Product Manager

Our Company
We're Hitachi Digital Services, a global digital solutions and transformation business with a bold vision of our world's potential. We're people-centric and here to power good. Every day, we future-proof urban spaces, conserve natural resources, protect rainforests, and save lives. This is a world where innovation, technology, and deep expertise come together to take our company and customers from what's now to what's next. We make it happen through the power of acceleration.

Imagine the sheer breadth of talent it takes to bring a better tomorrow closer to today. We don't expect you to 'fit' every requirement – your life experience, character, perspective, and passion for achieving great things in the world are equally as important to us.

The role

• Define and own MES/Digital Manufacturing product vision, strategy, and roadmap aligned with enterprise transformation goals.
• Conduct market and competitive research on MES, Industry 4.0, IIoT, AI/ML, and smart manufacturing trends.
• Prioritize product features based on business impact and technical feasibility; manage product backlog and release planning.
• Lead end-to-end transformation programs—including planning, roadmap definition, system design, deployment, and stabilization.
• Manage complex, multi-site digital initiatives such as MES rollouts, asset master data initiatives, IIoT/ML implementations, and AMS support.
• Execute Lean/Operational Excellence initiatives through process mapping, continuous improvement, and performance system design.
• Oversee full program lifecycle from feasibility through deployment and sustainment, ensuring achievement of KPIs, ROI, and cost targets.
• Facilitate workshops, align cross-functional teams, and maintain strategic direction with global stakeholders.
• Partner with technology vendors, system integrators, and service providers to ensure successful delivery and steady-state support.
• Manage communication with senior leadership and drive decision-making via structured governance forums.

What You'll Bring

• 10–15 years of experience in manufacturing IT/digital transformation, with 5+ years in MES product or program management.
• Strong understanding of MES platforms (e.g., Siemens Opcenter, Rockwell FactoryTalk, AspenTech, AVEVA, DELMIA).
• Familiarity with SAP PM/ERP, historian systems, SCADA, IIoT connectivity, AI/ML-driven analytics.
• Expertise in Lean Six Sigma, Operational Excellence, TOC, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
• Strategic thinker with strong execution capability.
• Self-driven, adaptable, and committed to delivering business outcomes.
• Ability to influence teams across functions and geographies.
• Certification: Product Management, Agile (CSPO, SAFe), or PMP.

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About Us
We're a global, team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can make a positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can bring a better tomorrow closer to today, this is the place for you.

Fostering innovation through diverse perspectives
Hitachi is a global company operating across a wide range of industries and regions. One of the things that sets Hitachi apart is the diversity of our business and people, which drives our innovation and growth.

We are committed to building an inclusive culture based on mutual respect and merit-based systems. We believe that when people feel valued, heard, and safe to express themselves, they do their best work.

How We Look After You
We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We're also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We're always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you'll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.

We're proud to say we're an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status
or any other protected characteristic.
Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.