Product Development Project Manager

Novanta

Barcelona, ESonsitePosted Jul 21, 2026
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About the role

Build a career powered by innovations that matter! At Novanta, our innovations power technology products that are transforming healthcare and advanced manufacturing - improving productivity, enhancing people’s lives and redefining what’s possible. We create for our global customers engineered components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance for a range of mission-critical applications - from minimally invasive surgery to robotics to 3D metal printing.

Novanta is one global team with over 26 offices located in The Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Looking for a great place to work? You have found it with a culture that embraces teamwork, collaboration and empowerment. Come explore Novanta.

About Keonn

Keonn is a manufacturer of RFID hardware and software products for different sectors, like retail, healthcare, libraries, industry and logistics among others. We provide RFID systems mainly for the retail and healthcare sectors, as well as RFID UHF components for any industry. Keonn's team is comprised of experienced engineers and PhDs with deep knowledge in fields like radiofrequency, antennas, electronics, robotics, firmware, and cloud-based software. Keonn is now part of Novanta.

Summary

We are looking for an experienced Product Development Manager to drive the developments and needs of our product portfolio. You will be responsible for planing and ensuring product developments go as expected. Manage, define, follow and ensure the proper finalization of projects for exisiting and new poduct developments, ensuring successful delivery of high-quality RFID solutions across multiple market segments including retail, healthcare, libraries, and industrial applications.

Main Tasks

Lead the development of new products, from the planning to the successfull execution.

Collaborate closely with engineering teams to translate needs into reality.

Prioritize features and manage product backlogs to ensure timely delivery with high reliability.

Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify risks and oportunities.

Define and track key performance to determine if a product works as expected and/or what needs to be improved and how.

Coordinate with cross-functional teams including engineering, design, sales, and support.

Manage product kick-off to have seamless hand over to the production team.

Present product developments and progress to executive leadership.

We Expect

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Business, or related field

4+ years of experience in product management, preferably in technology or hardware companies

Experience in management of projects

Strong understanding of RFID technology and/or IoT systems is highly desirable

Experience with product management tools and agile development methodologies

Excellent analytical thinking skills

Willing to solve problems first hand when needed

Experience working with technical teams and translating technical concepts

Familiarity with regulatory certification processes (FCC, CE, UL, etc.) is a plus

Experience gathering and analyzing user feedback

Fluent in English is a must, Spanish is highly preferred

You are a resident of the EU or are in possession of an working permit to be eligible to work in Spain legally

We Offer

Opportunity to work on industry-leading RFID firmware technology

Young and dynamic work environment

New 4000sqm corporate building next to Westfield La Maquinista

Specialty coffee and table tennis

Support for online training programs

Ability to grow in a fast-paced international company

Flexible working hours

30% of the weekly working hours can be worked remotely

23 days off + 2 days extra

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