Solutions Manager

Company Description

Do you want to join a company with a century-old tradition of innovation and entrepreneurial spirit that pushes the boundaries of the smart lighting industry?

A company that requires employees to expand their expertise not only to light urban environments but also to provide services for engaging and interactive public spaces. With a rich heritage in engineering, environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable lighting has always been part of our DNA. With connectivity becoming increasingly vital, as Experts in Lightability™, we propose lighting infrastructures that will play a key role in building Smart Cities.

We are a family-owned multinational company of Belgian origin, headquartered in Brussels, and we are present in more than 70 countries across 5 continents.

Do you accept the challenge? Let's illuminate the future together!

Job Description

WHO ARE WE HIRING?

We are looking for a Solutions Manager to drive the strategy, evolution, and lifecycle management of our Smart City and IoT solutions portfolio. In this role, you will work at the intersection of business, technology, and customer value, ensuring our solutions align with market opportunities and Schréder’s strategic objectives.

WHAT WILL YOU DO

• Define and manage the strategy, vision, and roadmap for solutions within the Hyperion portfolio.
• Lead and coordinate solution specialists, fostering collaboration, ownership, and professional growth.
• Collaborate with internal teams, country teams, customers, and stakeholders to identify market opportunities and define solution value propositions.
• Translate business opportunities and customer needs into solution requirements, use cases, and priorities.
• Manage the complete solution lifecycle, from ideation and scoping through development, launch, evolution, and end-of-life management.
• Work closely with engineering and project teams to ensure successful execution aligned with business priorities and scope.
• Evaluate and prioritize solution requests, balancing customer impact, strategic alignment, technical feasibility, and business value.
• Monitor market trends, competitor activity, and emerging technologies to continuously evolve the portfolio.
• Define and monitor key performance indicators to measure solution adoption, performance, and business impact.
• Support go-to-market activities and collaborate with commercial and support teams to ensure successful adoption of solutions.
• Represent Schréder Hyperion in industry initiatives, partnerships, and relevant technology forums.

Qualifications

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Business, Technology, or a related field.
• Proven experience in product management, solution management, or similar strategic roles within software, IoT, or Smart City domains.
• Strong understanding of solution lifecycle management and roadmap definition.
• Experience working with cross-functional and international teams.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with execution and operational follow-through.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a customer-centric mindset.
• Experience translating customer and business needs into actionable requirements.
• Familiarity with IoT, cloud platforms, Smart Cities, or connected systems is considered a strong advantage.
• Strong communication skills, verbal and written in both native and English languages.

Additional Information

WHAT WE BELIEVE IN

• We hire people, not competencies.
• You can become a part of our team, where everybody’s contribution will have an impact – from basic research to development, from marketing our solution to the world to selling it to community leaders, our clients.
• Our leaders work everyday to build an organization, where our people have the courage to believe, learn to innovate, are results-driven with purpose, value agile execution and, above all, are loyal to ourselves and our partners.
• We value collaboration and foster open and transparent communication, one of the many reasons why our leaders are continuously coached on how to create an even stronger Schréder.
• Schréder wants to be known as a place for talent to thrive. We’re building an organization that focuses on creating an environment for people to learn and grow, with a high-proximity between managers and their teams, with significant time being dedicated to our people’s growth.
• At Schréder, we create opportunities for our people, and want our center of excellence in Portugal to become a stepping stone for great careers, offering a competitive pay, in line with the best compensation packages in the market.

Salary: Remuneration package (along with meal allowance + health insurance)