Product Manager Hearing Aids and Accessories

Who we are

In a life without sound, our work provides meaning. As a leading provider of innovative hearing care solutions, we are not just a company that makes products: we are a team on a mission to help people enjoy the delight of hearing. To enable a life without limitations, we - through our core business brands Phonak, Unitron, Sennheiser, Advanced Bionics and AudioNova - develop, manufacture and distribute solutions that push the limits of technology and redefine the future of our industry.

You are the owner of a product and ensure a reliable and user-friendly product offering. You understand how the product works, communicate the benefits it brings to our customers, and align with other products in the portfolio to build a seamless ecosystem. The responsibility stretches over the full product lifecycle.

Your tasks

• Drive the definition process for the next generation of products
• Trigger feasibility studies and technology projects
• Closely work with peers to create an appealing value proposition and deliver it through their product 
• Know competitor's products/services and perform or trigger benchmark studies
• Ensure regulatory compliance of the product, packaging, accompanying documents and all other deliverables needed for a successful market introduction
• Work closely with R&D, Manufacturing, Demand Planning, Finance, Procurement, Design & UX, following the Sonova process landscape
• Monitor quality KPI's and drive root cause analyses or improvement initiatives
• Coordinate with other PM's in a joint launch, aligning with different timelines in hardware and software development for on-time market introduction
• Give inputs for future platforms and products
• Lead or support in operational and logistic aspects of the phase-out process

Your profile

• Technical university degree or comparable
• 5+ years of experience in product management including hardware and embedded software with a sound technical background
• Experience in healthcare or medical industry as well as exposure to high-tech products are an asset
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally, and address audiences across different levels
• Ability to work under pressure, high result orientation and expertise in project leadership of multi-disciplinary teams 
• Outstanding conceptual and analytical thinking as well as open-minded person with can-do approach
• Excellent English skills, written and spoken; German and/or French is a plus

Our offer

We can offer you a new challenge, with interesting tasks and much more - including an open corporate culture, flat hierarchies, support for further training and development, opportunities to take on responsibility, an excellent range of foods, sports and cultural facilities, attractive employment conditions, and flexible working time models in various roles. Employment level 80-100%. 

Kira Maurer, Talent Acquisition Manager, is looking forward to receiving your complete application (cover letter, CV, references, and certificates) via our online job application platform.

For this vacancy only direct applications will be considered.

Sonova AG
Laubisrütistrasse 28
CH-8712 Stäfa
+41 58 928 01 01

Sonova is an equal opportunity employer.

We team up. We grow talent. We collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds to win with the best team in the market place. We guarantee every person equal treatment regarding employment and opportunity for employment, regardless of a candidate's ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation or marital status, gender, genetic identity, age, disability or any other legally protected status.