Product Incubation Manager Regional Municipality

Role Overview

• The Product Incubation Manager drives new software product ideas through the company’s incubation track, from early ideation to MVP realization.
• The role focuses on accelerating innovation by structuring ideas, validating value propositions, and coordinating the development of early product versions.
• The Product Incubation Manager works closely with industry teams, engineering leads, and the Product Owners responsible for the respective industry portfolios.
• This collaboration ensures that new ideas are aligned with the existing portfolio and product strategy from the beginning.
• Once an incubated product reaches a sufficient level of maturity and market validation, responsibility transitions fully to the Product Owner, who continues product development and scaling within the software product track.
• The Product Incubation Manager then initiates the incubation of the next product idea.

• Drive software product ideas through the defined incubation process from concept to MVP.
• Facilitate ideation workshops and help shape and refine new product ideas.
• Challenge assumptions, problem statements, and early business cases.
• Work closely with industry teams to understand business needs and translate them into product concepts and MVP requirements.
• Coordinate with engineering leads during the realization of MVP solutions.
• Act as the central interface between business stakeholders and engineering teams.
• Collaborate continuously with Product Owners to ensure alignment with industry portfolios and product strategy.
• Track incubation progress, including effort estimates, timelines, and reporting, ensuring development activities remain aligned with plans and resource expectations.
• Prepare and execute the transition of mature products into the software product track.
• Contribute to improving and optimizing the company’s product incubation and innovation processes.

• University degree in Business Informatics, Business Engineering, Information Systems, Business Administration with technology focus, or a comparable field.
• Around 5 years of professional experience in product development, innovation management, product management, Product Owner roles, or agile project management.
• Experience working in cross-functional environments connecting business stakeholders and software engineering teams.
  
  Solid understanding of Agile ways of working and software development processes.
• Ability to structure complex topics, anticipate risks or obstacles, and proactively address issues early.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, including the ability to handle escalations and complex stakeholder situations.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills across technical and business teams.
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives in parallel in a dynamic setting.
• Very good English language skills, written and spoken.

• Experience as Product Owner or Product Manager.
• Experience working with software engineering teams in agile environments. Knowledge of industries such as Retail, Mining, Manufacturing, or Construction.
• Familiarity with SAP environments or enterprise software ecosystems.
• Personal Profile Strong communicator who connects business and technical teams effectively.
• Proactive and structured with a strong drive to move ideas forward.
• Curious and analytical with an interest in innovation and product development.
• Comfortable working in a global, cross-functional environment.

Le/la Responsable de l’incubation produit pilote les nouvelles idées de produits logiciels à travers le processus d’incubation de l’entreprise, depuis l’idéation initiale jusqu’à la réalisation d’un MVP (produit minimum viable).

Le poste se concentre sur l’accélération de l’innovation en structurant les idées, en validant les propositions de valeur et en coordonnant le développement des premières versions des produits.

Le/la Responsable de l’incubation produit travaille en étroite collaboration avec les équipes métiers, les responsables techniques (engineering leads) et les Product Owners responsables des différents portefeuilles sect oriels.

Cette collaboration garantit que les…