Product Leader / Product Manager -SDS2

The Nemetschek Group is a leading global vertical software and AI provider driving the digital transformation of the AEC/O and media industries. With our deep domain expertise and intelligent, connected software solutions, we enable customers to turn data into real-time insights and smarter decisions throughout the entire lifecycle of buildings and infrastructure from ideation through planning, visualization, construction, operation, and renovation.
Our AI-powered technologies and open standards approach boost productivity, collaboration, and sustainability for architects, engineers, contractors, building operators, and creative professionals. Over 7 million users worldwide rely on our customer-centric, human-led AI solutions. Founded by Professor Georg Nemetschek in 1963, today we employ over 4,000 experts globally across 14 subsidiaries.

What we are looking for

We are hiring a Product Manager for SDS2 who combines strong product-management fundamentals with practical understanding of structural steel fabrication, detailing, or manufacturing. This is not intended to be a general-purpose software PM role.

The ideal candidate understands how engineering software fits into real fabrication workflows and has an AI-first mindset, actively looking for ways AI can improve detailing, automation, decision-making, user productivity, and the way we build products.

Industry & Technical Background

• Strong experience with structural steel fabrication, steel detailing, manufacturing, or closely related industrial engineering workflows
• Ability to communicate credibly with detailers, fabricators, engineers, developers, and customers
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, or a closely related technical field
• Understanding of complex engineering/manufacturing workflows and the ability to translate them into software requirements

Product Management

• Ideally 5+ years of Product Management / Product Ownership experience, preferably with AEC, engineering, manufacturing, or technical B2B software
• Demonstrated ownership of:
  • Product vision and roadmap
  • Customer discovery and requirements
  • Epics and backlog prioritization
  • Agile product development
  • Product lifecycle
  • Market and competitive analysis
  • Product launches / GTM
  • Product metrics and business outcomes
• Strong project-management capability across distributed, cross-functional teams
• Excellent written, verbal, and customer-facing communication skills
• Comfortable working directly with Engineering, UX, Sales, Support, Marketing, customers, and senior leadership.
• Jira for requirements, epics, backlog, and Agile development
• Basecamp for project/program coordination
• Customer-facing product discovery
• Structural engineering knowledge
• Fabrication shop experience
• BIM / digital fabrication workflows
• APIs, interoperability, or integrations
• Enterprise B2B software experience

• Data-driven product management

AI-First Mindset

We want someone who views AI as a fundamental part of the future of SDS2, not simply another feature.

Look for candidates who:

• Routinely use AI tools in their own work
• Understand practical applications of AI/ML, copilots, agents, automation, or intelligent workflows
• Can identify repetitive or knowledge-intensive detailing tasks that could be automated or augmented
• Can translate AI opportunities into customer problems, workflows, requirements, and measurable outcomes
• Are curious and willing to experiment rather than waiting for established industry solutions

Direct AI product experience is highly desirable but should not outweigh steel-industry/domain knowledge.

Strong Differentiators

Experience with one or more of the following should move a candidate significantly higher in the recruiting funnel:

Steel / Detailing Software

• SDS2
• Tekla Structures
• Advance Steel
• Bocad
• ProSteel
• Other structural steel detailing / fabrication systems

Engineering / Manufacturing Software

• SolidWorks
• Autodesk Inventor
• Creo
• CATIA
• Bentley engineering products
• Other CAD/CAM/CAE, BIM, PLM, or fabrication software

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