Job Description

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.

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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.

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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