Senior Product Manager

At Bayer we’re visionaries, driven to solve the world’s toughest challenges and striving for a world where ,Health for all, Hunger for none’ is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We’re doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining ‘impossible’. There are so many reasons to join us. If you’re hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there’s only one choice.

Senior Product Manager 

We are looking for a Senior Product Manager in Crop Science IT division!

Why Bayer and Bayer Crop Science IT?

“Health for All, Hunger for None” is our mission at Bayer. Every day, we are privileged to work on purposeful cutting-edge projects to bring our mission to life. Join us at the new Digital Hub at Bayer in Warsaw to have a career where you can put your passion into practice and make an impact using Science for a better life.

Product Managers ensure that products are fulfilling their primary purpose to enable users to perform tasks that create value for the company. Product managers have two broad areas of responsibility:

• Setting strategic vision for the product to ensure the customer and their needs are at the center; and ensuring team priorities are supporting business outcomes for customer, product, technical and enabling teams. This requires continual alignment of the product strategy and objectives with customer, product, technical, and enabling teams
• Managing the product backlog, which prioritizes the work of the assigned squads, to achieve the vision and aligned strategy.

To successfully manage these areas of responsibility, product managers must have a deep understanding of the product domain, related technology, and architecture.

Enterprise Product Managers drive strategy and execution for a complex ecosystem of digital products that cross multiple workflows, technical platforms, and business units.

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Product Management

• Accountable for product success from conception to decommissioning.
• Identify domain needs and develop/validate product concepts.
• Build a business case for the product.
• Oversee product build and launch; ensure availability, stability, and compliance.
• Collaborate with teams: product development, marketing, finance, legal, manufacturing, operations, and sales.
• Drive agile best practices for improved delivery and continuous planning (e.g., sprint planning).
• Co-create user stories aligned with product backlog prioritization.
• Conduct market opportunity identification, competitive analysis, sales enablement, and monitor domain performance.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Identify key stakeholder groups.
• Use discretion to balance strong opinions and deliver value.
• Build trust by understanding and meeting stakeholder needs.

Product Strategy

• Provide strategic leadership with end-to-end ownership of products.
• Plan and optimize capabilities to achieve business outcomes efficiently.
• Require strong strategic planning, decision-making, and influencing skills.

Product Discovery & Delivery

• Create comprehensive product roadmaps to clarify user needs and requirements.
• Track and report progress against 90-day outcomes and overall product health.
• Plan and manage product delivery while streamlining the backlog.
• Monitor user feedback and metrics to enhance user experience and business value.
• Leverage Design Thinking methodology for usability, feasibility, business fit, and value testing.

People & Collaboration

• Proactively communicate and collaborate with product users and stakeholders.
• Foster effective cross-functional collaboration for valuable product delivery.
• Maintain strong relationships with colleagues in product management and engineering.
• Mentor junior product managers to enhance product management and agile practices.

WHO YOU ARE:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or similar or minimum 4 years equivalent practical experience in addition to:
• ​7 or more years of experience as a product manager
• 2 or more years of experience with Agile development and DevOps
• 7 or More years of Experience in SAP MM as a techno-Functional consultant
• 7 or more years of experience in SAP Ariba
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Deep understanding of software development lifecycle and software development

Preferred:

• ​Demonstrated ability to lead through influence initiatives that involve cross-functional teams from initiation to delivery
• Experience with Design Thinking, user-centered design & user analysis
• Ability to establish and manage initiatives against a set of key metrics and goals
• Strong analytical, management and organizational skills
• Strong verbal and written communication abilities: must effectively communicate with technical and non-technical people
• Experience in building product vision, product roadmap, product strategy, and competitive analysis
• Proven experience in designing, developing, delivering or leading digital solutions in a complex global environment
• Strong strategic planning and decision-making skills with ability to evolve solution strategy based on research, data and industry trends
• Ability to measure and effectively communicate the business value of proposals and deliverables

WHAT DO WE OFFER:

• A flexible, hybrid work model 
• Great workplace in a new modern office in Warsaw
• Career development, 360° Feedback & Mentoring programme
• Wide access to professional development tools, trainings, & conferences
• Company Bonus & Reward Structure 
• Increased tax-deductible costs for authors of copyrighted works
• VIP Medical Care Package (including Dental & Mental health)
• Holiday allowance (“Wczasy pod gruszą”)
• Life & Travel Insurance
• Pension plan
• Co-financed sport card - FitProfit
• Meals Subsidy in Office 
• Budget for Home Office Setup & Maintenance
• Access to Company Game Room equipped with table tennis, soccer table, Sony PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X consoles setup with premium game passes, and massage chairs
• Tailored-made support in relocation to Warsaw when needed
• Please send your CV in English 

WORK LOCATION: WARSAW AL. JEROZOLIMSKIE 158

You feel you do not meet all criteria we are looking for? That doesn’t mean you aren’t the right fit for the role. Apply with confidence, we value potential over perfection!

YOUR APPLICATION:

Bayer welcomes applications from all individuals, regardless of race, national origin, gender, age, physical characteristics, social origin, disability, union membership, religion, family status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or any unlawful criterion under applicable law. We are committed to treating all applicants fairly and avoiding discrimination.

Bayer is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations in its application process for individuals with disabilities and encourages applicants with disabilities to request any needed accommodation(s) using the contact information below. 

Bayer offers the possibility of working in a hybrid model. We know how important work-life balance is, so our employees can work from home, from the office or combine both work environments. The possibilities of using the hybrid model are each time discussed with the manager.

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