Product Lead

Posted 16 Days Ago
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Gent
In-Office
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Information Technology • Robotics • Software • Automation
The Role
The Product Lead will enhance OTIV's commercial products by defining best practices, leading product management, and driving go-to-market strategies. Responsibilities include coordinating with teams, managing product roadmaps, and ensuring customer needs are understood and prioritized.
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Who we are 

OTIV is a Ghent-based company leading the autonomous revolution in rail. We are on a mission to increase safety and efficiency of railway operations by teaching rail vehicles to drive autonomously. By making trains more efficient and safer, we actively contribute to a modal shift and a greener future. We bring this vision to life by a unique focus on the most challenging environments such as cities, shunting yards and industrial sites. Thanks to high-profile partners and world-leading clients such as Deutsche Bahn, SNCF Group, ArcelorMittal and CAF we deliver the future of railway operations today.

OTIV is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals and in which personnel processes are merit-based and applied without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, military service status, citizenship, or other protected characteristic. OTIV strives to create an environment in which all employees feel confident in their ability to bring their authentic selves to work and secure collaborating with colleagues and customers.

What you will do

We’re introducing the Product Lead role to take our OTIV.ONE and OTIV.TWO products from strong market fit to category leadership. The Product Lead will bring clarity, structure, and strategic focus to how we build, launch, and grow OTIV’s commercial railtech products. You’ll thrive at the intersection of Sales, Engineering, and Operations, turning insights into clear roadmaps, making the right trade-offs, and ensuring we deliver products that our customers love and our team is proud of.

Tasks and responsibilities

As the Product Lead at OTIV you will..

Build, scale & lead our Product Management practices

  • Define and implement product management best practices foundational for building value with speed and efficiency
  • Understand what our markets and customers need by building structured feedback loops from customers and partners
  • Coordinate closely with Sales, Engineering, and Operations to drive priorities
  • Define and maintain product & feature roadmaps for OTIV.ONE and OTIV.TWO
  • Track progress, resolve blockers, and adjust priorities based on market and operational realities
  • Ensure certification requirements are understood and met in product specs
  • Work with Finance on product profitability
  • Coach our team of Engineering Managers
  • As we scale, build your team of Product Managers

Lead our products’ go-to-market strategies

  • Build evidence and plans on where to focus for maximum market impact
  • Shape decisions on direct vs. indirect go-to-market approaches
  • Identify and drive partnerships that accelerate our growth
  • Define and work on the pricing strategy of our commercial products
  • Lead market education efforts for customers, partners, and industry stakeholders

Requirements
  • 7+ years in product management, management consulting or leadership roles, preferably in industrial automation, transportation, or deep tech
  • You have a proven track record of building and scaling world-class product management processes that improve speed, efficiency, and quality
  • You can shape the long-term product vision while making day-to-day trade-offs
  • You deeply understand customer needs and can translate them into clear priorities
  • You thrive at the intersection of commercial, technical, and operational teams
  • You use evidence and structure to make decisions, and you keep stakeholders aligned and engaged
  • Fluent in English

Nice to haves:

  • Hybrid tech (hardware & software) product experience, rail expertise and certification background (ISO, EN norms, etc.)
  • Experience of working in a fast-paced scale-up environment.

Benefits

What we offer 

  • Full time offer with competitive salary package.
  • International environment in a disruptive scale-up with opportunities to grow.
  • Early riser or night owl? Either way, you’ll fit right in our flexible working hours system.
  • Working from our beautiful office in Ghent.
  • Collaborative, transparent, and fun-loving office culture.
  • Team events and quarterly offsite.
  • 32 days of vacation.

Top Skills

Deep Tech
Industrial Automation
Product Management
Transportation
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The Company
HQ: Ghent
45 Employees
Year Founded: 2020

What We Do

OTIV develops assistance, remote control, and autonomous technology for rail, improving safety, increasing efficiency, and contributing to the modal shift. Our solutions enable industrial players, rail operators, and infrastructure managers to transition from manual handling to assisted, remote-controlled, or fully autonomous rail operations.

We collaborate with major industry players such as CAF, DB Cargo, ArcelorMittal, Green Cargo, ProRail, and SNCF to address critical socio-economic challenges, including incident costs, labor shortages, and the environmental impact of transportation.

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