Senior Product Manager META
Role Overview
Lead Clarios's META product, technology, and brand portfolio across SLI, EFB, AGM, 12V, and 48V lithium-ion technologies.
Manage brands including VARTA, OPTIMA, Delkor, Energizer, and private label, supporting regional growth ambitions.
The role is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with regular travel across the GCC and Africa; travel is expected 30% to 40% of the time.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role and portfolio
Lead Clarios's META product, technology, and brand portfolio across SLI, EFB, AGM, 12V, and 48V lithium-ion technologies.
Manage brands including VARTA, OPTIMA, Delkor, Energizer, and private label, supporting regional growth ambitions.
The role is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with regular travel across the GCC and Africa; travel is expected 30% to 40% of the time.
Product strategy and growth
- Own the META product portfolio roadmap, brand-by-geography roadmap, and playbooks for GCC, Türkiye, and Africa.
- Define technology mix plans by market cluster and track AGM and EFB penetration against plan.
- Adapt ranges to local group sizes, specifications, hot-climate performance, and SKU rationalization needs.
- Develop business cases for AGM and heavy-duty capacity, lithium-ion, sodium-ion partnerships, supercapacitors, connected services, and private label.
- Support go-to-market and OEM/OES strategies, technical approvals, fleets, and tenders.
- Support market entry with product range, brand fit, regulatory, and homologation requirements.
- Set product price architecture across technologies and channels; defend premium positioning and monitor product and brand margins.
- Partner on launches, product training, and technology education for distributors, workshops, and fleets.
- Manage product requests through delivery; join monthly forecasting and supply syncs, support demand planning and allocation, and monitor market inventory.
- Maintain country-level market intelligence on market size, share, vehicle parc, electrification, competitor products, and prices.
- Own the product KPI dashboard and present results at quarterly business reviews; support Project MIDDLE product-range integration.
Experience and education
- University degree in engineering, business, marketing, or a related field; an MBA or equivalent is an advantage.
- At least 8 years in product management, marketing, or commercial roles, including 3 years leading a regional portfolio.
- Experience in automotive aftermarket, batteries, tires, or industrial components; AGM, EFB, and start-stop knowledge is an advantage.
- Proven success launching technology products and managing multi-brand portfolios across several countries.
- Strong commercial and financial skills, including pricing, margin analysis, and business cases.
- Knowledge of META markets, distributor models, and OEM and OES channels.
- Able to influence senior stakeholders, distributors, and global teams without direct authority.
- Must be able to travel 30% to 40% of the time and be based in Riyadh.
- Fluent business proficiency in English and French; Arabic or Turkish is an advantage.
Benefits and relocation support
- Benefits include medical insurance for the employee and dependents, household-goods transportation, relocation allowance, immigration and visa support, housing-search support, temporary accommodation, and relocation flights.
About Clarios
Clarios is a global producer of low-voltage battery technologies for mobility, with around 18,000 employees in over 100 countries.
The company states that it aims for all products sold to be recyclable and recycles 8,000 batteries an hour through its network.
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