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Job Overview
The Industrial Business Unit of TE Connectivity is seeking a Global Product Manager (m/f/d) to drive the strategy, innovation roadmap, and business performance of the Board Connectors & Industrial Interconnect Systems portfolio. As an individual contributor, you will serve as the global owner of the assigned product lines - defining strategic direction, shaping growth programs, and enabling execution across a global matrix of Engineering, Sales, Operations, Finance, and Regional Product Management teams.
This role requires a strong strategic mindset, deep customer and market understanding, and the commercial discipline to scale the portfolio through new product introduction, go‑to‑market excellence, and expansion into adjacent applications. You will manage the full product lifecycle and be directly accountable for delivering revenue growth, margin expansion, portfolio competitiveness, and operational performance.
You will thrive through influence - mobilizing cross‑functional teams, building global alignment, and driving decisions grounded in data and customer insight. This is a highly visible, high‑impact role at the center of TE’s Industrial strategic agenda.
Job Requirements
- Develop and execute a comprehensive global portfolio strategy that drives sustainable revenue and margin growth across key markets
- Identify breakthrough opportunities (new applications, platforms, technologies, business models, and targeted M&A opportunities) that strengthen TE’s competitive position
- Translate market trends, customer needs, technology shifts, regulatory changes, and competitive activity into clear strategic actions
- Build and maintain product and technology roadmaps in partnership with Engineering, Sales, and Operations to ensure TE wins in current and emerging segments
- Lead VOC and application insight programs to shape differentiated product proposals and guide investment decisions
- Support strategic partnerships and M&A activities, including target analysis, strategic rationale, market/ portfolio fit assessments, and post-merger integration focused on portfolio harmonization, product line consolidation, and roadmap alignment
- Define resource requirements and lead the global pricing strategy, including value-based pricing, discount governance, and margin optimization, while ensuring consistent execution, commercial readiness, and responsiveness to local market needs
- Take full P&L responsibility for global product lines, delivering above-market growth by driving NPI adoption, customer design‑wins, and share gains in targeted segments
- Monitor performance against the annual operating and long-range plan, manage risks, and drive competitive advantage through product differentiation, operational efficiency, and strategic cost management
What your background should look like:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Business; MBA or equivalent P&L ownership experience preferred
- 10+ years of Product Management, Strategy, Business Development, or related experience within industrial technology or adjacent markets
- Demonstrated success in portfolio strategy, lifecycle management, roadmap creation, and product gap identification
- Strong track record of delivering revenue growth, cost optimization, and margin improvement
- Experience in Industrial markets preferred (devices, interconnects, electromechanical components, industrial automation, etc.)
- Advanced financial and quantitative skills with the ability to extract insights and drive disciplined decision making
- Ability to travel up to 25% globally
- Fluency in German and English required
Competencies
ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY
TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more.
Our more than 90,000 employees, including 10,000 engineers, work alongside customers in approximately 130 countries. In a world that is racing ahead, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com and on LinkedIn, Facebook, WeChat, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).
WHAT TE CONNECTIVITY OFFERS:
We are pleased to offer you an exciting total package that can also be flexibly adapted to changing life situations - the well-being of our employees is our top priority!
- Unlimited contract opportunity
- Pleasant working environment fostering teamwork
- Open and dynamic company culture
- Extensive training initiatives and growth opportunities
- Competitive salary package
- Comprehensive benefits including Group insurance, Hospitalization insurance, Meal vouchers etc.
- Convenient location at E40 and E403 motorway intersection
- Join a certified "TOP EMPLOYER" in a modern "FACTORY OF THE FUTURE"
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