Director – Product Management

Location: Hyderabad, India

Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Role

We are looking for a seasoned Product Management leader to drive the strategy, development and growth of an enterprise SaaS product portfolio catering to the manufacturing and industrial sector.

The role will be responsible for defining product vision, owning the roadmap and driving end-to-end product execution across critical industrial workflows, including manufacturing operations, production, maintenance, asset management and frontline workforce productivity.

The ideal candidate will bring a strong combination of product leadership, enterprise SaaS experience and deep domain understanding of manufacturing or asset-intensive industries. They should have experience translating complex plant-floor and industrial workflows into scalable, intuitive software solutions that deliver measurable business outcomes for enterprise customers.

This is a strategic yet hands-on leadership role requiring close collaboration with engineering, design, sales, customer success and implementation teams, along with regular engagement with enterprise customers and senior stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

- Product Strategy & Roadmap: Define and drive the product vision, strategy and roadmap for the industrial SaaS product portfolio, ensuring alignment with customer needs, market opportunities and business objectives.
- Product Lifecycle Ownership: Own the complete product lifecycle, from customer discovery, market research and requirement definition to prioritization, development, launch, adoption and continuous improvement.
- Domain & Customer Understanding: Work closely with manufacturing, plant operations, maintenance and frontline teams to understand operational challenges and translate complex industrial workflows into scalable product capabilities.
- Product Innovation: Identify opportunities to enhance product capabilities across manufacturing operations, production efficiency, maintenance management, asset reliability, workforce productivity and operational excellence.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Engineering, UX/UI, Sales, Customer Success and Implementation teams to drive product development and successful execution.
- Customer Engagement: Engage with enterprise customers, understand business requirements,



conduct product discussions and demonstrations, validate solutions and incorporate customer feedback into product strategy.
- Product Performance & Metrics: Define and monitor product KPIs, adoption metrics and business outcomes. Use data, analytics and customer insights to drive roadmap decisions and product enhancements.
- Go-to-Market: Collaborate with Sales and Marketing teams on product positioning, value proposition, pricing, packaging, proposals, demos and go-to-market strategies for enterprise customers.
- Team Leadership: Lead, mentor and develop Product Managers, fostering a culture of accountability, customer-centricity, innovation and solid execution.
- Executive Stakeholder Management: Present product strategy, roadmaps, business cases and performance updates to senior leadership and key stakeholders.
- Product Excellence: Establish effective product management practices, prioritization frameworks and agile execution processes to improve product quality, speed and business impact.

Required Qualifications & Experience

- 12 years of overall experience, with at least 8–10 years in Product Management and 2–3 years in a Director, Senior Product Manager, Head of Product or equivalent leadership capacity.
- Mandatory experience in manufacturing, industrial operations, plant operations, maintenance management or asset-intensive industries.
- Strong experience building and scaling B2B SaaS / Enterprise SaaS products, preferably in the industrial technology or manufacturing software ecosystem.
- Proven experience owning product strategy, roadmap and end-to-end product lifecycle for enterprise software products.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing and industrial workflows, including production operations, plant maintenance, asset management, work order management, reliability engineering or frontline workforce processes.
- Experience working with enterprise customers in manufacturing, chemicals, oil & gas, energy, mining,



utilities or other asset-intensive industries.
- Proven ability to translate complex operational requirements into product features and scalable software solutions.
- Demonstrated experience working closely with engineering, design, sales and customer-facing teams to successfully launch and scale products.
- Experience managing and mentoring product teams, with the ability to drive ownership and execution across multiple stakeholders.
- Strong analytical skills with experience defining product metrics, tracking adoption and using data to drive product decisions.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management and executive presentation skills.

Preferred Experience

- Experience with one or more of the following product categories:
- Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
- Enterprise Asset Management (EAM)
- Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)
- Industrial IoT (IIoT) and Connected Worker Platforms
- Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM)
- Field Service Management (FSM)
- Smart Manufacturing and Digital Factory Solutions
- Industrial Workflow Automation and Digital Transformation Platforms
- Exposure to OEE, predictive and preventive maintenance, asset reliability, production planning, continuous improvement and operational excellence.
- Experience building mobile-first products for frontline workers and plant-floor users.
- Exposure to AI/ML-enabled capabilities within industrial or manufacturing software products.
- Understanding of enterprise integrations involving ERP, SAP, MES, EAM and other industrial systems.
- MBA or equivalent business education from a reputed institution is an advantage.
- Experience with enterprise SaaS commercial models, pricing, packaging, proposals and strategic customer engagements.

What Success Looks Like

- A clearly defined and executable product vision and roadmap aligned with business priorities.
- Successful delivery of scalable product capabilities addressing real-world manufacturing and industrial challenges.
- Strong product adoption and measurable improvements in customer operational KPIs.
- Effective collaboration between product, engineering and commercial teams.
- Development of a high-performing product management team with strong ownership and execution capabilities.

📌 Director – Product Management (Manufacturing SaaS / Manufacturing Operations) (Hyderabad)
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