Product Manager/ Marketing Manager

You enjoy creating and innovating. You never stop striving for better. You take responsibility and you get results. You love being part of a team. Above all, you want your work to matter: Welcome to our world! At Sonova we create sense by bringing sound to life. Our innovative hearing care solutions help millions of people enjoy life’s unforgettable moments.

We offer exceptional career opportunities through market-leading brands from consumer to medical, products and services that keep pushing hearing care forward, and a culture where you can quickly belong and perform at your best.

If you want the freedom to explore, opportunities to grow, and make positive change on people lives through your work, this is the place for you.

Join Sonova. Create sense.

Product Manager/ Marketing Manager

Sonova is a global leader in innovative hearing solutions: from personal audio devices and wireless communication systems to audiological care services, hearing aids and cochlear implants. We operate through four businesses – Hearing Instruments, Audiological Care, Consumer Hearing and Cochlear Implants – and the core brands Phonak, Unitron, AudioNova, Sennheiser (under license) and Advanced Bionics as well as recognized regional brands. At Sonova we create sense by bringing sound to life.

Sonova has more than 17,000 committed employees in over 100 countries, all of whom contribute to something greater than themselves – they transform lives. Join our mission and become part of our team! Apply now for the following position: Product Marketing Manager.

Overview: As a Product Manager you will be responsible for helping drive a competitive advantage in the marketplace. You will develop relationships with cross-functional teams, clients, and our customers. You will utilize experience and knowledge to drive app and digital solutions product development and enhancements that benefit the customer.

What you’ll do:

1. Drive the definition process for future products/product improvements, ensuring desirability and viability.
2. Analyze and evaluate product performance. Use data analytics to assess impact and improve usage and experience. Inform management of areas of concern; develop and implement corrective action plans.
3. Define new product development priorities. Work closely with R&D, regional market contacts, Audiology team, and Corporate Marketing for appropriate input.
4. Coordinate product launch activities including product/sales training for sales personnel, customer service and customers, contributing to and approving support materials, pricing, packaging, etc., and being a champion for the mobile app and digital solutions in the product launch process.
5. Manage documentation and project plans and provide product design input into and throughout the New Product Development process.
6. Ensure regulatory compliance of the products, accompanying documents and all other deliverables needed for a successful market introduction.
7. Manage product life cycle, from development to launch to product discontinuance.
8. Give inputs for future platforms and products.
9. Act as the global product management contact for their assigned products for subsidiaries, international sales and agents. Able to represent the product in local launch events.
10. Perform other duties as assigned.

What you bring to the team:

1. University degree in Marketing, Business preferred.
2. Previous product management, sales and/or marketing experience.
3. Self-starter, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
4. Written and verbal communication – ability to work on project documentation.
5. Great organizational and prioritization skills.
6. Ability to advocate for the customer and the product.
7. Collaborative team player with strong influencing skills.

What makes us a great place to work for:

1. Exciting and challenging work environment.
2. Collaborative culture.
3. Opportunities for continuous self-improvement.
4. Opportunities for flexible hybrid model work environment.
5. A company that values diversity and inclusion.
6. Rich benefits plan including wellness benefit, paramedical (massage therapist, naturopath, etc.) and competitive compensation including variable component and employer match on pension contributions.
7. Mentorship program and career development plans.

Sonova Canada is now a certified Great Place to Work May 2024- May 2025.

Don't meet all the criteria? If you’re willing to go all-in and learn we'd love to hear from you!

We love to work with great people and strongly believe that a diverse team makes us better. We guarantee every person equal treatment in regard to employment and opportunity for employment, regardless of race, color, creed/religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, mental or physical disability.

We thank all applicants in advance; however only individuals selected for an interview will be contacted. All applications will be kept confidential. Sonova is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants who require reasonable accommodation to complete the application and/or interview process should notify the Director, Human Resources.

Sonova is an equal opportunity employer.

We team up. We grow talent. We collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds to win with the best team in the marketplace. We guarantee every person equal treatment in regard to employment and opportunity for employment, regardless of a candidate’s ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation or marital status, gender, genetic identity, age, disability or any other legally protected status.