Global Product Manager – Heat Interface Units (HIU)

GF Building Flow Solutions (former Uponor) is a division of GF and a leading provider of smart and sustainable solutions for the safe and efficient use of water in buildings. Our technologies ensure comfort, hygiene, and energy efficiency in residential and commercial environments across the globe.

Join us to be part of a forward-thinking, people-centered company where your ideas and contributions truly matter.

Key Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Portfolio Leadership

Define and continuously evolve the global HIU product vision and roadmap

Build a coherent, modular, and scalable portfolio across regions

Drive portfolio simplification, standardization, and segmentation

Anticipate and integrate key trends (district heating, decarbonization, regulation)

Lifecycle & Investment Recommendations

Prepare and recommend lifecycle proposals (new developments, upgrades, phase-outs)

Prioritize initiatives based on customer value and business impact

Develop and validate business cases and success criteria

Provide market-driven input to R&D prioritization , ensuring focus on high-impact opportunities

Customer & Market Insight

Build a strong understanding of customer needs via regional inputs and direct engagement

Engage selectively with key customers, partners, and strategic projects

Validate product-market fit before global scaling

Maintain clear competitive positioning and differentiation logic

Product Definition & Development Leadership

Translate market needs into clear, differentiated product requirements

Collaborate with R&D on priorities, trade-offs, and product definition

Challenge complexity and drive standardization

Ensure compliance and anticipate regulatory changes

Business & Portfolio Contribution

Contribute to portfolio performance (revenue, margin, mix) through product strategy and recommendations

Provide input to pricing and value logic in collaboration with Product Marketing and regional teams

Monitor performance and recommend corrective actions where products underperform

Cross-functional Leadership & Alignment

Act as key link between R&D, Product Marketing, and Regional Product Managers

Provide clear product frameworks to support go-to-market execution

Align stakeholders in a matrix organization without direct authority

Support critical topics and strategic gaps when required

Qualifications

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, or a related technical field is required.

A Master's degree or MBA is a distinct advantage.

Experience

Minimum 7 years of progressive experience managing complex product categories, strategic growth projects, or technical business initiatives within international, multi-site environments.

Proven track record of successfully leading complex, cross-functional initiatives that delivered measurable commercial results such as revenue growth, margin improvement, market share gain, or cost reduction.

Extensive experience in a technical field , product segment, product family, system solution, or project-related business.

Demonstrated experience in business case development, financial modeling, and managing significant project or development budgets.

Experience in the Heating & Cooling , HIU / apartment station, prefabrication, or installation systems industry is a significant advantage.

Key Competencies

Strategic Mindset – anticipating market, regulatory, and technology trends

Customer Focus – translating customer needs into product direction

Plans and Aligns – prioritizing initiatives and aligning stakeholders

Collaborates – influencing across functions without formal authority

Decision Quality – developing robust recommendations under uncertainty

Drives Results – achieving impact through others rather than direct ownership

Success Measures (KPIs)

Market success of the portfolio (adoption, competitiveness)

Revenue, margin, and product mix improvement

Portfolio simplification and scalability

ROI of development investments

Speed and quality of key product decisions

Contact person:

Ruth HübschSenior Specialist, HRruth.huebsch@georgfischer.com

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