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Continental

Worldwide tyre manufacturer and automotive components

Product Performance Manager Bicycle Tires

Product ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeHanover, Germany

About the Job

Requirements

  • A degree in engineering sciences, sports sciences, product development, data analysis, or a comparable field, or relevant practical experience in competitive cycling, testing, or performance engineering.
  • Several years of experience in product development, performance analysis, inspection and testing procedures, sports technology, or performance-oriented cycling.
  • Sound knowledge of relevant performance metrics, including rolling resistance, aerodynamics, and tire-system efficiency, and their effects on riding performance.
  • Ability to analyze and interpret complex performance data and translate technical findings into concrete product requirements.
  • Ability to build trusted relationships with athletes, teams, customers, and internal contacts and implement feedback effectively.
  • Interest in cycling, endurance sports, and performance optimization, and motivation to understand what makes products successful.
  • Experience with testing and validation methods, such as field and laboratory tests, aerodynamic measurements, performance-based testing, or competitor comparisons.
  • Commercial thinking and ability to prioritize development projects based on customer value, market potential, effort, and business success.
  • Confident written and spoken English; additional language skills are an advantage.
  • Willingness to travel internationally approximately 25%, particularly to test camps and competitions.

Responsibilities

  • Act as the central interface between product management, research and development, the testing department, professional teams, athletes, and the original equipment business.
  • Translate requirements from professional use into specific product specifications and development priorities.
  • Establish a structured, data-driven feedback process that accelerates innovation and shortens development cycles.
  • Capture, analyze, and evaluate performance data and derive recommendations for product development.
  • Verify and demonstrate product advantages through laboratory investigations, practical tests, and race-use analysis.
  • Conduct performance benchmarks against competitors and new market standards.
  • Evaluate relevant performance metrics, including rolling resistance (Crr), aerodynamic drag (CdA), aero efficiency, and overall tire-system performance.
  • Use modern analytical methods, such as the Chung method, to quantify performance gains under real-world conditions.
  • Work closely with professional teams and athletes and translate their experience and race data into concrete product improvements.

Desired Qualifications

  • Additional language skills.

About the Company

Continental

Worldwide tyre manufacturer and automotive components

Continental designs and manufactures tyres for cars, trucks, buses, bicycles and motorcycles, selling to vehicle manufacturers and in the aftermarket. Through ContiTech, it also produces rubber and plastic technology parts such as hoses, belts, seals and surface materials for automotive and industrial use. Its products are developed and produced at sites worldwide, with tyres tailored for different vehicles and conditions and ContiTech components customized for equipment. The company differentiates itself by offering a broad, integrated mobility portfolio and global manufacturing and service capabilities, aiming to provide reliable mobility through tyres and components worldwide.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Hanover, Germany
Founded
1871

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