Principal Product Manager Manufacturing

Role Purpose

Manufacturing is entering an era that is AI-enabled data-driven autonomous and increasingly intelligent. This role sits at the center of that transformation. As Principal Product Manager for Manufacturing Solutions you will define and drive products that optimize operations improve efficiency and deliver measurable business impact for industrial customers.

You will own the end-to-end product lifecycle from discovery to adoption to scale acting as the strategic bridge between customer needs engineering execution and commercial outcomes. Leading with a start-up mindset you will set vision and direction validate with customers and industry stakeholders prioritize ruthlessly and deliver scalable solutions aligned with IFSs AI-first strategy.

Core Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Vision

• Define and execute a clear product vision and roadmap aligned with company strategy and measurable customer outcomes.
• Identify high-impact opportunities through market customer competitive and industry analysis.
• Build strong investment cases focused on value creation adoption scalability and differentiation.
• Drive growth across core and AI revenue streams.
• Align strategy across related products or components within the portfolio.

Customer Insight & Discovery

• Lead end-to-end discovery with Research and Design.
• Engage directly with customers to understand workflows operational challenges and desired outcomes.
• Co-create and validate solutions with customers
• Establish continuous feedback loops from discovery through to adoption.
• Use qualitative and quantitative insights to refine direction and ensure ROI.
• Ruthlessly prioritize based on measurable value.

AI-Driven Innovation & Prototyping

• Leverage AI/ML and automation to enhance operational decision-making and optimize manufacturing workflows.
• Lead functional prototyping and early validation to ensure feasibility and market fit.
• Champion an AI-first mindset across Product Design and Engineering ensuring AI is applied intentionally where it creates meaningful customer and commercial value.
• Identify high-impact opportunities to embed AI into workflows decision support automation and user experiences not as a feature add-on but as a core capability

End-to-End Ownership & Execution

• Own the lifecycle from concept through launch and scale
• Bridge functional technical and commercial requirements to ensure smooth transition from prototype to adopted product.
• Clarify priorities remove blockers and drive measurable progress toward customer outcomes.
• Maintain transparency and alignment across Engineering Design Product Marketing Support Sales Go-to-Market and Customer Success.
• Balance competing priorities while contributing to commercial performance and product P&L considerations

Commercial Impact & Go-to-Market

• Define and communicate clear product differentiation and value proposition.
• Contribute to pricing and packaging strategy to maximize growth and market impact.
• Work with Product Marketing and GTM teams to ensure successful launches and strong market positioning
• Personally support customer and partner presentations to drive credibility and adoption.
• Own adoption as a core metric ensuring delivered capabilities are intuitive usable and deliver real operational impact.

Qualifications :

Experience & Education

Essential

• Proven experience (6 years) in Product Management within SaaS platform or enterprise software environments.
• Experienced and knowledgeable in the domain of Manufacturing ideally hands-on experience in the industry
• Demonstrated ability to define and execute product strategy vision and measurable outcomes.
• Hands-on experience in customer discovery prototyping and validating solutions.
• Proven track record of launching and scaling products from concept to adoption delivering measurable customer value.
• Exceptional communication stakeholder management and prioritization skills.
• Data-informed decision-making mindset using analytics experimentation and evidence to guide direction.
• AI-curious

Desirable

• Experience in developer platforms application frameworks data services or AI/ML-enabled enterprise applications.
• Prior exposure to commercial responsibilities such as pricing monetization or P&L ownership.
• Experience working in global distributed organizations and partnering across geographies.

Additional Information :

Interviews and selections are being made continuously. If you are interested apply as soon as possible.

As a step in our recruitment process all final candidates will undergo a background check to get us an understanding of our future employees.

We respectfully decline all offers of recruitment and/or advertising assistance.

IFS Fact
IFS develops and delivers enterprise software for customers around the world who manufacture and distribute goods build and maintain assets and manage service-focused operations. The industry expertise of our people and solutions together with a commitment to delivering value to every one of our customers has made IFS a recognized leader and the most recommended supplier in our sector. Our team of 7000 employees and growing ecosystem of partners support more than 10000 customers around the world challenge the status quo and realize their competitive advantage. Learn more about how our enterprise software solutions can help your business today at .

We believe that coming together as a community in person is important for innovation connection and fostering a sense of belonging. Our roles have the right balance of remote and in-office working to enable flexibility for managing your life along with ensuring a real connection with your colleagues and the broader IFS community.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time

Experience: years
Vacancy: 1