Principal Product Manager - AI for Manufacturing Operations (f/m/d)

Role summary

Principal Product Manager - AI for Manufacturing Operations (f/m/d) is a full-time role at Siemens in Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany (hybrid). Posted 2026-11-09. Experience level: 10+.

Job title

Principal Product Manager - AI for Manufacturing Operations (f/m/d)

Company

Siemens

Location

Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany

Work arrangement

hybrid

Employment type

full-time

Category

Product & Design

Experience level

10+

Date posted

2026-11-09

Job description

We are ONE Siemens

Siemens Digital Industries Operations Software is an integrated suite to engineer, simulate and operate manufacturing. It covers manufacturing engineering (COMOS, Tecnomatix, NX CAM) and production operations (WinCC, SCADA, PCS 7 / neo, Opcenter, Insights Hub). Our software is used to design and produce Formula 1 cars, ships, mobile phones, space vehicles, food and beverages, and pharmaceuticals.

We give manufacturers real-time visibility and control across production and business processes for higher operational efficiency, lower costs and better decisions. Our mission is to make production agile, adaptive and autonomous, and to remove today's productivity limits. We are building the AI-native industrial operations portfolio to apply AI to real things made in the physical world.

As part of Siemens Operations Software, the Technology, Data Fabric & Agentic AI organization provides the technology foundation that enables the next generation of industrial software. Its portfolio includes AI Production Operations & Engineering Systems, Data Fabric, Agentic AI frameworks, OT/IT connectivity platforms, semantic data models that power intelligent and increasingly autonomous operations.

As Principal Product Manager - AI for Manufacturing Operations (f/m/d) , you bring AI into real factories: you turn what customers need on the shop floor into the product direction for industrial AI across Siemens Operations Software.

Your Area of Impact

Define product vision, strategy and roadmap by setting the direction for AI in manufacturing operations across the Operations Software portfolio

Co-create with lead customers by running plant workshops with sales, regions and forward-deployed engineers and translating open-ended problems into structured product definitions and repeatable architectures

Build the use-case pipeline by collecting use cases across all manufacturing domains, clustering them, scoring value and feasibility and proposing what to tackle first

Guide the product teams of Agentic AI, Data Fabric and Connectivity as well as the wider Operations Software ecosystem with a common vision and an overarching product backlog

Drive delivery by turning priorities into requirements and backlog with R&D and tracking adoption and customer value

Go to market by tracking competitors and shaping positioning, pricing and packaging with Sales and Marketing

Your Success Is Based On

8+ years in product management, customer-facing or field roles for industrial software, with real plant exposure

Knowing operations software (e.g. MES/MOM, SCADA/HMI, simulation, CAM) from real projects

A track record of building roadmaps from zero to success, prioritizing use cases and running workshops with plant managers that led to validated requirements or pilots

Technical credibility to follow architecture and agent-design discussions and to lead product managers and engineers without line authority

Familiarity with LLMs, agentic frameworks and data platforms, or the drive to get hands-on and learn them quickly

A startup builder mindset: Deciding with incomplete information and working AI first by running your own work with AI agents, then reviewing, deciding and sharing what works

Regular travel to customers

Fluent English skills; German is an advantage

Join our Digital World

At Siemens Digital Industries Operations Software, flexibility is how we work — hybrid by default, built on trust and autonomy. We build technology that shapes the real world. You’ll grow through real projects, strong technical peers, and global mobility, backed by the scale and benefits of an industrial operations software leader. We’re committed to equality and inclusion, and we hire based on merit, skills, and impact. Bring your curiosity and creativity and help us shape tomorrow!

Our Benefits & Rewards

The actual compensation offered is based on the successful candidate's job-related skills, experience, and relevant education/training. Siemens offers a wide range of health and wellness benefits to employees.

You are much more than your qualifications, and we believe in the potential of every single candidate. We look forward to getting to know you!

Your individual personality and perspective are important to us. We create a working environment that reflects the diversity of the society and support you in your personal and professional development. Let’s get to know your authentic personality and create a better future together with us.

As an equal-opportunity employer we are happy to consider applications from individuals with disabilities .

Protecting the environment, conserving our natural resources, fostering the health and performance of our people as well as safeguarding their working conditions are core to our social and business commitment at Siemens.

Job ID

526361

Posted since

09-Nov-2026

Organization

Digital Industries

Field of work

Product Management, Portfolio & Innovation

Company

Siemens AG

Experience level

Experienced Professional

Job type

Full-time

Work mode

Hybrid (Remote/Office)

Employment type

Permanent

Location(s)

Erlangen - - Germany

Fürth - - Germany

Munich - - Germany