- Senior
- Oficina en Hannover
Join the world leader in advanced energy storage solutions and be part of the success story of VARTA®!
At Clarios, we’re powering today, into tomorrow.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership
Define and own the long-term vision and strategy for the battery product line – 10Y view.
Identify emerging trends, technologies, and market shifts to guide innovation and portfolio expansion.
Build organizational capabilities in product management, market analysis, and competitive intelligence.
Portfolio Management
Oversee the full product lifecycle across multiple product families, ensuring alignment with business objectives and market needs.
Prioritize product investments and resource allocation based on ROI, market potential, and strategic fit.
Market & Customer Engagement
Serve as a senior point of contact for key customers, partners, and industry stakeholders.
Represent the company at industry events, conferences, and customer briefings to promote thought leadership and product vision.
Cross-functional Collaboration
Partner with R&D, engineering, operations, sales, and marketing to ensure successful product development, launch, and commercialization.
Drive alignment across functions to ensure timely delivery, quality, and profitability of the product line.
Financial & Business Ownership
Own the P&L for the Battery product line across all OEM accounts, including revenue forecasting, pricing strategy, and margin optimization.
Develop business cases for new product initiatives and strategic partnerships.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or related field; MBA or advanced degree strongly preferred.
10+ years of experience in product management, business development, or P&L ownership within the automotive, energy storage, or electronics industry.
Demonstrated success in defining and executing long-term product strategies and managing complex product portfolios.
Strong financial acumen with experience in revenue forecasting, pricing strategy, ROI analysis, and margin optimization.
Deep understanding of market trends, customer needs, and emerging technologies in energy storage and power management.
Excellent communication and executive presence, with experience engaging key customers, partners, and industry stakeholders.
Track record of strategic thinking and operational execution, with the ability to balance innovation with business performance.
Global mindset with experience working in multi-region or matrixed organizations preferred.
English language on a fluent level, German language is nice to have
Willingness to travel up to 15% of the working time
Your benefits: What we offer you
As a technology leader with strong brands (i.e. VARTA® and OPTIMA®), Clarios notably lives on the creativity, capability and satisfaction of its employees. Therefore, we offer people with drive and power many good reasons to join us:
Exciting professional tasks and challenges in a diverse international future-oriented environment with strong commitment to integrity, values, social engagement, and sustainability.
Arrange your working hours and breaks flexible via our flexible working hours model and combine your professional and private life even better according to our above average number of vacation days, mobile work policy and company kindergarten.
A competitive remuneration package, including additional payments as well as company pension scheme.
Your well-being is very important to us: Take advantage of our preventive health care offers such as fitness center, physiotherapist, modern office environment, healthy canteen, team and company events or hobby clubs.
Stay fit whilst at the same time positively contributing to our environment: Lease your company bike.
Our well-advanced onboarding process and buddy program supports you to quickly grow into the position and team. By using the offering in our Learning Academy, LinkedIn Learning and EMEA Mentoring Program you will be able to further grow professionally and personally.
Last, but not least we support you in relocating and finding an apartment in your work location, if applicable and depending on individual factors.
Do you want to learn more about the position and our EMEA region? Check out our regional page and get in touch with our recruiting team.
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About Clarios:
Clarios is the global leader in advanced, low-voltage battery technologies for mobility. Our batteries and smart solutions power nearly every type of vehicle and are found in 1 of 3 cars on the road today. With around 18,000 employees in over 100 countries, we bring deep expertise to our Aftermarket and OEM partners, and reliability, safety and comfort to everyday lives. We answer to the planet with a rigorous sustainability focus – advancing best-in-class sustainability practices and advocating for them across our industry. We work to ensure 100% of our products sold are recyclable, and we recycle 8,000 batteries an hour in our network. You can find more information here (PDF).
To all recruitment agencies: Clarios does not accept unsolicited agency resumes/CVs. Please do not forward resumes/CVs to our careers email addresses, Clarios employees or any other company location. Clarios is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/CVs.
Clarios, LLC is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information, please view EEO is the Law, EEO is the Law (supplement), and Pay Transparency Non-discrimination. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please email [email protected].
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