About this Product Manager - Production Platform (all genders) role at GROPYUS
About The Company
GROPYUS is a technology-based construction company focused on building multi-story residential buildings. Thanks to its prefabricated building system with a wide range of design options, automated offsite construction, and fully digitalized processes, the company is able to create resilient timber housing quickly and cost-effectively. GROPYUS is using scalable construction and manufacturing solutions to tap into a future market, strengthen Europe’s innovation capacity, and play a substantial role in improving sustainability. The company delivers its multi-family houses as a complete and turnkey solution. The combination of technology, construction, robotics, and manufacturing expertise means buildings can be created in a fully digitalized end-to-end process. The building system is based on versatile wall and slab elements, making it easier to optimize land use, customize plans, and build fast with both off-site construction and on-site assembly. This system is complemented by the Building Operating System–developed in-house.
About the Role
At GROPYUS, digital products connect manufacturing equipment, production systems and operational data to create a scalable and reliable production environment. As Product Manager for our Production Platform, you will shape solutions that support production control, validation and simulation, while improving operational transparency across our manufacturing environment.
Working closely with software engineers, automation experts, industrial engineers and production teams, you will translate factory needs into clear product direction and scalable solutions. You will develop a deep understanding of production processes and help continuously improve how manufacturing capabilities are integrated, monitored and optimized.
Your area of responsibilities include:
- Own end-to-end product development, from discovery and problem definition through delivery, adoption and continuous improvement.
- Translate factory needs and business objectives into clear product vision, roadmaps, priorities and actionable requirements.
- Shape solutions for manufacturing-system integration, operational data availability, and the validation and simulation of production processes and capabilities.
- Collaborate closely with software engineering, automation, industrial engineering, design and production teams to develop and launch effective solutions.
- Use operational data, user feedback and a deep understanding of production processes, machine capabilities and constraints to guide product decisions.
- Improve product performance by increasing transparency, standardizing solutions, reducing complexity and supporting operational and cost efficiency.
About You
Must-Have-Skills
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant technical discipline, or equivalent professional experience with a strong Product Management track record.
- 3+ years of Product Management experience, ideally in B2B, industrial technology, manufacturing, automation or platform environments.
- Experience with software products and technical systems in manufacturing
- Ability to translate business and operational needs into product roadmaps, requirements and scalable solutions, supported by strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to understand technical complexity, align different perspectives and set clear priorities.
- Willingness to collaborate regularly on site at our Richen production plant to understand factory workflows, validate solutions with users and support successful product adoption.
- Fluent English language skills.
Nice-To-Have-Skills
- Familiarity with agile product development, including product briefs, process mapping, roadmap management, and the use of AI tools to improve daily productivity.
- Fluent German language skills.
What we offer
- An unlimited contract with 30 vacation days.
- Flexible, hybrid work: You can work from home or come into the office on the schedule that works best for you. Feel like traveling and working from another location? No problem. Tune into meetings and work from abroad for up to 40 days per year. In addition, flex hours allow you to prioritize important moments in your day.
- Attractive perks and benefits: We offer a company pension scheme, language courses (English/German), and employee discounts with selected sustainable brands. Furthermore, our external partners in mental health support you in strengthening your mental health through anonymous private/group sessions.
- Virtual Shares Program: Participate in the success of GROPYUS through our Virtual Share Program.
- Ownership: You can truly make your mark with your work and contributions – on all our organizational levels. Find your solutions, drive and test them.
- The chance to be part of something big: Our mission is to rethink an entire industry. Join us in reinventing construction and fostering sustainable, affordable living.
- A diverse and enriching work environment: Become a valued member of a wonderfully diverse team of individuals from over 50 countries. At GROPYUS we value inclusion above all, ensuring that everyone feels they belong – no matter their background. In this way, our differences become strengths that help us grow as a team.
