Product Manager, SCADA & Cyber Security

Are you passionate about creating product road maps in the wind power plant products area? With focus on our SCADA systems and Cyber Security topics? And are you driven by turning your technical and commercial skills into value adding product offerings, based on technology, customer and market requirements? Then have a look at this career opportunity to join a dynamic and committed team, where your contribution will impact Vestas' future product strategy and competitiveness!

Technology & Service Solutions (TSS) / Product Management/Product Strategy

In a highly competitive and globalized market, Product Management drives the Vestas Product Strategy making sure that Vestas has the right product offerings to stay ahead of competitors. Product Management has a global reach into our sales regions, including Technical Sales Management with responsibility for technical sales and bid management. 

In everything we do we have a commercial and customer oriented approach. We are measured on the impact the product platforms have on Vestas profitability and ability to continuously lower the cost of energy. We are responsible for aligning the Product Strategy globally across our Sales Business Units in order to support local markets success and by this taking into account the dynamics of the global market for wind power plant solutions.

Product Management has the commercial lead of the turbine platforms and power plant product roadmaps. We are accountable for the establishment, review and quality of business plans for new product development and for the daily management of the offerings in terms of global technical sales support. 

In order to lead the products through the value chain and all the way to the market, Product Management coorporates with many stakeholders across Vestas.

Responsibilities

You will be part of the Product Management Team responsible for product strategy & roadmapping. You will be assigned your own specific area of responsibility with key tasks and deliverables in the field of Power Plant Products.

Drawing on your sound understanding of wind project value drivers, and involved stakeholders as well as your thorough technical understanding of wind power plants and related communication infrastructures, your main responsibility will be to:

• Build and continuously refine market driven product roadmaps in the Power Plant Products area, specifically focusing on communication Infrastructure, our SCADA systems and topics surrounding Cyber Security.
• Define long-term ambitions with clarity of value propositions and based on market requirements and trends
• Trigger development projects for products and services derived from Power Plant Products
• Ensure establishment and follow-up on business cases related to new product development projects
• Manage the products over the life-cycle in alignment with our Sales Business Units, the Technology & Service Solutions organization and other relevant functions across the value chain.

Qualifications

• You hold a B.Sc. or M.Sc.  - preferably within Electrical Engineering, Automation, Controls or similar combined with a commercial education or relevant commercial experience.
• You have gathered multiple years of experience within Product Development, Engineering, B-2-B Product Management in the wind industry, or other relevant industries.
• Understanding of a wind OEM's product portfolio, business model, business drivers, and value chain is a clear advantage.
• Excellent communication skills and being used to working in a global company are further assets.
• Fluent English – written and spoken - is a must, other languages an asset.

Competencies

You are a team player and an excellent networker who appreciates working with many stakeholders in a global organization. In addition, we expect you to:

• have a commercial mindset
• be pro-active and self-driven 
• continuously have the results in focus

Finally you are motivated by taking your knowledge about wind power plants and turning it into profitable offerings that deliver attractive value for our customers and profitable growth for Vestas.

What we offer

We offer a very exciting job in a flat, multi-cultural and dynamic department focusing on reaching world class results. To us, it is all about knowing the market and our customers, defining the right products and getting it done – all in the best possible way. We would like you to participate in that mission.

Additional information

• The primary work location is Aarhus, Denmark but travel activities up to approx. 30 days per year must be anticipated. 

About Vestas 

Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on wind power solutions. We design, manufacture, install, and service wind turbines across the globe, and with more than 78 GW of wind turbines in 75 countries, we have installed more wind power than anyone else.

Through our industry-leading smart data capabilities and unparalleled 68 GW of wind turbines under service, we use data to interpret, forecast, and exploit wind resources and deliver best-in-class wind power solutions. 

Together with our customers, Vestas’ more than 21,900 employees are bringing the world sustainable energy solutions to power a bright future.