Product Strategy & Requirement Planning Senior Executive
Daimler Truck
Full-time•Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Apply Now<p style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Daimler CS";"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt;"><strong>Objective of Role:</strong></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "Daimler CS";"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">The Product Strategy & Requirement Planning Senior Executive plays an important role in shaping future product solutions across the Global South (LAMEA and ISEAA) region. The role translates customer, market, competitor, and regulatory insights into structured product requirements and recommendations that support future product and portfolio decisions. This role drives requirement planning activities for assigned products, applications, and strategic initiatives while collaborating with regional and global stakeholders to ensure market needs are effectively represented throughout the product planning process.</span></span></p>
<h3>Responsibilities</h3><p><span style="font-family: "Daimler CS";"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt;"><strong>Overview of Main Tasks:</strong></span></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc; padding-left: 24px;"><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Daimler CS";"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Develop and manage product requirements for assigned products, applications, and market opportunities, translating customer, market, and business needs into actionable product specifications.</span></span></p></li><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Daimler CS";"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Collect, consolidate, and evaluate customer, market, competitor, and application requirements from Global South markets to ensure accurate regional representation in product development activities.</span></span></p></li><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Daimler CS";"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Conduct market intelligence, customer research, and competitive assessments to identify emerging trends, growth opportunities, and market risks.</span></span></p></li><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Daimler CS";"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Analyze customer needs, market attractiveness, and business potential to support prioritization of product requirements and future product initiatives.</span></span></p></li><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Daimler CS";"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Monitor regulatory, industry, and technology developments and assess their impact on future product competitiveness and market requirements.</span></span></p></li><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Daimler CS";"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Support portfolio reviews and competitiveness assessments by identifying product gaps, enhancement opportunities, derivative concepts, and market coverage improvements.</span></span></p></li><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Daimler CS";"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Contribute to product roadmap discussions by providing structured market insights, customer feedback, and fact-based recommendations.</span></span></p></li><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Daimler CS";"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Develop business cases and supporting analyses for product initiatives, portfolio opportunities, and strategic product proposals.</span></span></p></li><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Daimler CS";"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Lead cross-functional workshops and requirement review sessions, facilitating alignment between Regional Centers, Product Management, Engineering, and other key stakeholders.</span></span></p></li><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Daimler CS";"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Coordinate requirement planning activities across markets and functions, ensuring consistency, transparency, and traceability throughout the planning process.</span></span></p></li><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Daimler CS";"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Prepare management presentations, planning materials, and executive summaries to support strategic discussions and decision-making forums.</span></span></p></li><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Daimler CS";"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Build strong relationships across regional and global stakeholders, acting as a trusted point of contact for assigned products, strategic topics, and planning activities.</span></span></p></li></ul>
<h3>Qualifications</h3><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Daimler CS";"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt;"><strong>Qualification & Education</strong></span></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc; padding-left: 30px;"><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Daimler CS";"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Economics, Engineering, or a related field</span></span></p></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p><span style="font-family: "Daimler CS";"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt;"><strong>Required Experience:</strong></span></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc; padding-left: 24px;"><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Daimler CS";"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt;">Minimum 4 years of experience in Product Management, Product Strategy, Product Marketing, Engineering, Commercial Vehicles, or a related field.</span></span></p></li><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Daimler CS";"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt;">Experience managing cross-functional projects and stakeholder relationships in a matrix environment.</span></span></p></li><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Daimler CS";"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt;">Ability to independently drive initiatives, analyses, and recommendations from concept through implementation.</span></span></p></li><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Daimler CS";"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt;">Automotive industry experience is an added advantage.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p></li></ul><p><span style="font-family: "Daimler CS";"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt;"><strong>Knowledge & Skills:</strong></span></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc; padding-left: 24px;"><li><span style="font-family: "Daimler CS";"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Strong analytical and strategic thinking capabilities with the ability to translate market and customer insights into product recommendations.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Daimler CS";"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Good understanding of product strategy, market assessment, customer requirements, and portfolio planning principles</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Daimler CS";"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Strong stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to collaborate across functions, markets, and regions.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Daimler CS";"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Proven ability to evaluate complex information, develop structured recommendations, and support fact-based decision-making</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Daimler CS";"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Experience using generative AI tools to improve productivity and optimize workflows would be advantageous</span></span></li></ul><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: "Daimler CS";"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt;"><strong>Language:</strong></span></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc; padding-left: 24px;"><li><span style="font-family: "Daimler CS";"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 8pt;">Fluent in English (Written & Spoken)</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Daimler CS";"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 8pt;">German, Portuguese, Spanish, and/or Arabic language </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt;">skills would be advantageous.</span></span></li></ul>
Application Requirements
Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in business, economics, engineering, or a related field with at least 4 years of experience in product management or strategy. Strong analytical capabilities, stakeholder management skills, and the ability to drive initiatives independently are essential for this position.