needs.
• Translate market insights into structured product specifications and performance expectations.
• Ensure product specifications, drawings, and performance criteria remain accurate and up to date.
• Participate in design reviews with Product Engineering and Performance to validate technical feasibility and alignment with intended applications.
• Support the Specifications team in understanding product capabilities for consultant engagement.
• Provide product-level technical guidance to Specification team and Commercial Operations on correct system use, limitations, and application principles.
• Support early feasibility discussions by clarifying product capabilities and constraints (without performing project-specific design).

Testing, Qualification & Approval

• Coordinate product testing programs with Product Engineering and Performance, QA/QC, and external laboratories.
• Prepare and maintain technical qualification files, approval dossiers, and certification documents.
• Track qualification and approval timelines and escalate risks when delays impact the roadmap.
• Ensure documentation and evidence remain consistent, traceable, and aligned with regulatory or client requirements.

Market Positioning, Competitive Intelligence & Product Specifications

Market Positioning & Competitive Intelligence

• Monitor competitive offerings in the market (performance, pricing, certification, applications).
• Identify product gaps, risks and opportunities for differentiation.
• Develop Unique Selling Proposition, use-cases, and product positioning briefs for Specifications team and Regional Sales teams, in collaboration with marketing.
• Support preparation of business cases for product updates, improvements or new developments.

Product Specifications & Influence Strategy

• Develop robust and strategically oriented Product Specifications that position Dextra advantageously in the market,
• Structure specifications to align with customer needs, regulatory expectations, and engineering capabilities, while reinforcing Dextra’s competitive differentiation.
• Highlight Dextra’s unique value while limiting the feasibility of competing or alternative solutions.
• Support the Specifications team with clear technical positioning guidance.

Internal Enablement, Portfolio Coherence & Risk Management

Internal Enablement & Support

• Prepare product launch packs, including technical data sheets, application notes, and training content.
• Deliver product training to Tender team, Specification team and Regional Sales teams.
• Support marketing with technical inputs for brochures, presentations, and digital content.
• Act as a technical reference point for product-related questions escalated from regions, Specifications, or Strategic Accounts.

Portfolio Management Support

• Identify overlaps, redundancies, and inconsistencies across the product range.
• Support portfolio simplification initiatives.
• Flag obsolete, underperforming, or misaligned products.

Risk Identification & Escalation

• Identify technical, certification, and application risks early.
• Escalate gaps between market expectations and product capabilities.
• Highlight risks linked to roadmap execution, approvals, or positioning.

External Influence & Innovation

• Conduct continuous technology watch, including the review of scientific and technical publications related to [Bars, Geotec, FRP] applications, innovations, and emerging trends.
• Develop and maintain relationships with universities and research institutions to support innovation initiatives, joint studies, and longer-term development insights.
• Draft technical articles and prepare presentations for industry conferences, seminars, and technical forums to reinforce Dextra’s technical leadership and market credibility.
• Conduct lobbying activities within relevant professional associations to strengthen Dextra’s visibility, influence, and alignment with industry standards.

• Product Engineering and Performance — product feasibility, testing, validation, documentation
• Tender (Commercial Operations) — product application guidance and feasibility clarifications
• Regional Sales teams — customer feedback and Voice Of Customer, roadmap coherence with future opportunities
• Specifications Team — influence, design guidance, specification alignment
• Strategic Partnerships — alignment with account technical needs

• Roadmap tracking files
• Voice Of Customer / Voice Of Market consolidation sheets
• Competitive benchmark library
• Testing & qualification trackers
• Technical documentation database
• Product Unique Selling Proposition
• Product Specifications
• Product launch templates & training materials
• Product application guidelines and use-case reference library

Guardian of quality and nuclear safety:

• Ensure product documentation, qualification evidence, and requirements meet nuclear safety constraints.
• Maintain strict accuracy and traceability of all technical information.
• Escalate any safety-related concern to Product Engineering and Performance and Management without delay.

• Engineering degree (Civil, Structural, Mechanical) preferred, with a MSc in Engineering or equivalent training
• Minimum 5-8 years in product development, engineering, technical marketing, or product management
• Strong in MS Office, CRM/PLM tools, documentation systems; Power BI is a plus
• Ability to leverage AI-based tools to improve efficiency, analyze information, and support decision-making.
• Able to translate technical insights into structured requirements
• Comfortable working with Engineering and Sales teams
• Strong follow-up and organizational discipline
• Excellent command of spoken and written English.