product development manager
Product development managers coordinate the development of new products from beginning to end. They receive briefings and start envisioning the new product considering design, technical and cost criteria. They conduct research on market needs and create prototypes of new products for untapped market opportunities. Product development managers also improve and boost technological quality.
Also called: product development executive, product development specialist, innovation department manager, research and development manager, product designer
- 19
- essential skills
- 37
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 1223
- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- product managerWhat changes?12 skills in common
- banking products manager6 skills in common
- category manager5 skills in common
- ICT product manager4 skills in common
- market research analyst4 skills in common
- marketing manager4 skills in common
- promotion manager4 skills in common
- research and development manager4 skills in common
Essential skills
19- analyse consumer buying trends
- analyse data about clients
- calculate design costs
- calculate production costs
- combine business technology with user experience
- define technical requirements
- design customer experiences
- design management
- design prototypes
- develop new products
- develop product design
- draw conclusions from market research results
- follow company standards
- industrial research and development
- manage budgets
- market research
- perform market research
- plan product management
- product life-cycle
Optional skills
37- analyse cultural trends
- analyse economic trends
- apply systemic design thinking
- chemistry
- conduct metallurgical structural analysis
- consult with technical staff
- cost management
- create technical plans
- design drawings
- design metal components
- develop promotional tools
- engineering processes
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- ensure products meet regulatory requirements
- identify market niches
- improve business processes
- innovation processes
- lead a team
- legal requirements of ICT products
- liaise with engineers
- liaise with industry experts
- liaise with managers
- maintain relationship with customers
- manage product testing
- manage the customer experience
- marketing mix
- marketing principles
- measure customer feedback
- optimise financial performance
- perform product testing
- physics
- prepare market research reports
- quality standards
- speak different languages
- troubleshoot
- types of metal manufacturing processes
- work in metal manufacture teams
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