Product Manager Post-Tensioning

<p style="margin-right:.25in;text-align:justify;"><strong><em>Product Manager role & purpose</em></strong></p><div>The Product Manager, Post-Tensioning owns the competitiveness, usability, and global scalability of Dextra’s post-tensioning systems.</div><div><br>He/She acts as a system performance and market adoption driver, ensuring that solutions are optimized for contractor efficiency, cost competitiveness, and ease of implementation across regions.</div><div><br>The role is strongly execution- and market-oriented, contributing directly to volume growth and operational excellence.</div><div><br></div><div><strong><u>Main

Duties and Responsibilities:

</u></strong></div><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;"><strong>1. Product Strategy & Roadmap</strong></p><ul><li>Consolidate Voice of Customer and Voice of Market with Product Line Specialists and Regional Sales.</li><li>Define and update the short-, mid-, and long-term product roadmap for the assigned product line.</li><li>Drive product evolution, including improvements, optimization, new variants, and range rationalization.</li><li>Propose roadmap prioritization based on market demand, technical feasibility, cost impacts, and competitive landscape.</li><li>Contribute to volume growth by ensuring product relevance in priority segments and applications.</li><li>Support identification of high-potential applications and emerging market opportunities.</li><li>Provide structured input to Business Development on growth opportunities linked to product evolution.</li><li>Prepare roadmap documentation and participate in review cycles with Product Engineering and Performance, Regional Sales team and Commercial Operations.</li></ul><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;"><strong>2.

Product Definition, Technical Requirements & Qualification</strong></p><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;"><strong><em>Product Definition & Technical Requirements</em></strong></p><ul><li>Develop and maintain clear technical requirement documents for Product Engineering and Performance based on market needs.</li><li>Translate market insights into structured product specifications and performance expectations.</li><li>Ensure product specifications, drawings, and performance criteria remain accurate and up to date.</li><li>Participate in design reviews with Product Engineering and Performance to validate technical feasibility and alignment with intended applications.</li><li>Support the Specifications team in understanding product capabilities for consultant engagement.</li><li>Provide product-level technical guidance to Specification team and Commercial Operations on correct system use, limitations, and application principles.</li><li>Support early feasibility discussions by clarifying product capabilities and constraints (without performing project-specific design).</li></ul><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;"><strong><em>Testing, Qualification & Approval</em></strong></p><ul><li>Coordinate product testing programs with Product Engineering and Performance, QA/QC, and external laboratories.</li><li>Prepare and maintain technical qualification files, approval dossiers, and certification documents.</li><li>Track qualification and approval timelines and escalate risks when delays impact the roadmap.</li><li>Ensure documentation and evidence remain consistent, traceable, and aligned with regulatory or client requirements.</li></ul><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;"><strong>3.

Market Positioning, Competitive Intelligence & Product Specifications</strong></p><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;"><strong><em>Market Positioning & Competitive Intelligence</em></strong></p><ul><li>Monitor competitive offerings in the market (performance, pricing, certification, applications).</li><li>Identify product gaps, risks and opportunities for differentiation.</li><li>Develop Unique Selling Proposition, use-cases, and product positioning briefs for Specifications team and Regional Sales teams, in collaboration with marketing.</li><li>Support preparation of business cases for product updates, improvements or new developments.</li></ul><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;"><strong><em>Product Specifications & Influence Strategy</em></strong></p><ul><li>Develop robust and strategically oriented Product Specifications that position Dextra advantageously in the market,</li><li>Structure specifications to align with customer needs, regulatory expectations, and engineering capabilities, while reinforcing Dextra’s competitive differentiation.</li><li>Highlight Dextra’s unique value while limiting the feasibility of competing or alternative solutions.</li><li>Support the Specifications team with clear technical positioning guidance.</li></ul><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;"><strong>4.

Internal Enablement, Portfolio Coherence & Risk Management</strong></p><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;"><strong><em>Internal Enablement & Support</em></strong></p><ul><li>Prepare product launch packs, including technical data sheets, application notes, and training content.</li><li>Deliver product training to Tender team, Specification team and Regional Sales teams.</li><li>Support marketing with technical inputs for brochures, presentations, and digital content.</li><li>Act as a technical reference point for product-related questions escalated from regions, Specifications, or Strategic Accounts.</li></ul><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;"><strong><em>Portfolio Management Support</em></strong></p><ul><li>Identify overlaps, redundancies, and inconsistencies across the product range.</li><li>Support portfolio simplification initiatives.</li><li>Flag obsolete, underperforming, or misaligned products.</li></ul><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;"><strong><em>Risk Identification & Escalation</em></strong></p><ul><li>Identify technical, certification, and application risks early.</li><li>Escalate gaps between market expectations and product capabilities.</li><li>Highlight risks linked to roadmap execution, approvals, or positioning.</li></ul><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;"><strong>5.

External Influence & Innovation</strong></p><ul><li>Conduct continuous technology watch, including the review of scientific and technical publications related to <em>[Bars, Geotec, FRP]</em> applications, innovations, and emerging trends.</li><li>Develop and maintain relationships with universities and research institutions to support innovation initiatives, joint studies, and longer-term development insights.</li><li>Draft technical articles and prepare presentations for industry conferences, seminars, and technical forums to reinforce Dextra’s technical leadership and market credibility.</li><li>Conduct lobbying activities within relevant professional associations to strengthen Dextra’s visibility, influence, and alignment with industry standards.</li></ul><div><strong><u>Key Interfaces: </u></strong></div><ul><li>Product Engineering and Performance — product feasibility, testing, validation, documentation</li><li>Tender (Commercial Operations) — product application guidance and feasibility clarifications</li><li>Regional Sales teams — customer feedback and Voice Of Customer, roadmap coherence with future opportunities</li><li>Specifications Team — influence, design guidance, specification alignment</li><li>Strategic Partnerships — alignment with account technical needs</li></ul><div><strong><u>His / Her toolbox includes:</u></strong></div><ul><li>Roadmap tracking files</li><li>Voice Of Customer / Voice Of Market consolidation sheets</li><li>Competitive benchmark library</li><li>Testing & qualification trackers</li><li>Technical documentation database</li><li>Product Unique Selling Proposition</li><li>Product Specifications</li><li>Product launch templates & training materials</li><li>Product application guidelines and use-case reference library</li></ul><p style="margin-right:.25in;text-align:justify;"><strong><u>Guardian of quality and nuclear safety:</u></strong></p><ul><li>Ensure product documentation, qualification evidence, and requirements meet nuclear safety constraints.</li><li>Maintain strict accuracy and traceability of all technical information.</li><li>Escalate any safety-related concern to Product Engineering and Performance and Management without delay.</li></ul><div><strong>Qualifications:</strong></div><ul><li>Engineering degree (Civil, Structural, Mechanical) preferred, with a MSc in Engineering or equivalent training</li><li>Minimum 5-8 years in product development, engineering, technical marketing, or product management</li><li>Strong in MS Office, CRM/PLM tools, documentation systems; Power BI is a plus</li><li>Ability to leverage AI-based tools to improve efficiency, analyze information, and support decision-making.</li><li>Able to translate technical insights into structured requirements</li><li>Comfortable working with Engineering and Sales teams</li><li>Strong follow-up and organizational discipline</li><li>Excellent command of spoken and written English.</li></ul>