Thales is a global technology leader trusted by governments, institutions, and enterprises to tackle their most demanding challenges. From quantum applications and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity and 6G innovation, our solutions empower critical decisions rooted in human intelligence. Operating at the forefront of aerospace and space, cybersecurity and digital identity, we’re driven by a mission to build a future we can all trust.
In Singapore, Thales has been a trusted partner since 1973, originally focused on aerospace activities in the Asia-Pacific region. With 2,000 employees across three local sites, we deliver cutting-edge solutions across aerospace (including air traffic management), defence and security, and digital identity and cybersecurity sectors. Together, we’re shaping the future by enabling customers to make pivotal decisions that safeguard communities and power progress.General Description and Mission
The Regional Product Line Manager drives regional execution of the strategic plan corresponding to its product portfolio. The role should animate, train and support regional teams & partners to maximize the lead generation performance and regional efficiency in line with key KPI.
It is the key enabler of business opportunities in its regional market, by supporting the Sales organization on a daily basis for strategic opportunities.
Missions and Responsibilities
Regional Strategic Planning and Execution
Structure and support the execution of the regional Multi Year Budget and Strategic Business Plan.
Ensure alignment between global Card issuance strategy, regional priorities, and local execution capabilities (understanding of existing regional Perso capabilities needed)
Regional Go-to-Market Enablement
Support the identification and refinement of regional go-to-market approaches.
Adapt offerings and value propositions to local market conditions, customer expectations, and competitive dynamics (prior experience in payment market and/or card issuance needed).
Sales Support Across the Bid Lifecycle
Provide direct support to sales teams throughout the different stages of the bid funnel.
Contribute to dealing qualifications, value articulation, positioning, and successful deal closure.
Regional Ecosystem and Market Intelligence (Payment & card issuance)
Contribute to a deep understanding of regional ecosystems and dynamics.
Interface with regional Payment & Perso partners.
Assess local competition.
Captures market needs and signals.
Local Team Animation and Change Adoption
Ensure understanding, adoption, and relevance within the regional context.
Animate and engage local teams when introducing new features, capabilities, or offers.
Continuous Training and Knowledge Transfer
Ensure consistent knowledge levels and effective deployment across the region.
Train and update continuously local teams on product and offering evolutions.
Feedback Loop to Product Managers and Business Owners
Influence roadmap decisions, prioritization, and strategic orientations.
Feed insights, market feedback, and regional priorities back to Business Owner and Product teams.
Stakeholders (internal/external)
Internal stakeholders:
Product Managers: to share specific product needs for some key opportunities.
Business Owners: to share the strategic opportunities, the revenue potential and exchange on support and tools needed for success (in the product lines / understanding Thales processes).
Pricing and Finance teams: to validate the financial metrics of the opportunities (revenue & margin)
Sales organization: to build the strategic approach for every strategic business opportunity
Specific Digital
Technical PreSales team
External stakeholders:
Customers: to deliver structured, precise and clear communication (value proposition, roadmap…)
Partners: to define and validate the go-to-market strategy
Skills requirements (Domain/technical/soft)
Function/Domain Skills
Knowledge of payment & card issuance (including personalization & fulfillment services)
Strong business & marketing acumen
Ability to build compelling offering
Ability to create value proposition
Mastering its Products constitutive of the global offering
Soft skills
Excellent presentation and communication skills
Interpersonal skills to build win-win relationships with partners
Ability to make the difference when presenting products
Leadership
Generic knowledge: Industry standards, Specific Digital: API, Cloud, GDPR, PCI
Experience & Education
Double bachelor's degree in Business & Engineering or any related discipline with minimum 5 years of relevant experience.
At Thales, we’re committed to fostering a workplace where respect, trust, collaboration, and passion drive everything we do. Here, you’ll feel empowered to bring your best self, thrive in a supportive culture, and love the work you do. Join us, and be part of a team reimagining technology to create solutions that truly make a difference – for a safer, greener, and more inclusive world.
Skills Required
- Double bachelor's degree in Business and Engineering or related discipline
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience
- Knowledge of payment and card issuance, including personalization and fulfillment services
- Prior experience in payment market and/or card issuance
- Strong business and marketing acumen
- Ability to build compelling offerings and create value propositions
- Deep knowledge of the company products that constitute the global offering
- Excellent presentation and communication skills
- Interpersonal skills to build partnerships and stakeholder relationships
- Leadership and ability to drive change adoption in regional teams
- Knowledge of industry standards relevant to payments and card issuance
- Familiarity with APIs and Cloud technologies
- Awareness of GDPR and PCI compliance requirements
Thales Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Thales and has not been reviewed or approved by Thales.
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Retirement Support — Retirement plans with employer contributions and matches, profit sharing, and share purchase opportunities are emphasized across multiple regions. These elements are positioned as competitive components of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO that increases with tenure, paid holidays, and paid military, maternity, and paternity leave are described. This breadth supports work–life balance across locations.
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Flexible Benefits — Hybrid work options, flexible schedules, and parental supports such as childcare benefits and leave for sick children are available in several markets. Flexibility is presented as a core part of the employee experience.
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What We Do
Thales is a global high technology leader investing in digital and “deep tech” innovations – connectivity, big data, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and quantum technology – to build a future we can all trust, which is vital to the development of our societies. The company provides solutions, services and products that help its customers – businesses, organisations and states – in the defence, aeronautics, space, transportation and digital identity and security markets to fulfil their critical missions, by placing humans at the heart of the decision-making process.
