Product Manager
FR-Paris
Careers (External)
Req #: 1895
Type: Regular full-time
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Overview:
Responsibilities
Own the product vision and ensure product-market fit, i.e. the strategic 'what?' and 'why?'
- Define high-level vision and strategy over a 2-5 year timeline, and update it upon fact-based evidence and cohort insights
- Define target markets, customers, and users
- Conduct customer & prospect interviews and surveys to uncover unmet needs
* Focus on customer problems and constraints
* Define solutions that are valuable, usable, and feasible
* Validate customer value through pilot programs
- Expand product-market fit and translate strategy into product outcomes and success metrics with leading (e.g. usage rate) and lagging (e.g. new business growth, retention) indicators
- Communicate narrative and objectives to R&D (PO), PMM, and Sales in recurring forums
Work with:
- PMM (Product Marketing Manager)
- PO (Product Owner)
- Sales Leadership in the regions
Deliverables
- Product strategy & vision narrative
What: strategy for the next 3 years
* 2-5 year product vision and ambition
* Strategic choices ("what?" and "why?")
* Target markets: customers, users, geographies, workflows (e.g., prefab submittals, rebar detailing)
* Portfolio role
* Differentiation against competition
* "No-go" strategic exclusions
Addressed to: ExCom, Solution leader, R&D, PMM, Sales Leadership, Marketing
Output:
* 50-page strategic PPT
* 1-slide narrative
* Intermediary tasks: Market sizing, competitive analysis, Customer Advisory Board (CAB) input, feasibility review with R&D
- High level requirements & specs
What: user stories ranked against criteria and prioritized
* Problem statements and user stories
* Acceptance criteria for each story
* Non-functional requirements (compatibility, performance, security)
* Sequence diagrams and workflow mapping
* High-level test scenarios
Addressed to: Product Owners, devs, QA
Output: Word/DevOps + sequence diagrams + high-level tests
Intermediary tasks: discovery (interviews, surveys, analysis of logs), design sprints, traceability to OKRs
- Outcome-based roadmap
What?: quarterly outcomes tied to metrics (adoption, activation time, NRR), epics/themes, capacity assumptions
* Quarterly outcomes tied to leading/lagging metrics (usage rate, NRR, retention)
* Prioritized themes/epics
* Capacity assumptions and resource allocation
* Now/Next/Later roadmap structure
* OKR sheet per theme
Addressed to: R&D, PMM
Output: roadmap board (Now/Next/Later) + OKR sheet; 1-page per theme
Current tool used inside Graitec Group => ProductBoard
Intermediary tasks: discovery interviews and focus groups, surveys, prioritization, stakeholder review, monthly revisions
- Product-Market Fit evidence report
What: monitoring of PMF and feedback against the strategy
* Activation %, time-to-value, weekly active usage
* Expansion/NRR, churn drivers
* Qualitative insights from customer interviews and pilots
* Roadmap adjustments based on customer feedback, and next steps
Addressed to: Solution leader, PMM, PO
Output: Monthly dashboard + 2-page commentary
Intermediary tasks: telemetry analysis, CSAT/NPS analysis, win/loss, customer interviews
Insights management within ProductBoard platform
- Ecosystem & integration plan
What: Prioritized integrations with platforms and the ecosystem
* Prioritized integrations (Autodesk Revit and others like ACC, other platforms, GRAITEC software)
* Workflow mapping
* API roadmap and partner tiers
* Value ranking vs. cost/risk
* Partner briefings
Addressed to: partners, Solution leader, Excom, R&D, PMM
Output: Integration backlog tracking + PPT partner brief
Intermediary tasks: customer workflow mapping, partner workshops, market estimations, feasibility studies
- Link with the field
Strong link with the sales leadership team from the region
Accountable for the sales performance of the product
Contribute to drive the sales people to deliver expected revenue.
Responsibilities:
* +5 years' experience in the industry related to the product field
* +5 years in professional product management experience
* Excellent understanding of FEM in mechanical and/or structural engineering
What is nice to have:
* Advance Design knowledge or similar FEM software
* Comprehensive knowledge of CAD/CAE software on live projects.
* Proven track record working with or on projects related to the product scope.
* Significant experience using similar products on live projects
* Understanding of BIM design to construction workflow.
* Autodesk product knowledge
Qualifications:
* Engineering degree in mechanical or structural
* Strong product management skills
* Good written and verbal communication skills, strong business judgment, and high level of initiative, creativity and flexibility
* Business level English (English will be the working language)
* Cross-functional communication and leadership with different teams (R&D - Sales - Technical - Marketing )
* Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment while balancing both strategic and tactical responsibilities
* Ability to work as a remote employee as part of a geographically dispersed team
* Willingness to travel - 30% of time
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