Principal Product Manager

Principal Product Manager

Octave is seeking a Principal Product Manager to work as a key leader of our Tempo Operations Management product team. Our Principal Product Manager will work in several areas: product management, customer engagement, innovation, competitive positioning, pricing/commercialisation and sales/marketing enablement. Tasks, roles, and responsibilities will vary between these areas at any given time based upon product development cycles and roadmap delivery. This role will continuously engage with internal product stakeholders and customers to deliver the market leading Operations management solution into the market.
Product Management:
Serve as Operations Management subject matter expert to support engineering team, marketing, field sales, partners, and customers
Plan and own the product roadmap and support the release plan based upon guidance from market, customers and competitive positioning
Define and champion the product vision and roadmap, translating market insights and strategic objectives into clear feature direction for engineering teams.
Own the end-to-end product lifecycle, ensuring engineering efforts are continuously aligned with strategic market outcomes.
Engage with engineering team to support development process to ensure market problems are appropriately addressed by capabilities delivered
Measure product performance & drive improvement programs for usage, improved user experience, operating costs and more efficient product ops
Drive business outcomes of improved win rates, better quality and larger pipelines and improving revenue and investment profiles
Provide cross functional team leadership by working with engineering, design, marketing, sales, and customer support to ensure all teams are aligned with the product's goals.
Ensure the product meets all quality standards, internal and external regulatory requirements by setting and measuring key metrics
Customer engagement & Innovation:
Manage User forums and Strategic steering board accountabilities for product segments and quarterly communication to ensure continuous improvement and implementation of customer feedback
Guide enhancement request process and execute new feature ramp-up engagements to ensure continuous product innovation
Research and assess advanced analytical approaches leveraging AI to advance strategic product initiatives
Sales & Marketing Enablement:
Provide SME support to sales and technical enablement to ensure field teams are fully trained in product capabilities
Contribute to creation of product marketing materials, such as brochures, videos, and other media
Support and/or lead as a Subject matter expert and thought leader in customer-facing webinars and other external presentations
Engage with marketing and strategy team in the execution of product customer advocacy program
Engage with analysts and analyst relations to provide Brand positioning and extract market movements.
Education / Qualifications:
10 years in frontline operational roles OR 3 years in an operational leadership role in an industrial facility. Additional consideration for previous role as plant manager, operations manager, superintendent or supervisory roles in operations or production
Engineering degree in Chemical engineering, process engineering or process safety OR equivalent industrial experience.
Experience of industrial regulations, regulatory frameworks and recommended practices around Process safety management, Control of work, Management of change and Critical communications
Strong business analysis skills – requirements gathering, documentation (requirements and technical), process mapping, etc.
Excellent communication, problem solving and leadership skills
Membership in professional bodies with leadership or technical committee roles considered a plus
Previous product management experience or product owner roles for industrial technology considered a plus
Familiarity with cloud-based deployment models and subscription-based entitlement models
Familiarity with advanced analytical techniques including machine learning, automated text classification and large language models
Experience managing multiple product solutions within broader solution portfolio
Familiarity with The Pragmatic Framework for product management (preferably certified) or similar product management frameworks
Familiarity with AI tools especially Claude and Copilot.
About Octave:
Octave provides mission-critical software that empowers organizations to make informed decisions across every stage of the asset lifecycle - Design, Build, Operate and Protect - where performance, safety, and reliability are non-negotiable and failure is not an option. Turning complex operational data into actionable intelligence, Octave connects expertise, real-world conditions and enterprise-scale insight to improve performance, resilience and incident response where it matters most. Octave has more than 7,000 employees in 45 countries. Learn more at octave.com.
Why work for Octave?
All in. Always forward. That's the way we do things around here. We put trust in our people because we believe it's the best way to unleash potential, bring ideas to life, and keep moving ahead. And it's why we're committed to creating an environment that's truly supportive, providing you with the resources you need to support your ambitions, no matter who you are or where you are in the world. Everyone is welcome At Octave, we believe that diverse and inclusive teams are critical to the success of our people and our business. Here, everyone is welcome. As an inclusive workplace, we don't discriminate. In fact, we embrace differences and are fully committed to creating equal opportunities, an inclusive environment, and fairness for all. Respect is the cornerstone of how we operate, so speak up and be yourself. You're valued here.
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