Senior Product Solution Manager – LoB Rail Control
Pubblicato il 11-08-2026 - Hitachi in Genova
DescriptionCore purpose: For the Product Families within the perimeter of the LoB Rail Control’s product portfolio, execute the project portfolio management, the definition of product roadmapping and the implementation of the product & solution portfolio strategy.The Senior Product Solution Manager has a general understanding of the Rail Control market dynamics, key customers and competitive arena, with a significant business awareness concerning Europe and North America regions. In particular the Rail Control systems and components offering in US as domestic market. Knowledge of the raising standards, sector “game-changers” and the new potential solutions introduction, an open mindset, a critical and analytical attitude in proposing the “best” product strategy to pursue.Main Tasks & Responsibilities:Analysis of the market needs, identification of the product/solution gaps & fits for each market and the translation into detailed product/solution requirements in terms of:Functional requirementsPerformance requirementsTime to market (focus on implementation schedule)Define the product/platform, solution and technology roadmaps and Portfolio guidelinesInitialization and Monitoring of R&D;&I; Budget/Plan up to whole life, including investments approval process (initiatives/projects, time schedule and budgets). Through the participation (and active collaboration) of progress meetings organized by Rail Control’s technical functionsSupport Market & Portfolio Management unit in maintaining the Standard Products and Applications Portfolio Database,
providing updated information on timeDevelop competitor benchmarking or analysis aimed at identifying the pros/cons of existing and new technologies/products/platforms/solutions in the Rail Control portfolioExecute the project portfolio management of the R&D; new strategic initiatives. Acting as the project manager ensures:The definition and development of a product/platform/solution roadmapActivity and resource planningCost estimating and developing the budgetinternal customer satisfactionAnalysis and management of project riskcollaboration with R&D; Cost ControllingMonitoring progress, organizing the Product Portfolio QPRsDevelop business cases, defining the main options, requirements and preparing cost vs. benefits analysis, taking into account the inputs from global and local Sales, Procurement, Bidding and Technical FunctionsEnsure support to technical due diligence of product portfolio in potential M&ASupport; the Bidding Team, during each bidding stage, in identifying the most competitive Standard Technical Solution in compliance with Portfolio Guidelines (time, costs, functional and performance requirementsSkills & Experience:As Senior Product Solution Manager, the ideal candidate:Has a spread knowledge and understanding of the industry standards, such as ETCS/ERTMS, CBTC and PTC,Proven experience in design, development and/or delivery of Rail Control systems andDeep knowledge of multiple products in the Rail Control portfolio (incl. Supervisor systems and components) and a wide range of ICT systems for the railway's solutions.Moreover, the ideal candidate will possess the following skills and experience:Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Equivalent Technical backgroundMinimum of 6 Years working experienceKnowledge of Solutions and Products in the company Portfolio, as well as the competitive arenaKnowledge of Life Cycle costing of productsFinancial & Economics skillsProject Management skillsDecision-making and communication skillsFluent in English (written and spoken)#LI-AM1