Full-Time

Director of Product Management

Imaging

Posted on 12/24/2025

Mars

Mars

10,001+ employees

Global confectionery, food, and petcare company

No salary listed

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany + 2 more

More locations: Bellheim, Germany | Madrid, Spain

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Category
Product (1)
Required Skills
Market Research
Product Management
Requirements
  • Veterinary Medicine or Animal Science degree or a bachelor’s or associate degree in an equivalent field.
  • 7+ years working in a product management, or similar role, ideally in the veterinary industry/animal health industry
  • Veterinary industry experience: direct experience in the veterinary industry whether in clinical practice, veterinary pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, or related fields is highly valued
  • Customer centric mindset - a strong passion for supporting veterinarians and improving outcomes for pets in their care.
  • Industry expertise - deep understanding of the animal health industry, particularly in diagnostics and imaging, with strong awareness of customer experience drivers and the competitive landscape.
  • Strategic influence - Strong negotiation and influencing skills to gain alignment across multiple stakeholders and prioritize competing needs effectively.
  • Technical Acumen: Solid technical knowledge of veterinary imaging modalities and diagnostic workflows.
Responsibilities
  • Set and communicate the overarching vision for the imaging diagnostics portfolio, ensuring alignment with strategic business objectives.
  • Define and evolve the regional portfolio strategy, including product positioning, lifecycle management, market differentiation, and a multi-year roadmap.
  • Manage OEM relationships at a strategic level to influence product roadmaps and negotiate commercial and service terms.
  • Partner with global R&D team to share market insights, shape future strategies and product needs.
  • Serve as a thought leader and subject matter expert within the company.
  • Conduct market research and analysis to identify trends, portfolio gaps, customer needs, and growth opportunities.
  • Develop and execute go-to-market plans, including target market identification, pricing strategies, promotional activities, and sales enablement tools.
  • Set clear objectives and own key business metrics including product adoption, customer satisfaction, and financial performance.
  • Lead planning and partner with marketing to execute product launches, ensuring alignment across sales and service functions.
  • Represent the imaging portfolio at industry events, conferences, and customer engagements.
  • Ensure internal readiness for new product introductions, including training, documentation, and support.
  • Own the full lifecycle of the imaging diagnostics portfolio - from market introduction through growth, maturity, and sunset.
  • Monitor in-market performance, customer feedback, and service data to inform product enhancements and portfolio decisions.
  • Collaborate with OEM partners to plan product transitions, replacements, and upgrades.
  • Maintain a deep understanding of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in veterinary imaging diagnostics.
  • Ensure technical documentation, user guides, and training materials are developed and maintained to support first level service teams.
  • Collaborate with service and service teams to identify recurring issues, escalate to OEMs, and drive continuous improvement.
  • Monitor support metrics and customer feedback to inform product enhancements and lifecycle decisions.
  • Champion a knowledge-sharing culture across technical and service teams to ensure consistent and high-quality customer support.
  • Define and manage the pricing strategy for the imaging portfolio in collaboration with commercial, finance, and cluster teams.
  • Ensure pricing reflects market positioning, competitive dynamics, and customer value.
  • Develop pricing models and tools to support sales teams in quoting and deal structuring.
  • Monitor pricing performance and adjust strategies based on market feedback and product lifecycle stages.
  • Planning, administration, and monitoring of the ImagingProduct Management budget
  • Lead and mentor a team of Commercial and Technical Product Managers across imaging modalities.
  • Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and high performance.
  • Facilitate effective decision-making by aligning teams on shared goals, priorities, and metrics.
  • Define a product training framework to support Sales and Service teams across regions.
  • Oversee the creation and maintenance of a centralized knowledge base.
  • Monitor training effectiveness and continuously improve content based on feedback and product updates.
Desired Qualifications
  • None, since after filtering the text for non-trivial items, the job posting does not list any "desirable" or "preferred" qualifications.

Mars, Incorporated makes and sells a wide range of food, confectionery, and petcare products worldwide, with brands like M&M’s, Snickers, Milky Way, Dove, Orbit, Skittles, Pedigree, and Royal Canin, and it also operates pet health services through networks such as AniCura, Banfield, BluePearl, and VCA. Its products come from integrated manufacturing and distribution systems, delivering everyday treats and meals as well as veterinary care through a global network of partners. Mars differentiates itself through its diversified portfolio, long family ownership, and the Mars Five Principles—Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency, and Freedom—that guide decisions and actions. The company aims to help communities prosper and improve social and environmental outcomes while growing its business and scale.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

Debt Financing

Total Funding

$27B

Headquarters

McLean, Virginia

Founded

1911

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  • $100M Chicago expansion creates 600 jobs, strengthening snacking innovation hub.

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  • Antitrust regulators block Kellanova over snacking overlaps, wasting $26B and erasing synergies.
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What makes Mars unique

  • Mars dominates petcare with Royal Canin, PEDIGREE, and largest U.S. veterinary networks.
  • Family-owned structure enables generation-long investments like $2B U.S. manufacturing by 2026.
  • Integrates pet nutrition, diagnostics, and wearables across 130 countries with 100,000 associates.

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