Product Manager, R&D u2013 Enabling Technologies (m/f/d)

**Product Manager, R&D u2013 Enabling Technologies (m/f/d)**
**Location:**
Freiburg im Breisgau or Berlin, Germany
**Work Model:**
Hybrid (75% onsite / 25% remote)
**Travel:**
~20u % international
**About the Role**
As a Product Manager within our Neurotechnology Solutions Team, you act as a key interface between customers, clinical stakeholders, and the development organization.
Working closely with Marketing, Systems Engineering, and senior product leadership, you translate clinical and user needs into well-defined product requirements. You ensure that enabling technology solutions are implemented effectively and deliver value in the operating room.
You contribute to aligning user needs with technical implementation, supporting the development of clinically relevant and competitive solutions.
**Key Responsibilities**
Act as an interface between customers, clinical stakeholders, and development teams, in close collaboration with Marketing and under guidance of senior product leadership.
Translate user needs into **clear user stories, requirements, and backlog items**
together with UX/UI and Systems Engineering
Support the **communication and refinement of product vision** , ensuring alignment within the team
Work closely with engineering teams to ensure **feasible and high-quality implementation**
of product features
Participate in **voice of customer activities, sales interactions, and cadaver labs**
to validate concepts and refine requirements
Build and maintain an understanding of **neurosurgical and ENT workflows**
to support clinically relevant solutions
Support monitoring of **market trends and competitor solutions**
to inform backlog prioritization
Contribute to **prioritization decisions** , focusing on delivering high-value features
**Key Interfaces**
You will work closely with:
Marketing
UX/UI Design
Systems Engineering
Software Engineering
Clinical Partners and Surgeons
Regulatory
Testing Engineering
Quality
Usability
**Your Profile**
Degree in **Medical Engineering or a related field**
Initial experience with **medical devices preferred**
~2u20135 years of experience in the **MedTech industry or a similar environment**
Basic understanding of **clinical workflows and user-centered product development**
Experience working in **cross-functional, agile teams**
Strong communication skills and ability to **work with multiple stakeholders**
Fluent in English
**Personal Attributes**
**Execution Oriented**
Translates concepts into **clear, structured requirements**
Ensures **consistent backlog quality and readiness**
Comfortable working within **defined frameworks and guidance**
**Team Player**
Works closely with agile teams to **refine and deliver features**
Seeks alignment and incorporates input from stakeholders
Supports team decision-making with **data and user insights**
**Effective Communicator**
Clearly communicates requirements and priorities within the team
Builds strong working relationships across functions
**Accountable and Proactive**
Takes ownership of assigned areas and **drives topics to completion**
Escalates risks and dependencies in a timely manner
Demonstrates reliability and commitment in execution
Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually.
Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer u2013 M/F/Veteran/Disability.