Felix S.

Manager Product Management @ PHOENIX CONTACT | Driving the All Electric Society 🌍 | Motor Starters | Motor Control | Drives | Power Electronics

Geseke, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

About

Experienced Product Management Leader with over 15 years of background in Industrial Automation and Electronics. I specialize in managing complex product portfolios, leading cross-functional teams, and defining market strategies for mission-critical applications. My professional focus is on bridging the gap between traditional engineering excellence and modern digital efficiency. Beyond my core management responsibilities, I maintain a deep technical interest in process automation and software architecture. I actively utilize low-code orchestration (n8n) and AI tools to explore new ways of increasing operational efficiency and innovation speed. I stand for result-oriented leadership, clear communication, and the continuous drive to combine strategic thinking with hands-on technological understanding.

Experience

  • Phoenix Contact (18 yrs)
    • Manager Product Management
      Dec 2021 - Present · 5 yrs

    • Bad Pyrmont, Lower Saxony, Germany · Hybrid
      Present

      Leading the product management team Definition of product strategy Product and portfolio management

    • Product Portfolio Manager
      Jul 2018 - Dec 2021 · 3 yrs 6 mos

      Coordination of all marketing and product management activities across countries (Germany / USA) International support of key accounts with regard to a new product development Creation of requirement profiles for new products to be developed Creation of market launch plans Continuous product lifecycle management

    • Global Program Manager
      Jan 2019 - Nov 2021 · 2 yrs 11 mos

      Global overall responsibility for a development program Creation and updating of a strategic development plan for the product family Coordination of all marketing and product management activities across countries (Germany / USA) International support of key accounts with regard to a new product development Creation of requirement profiles for new products to be developed Creation of market launch plans Continuous product lifecycle management

    • Product Manager UPS Systems
      Apr 2017 - Jun 2018 · 1 yr 3 mos

      Project management of product development projects Creation of requirement profiles for new products to be developed Creation of market launch plans Continuous product lifecycle management Implementation of international trainings

    • Product Manager Interface Analog
      May 2013 - Mar 2017 · 3 yrs 11 mos

      Project management of product development projects Creation of requirement profiles for new products to be developed Creation of market launch plans Continuous product lifecycle management Implementation of international trainings

    • Work Study
      Mar 2013 - Apr 2013 · 2 mos

    • Bad Pyrmont · On-site
      - Presentations for product training - Competitive analysis - Creation of training materials - Assistance in the creation of user documentation

    • Work Study
      May 2012 - Feb 2013 · 10 mos

    • Bad Pyrmont, Lower Saxony, Germany · On-site
      - Presentations for product training - Competitive analysis - Creation of training materials - Assistance in the creation of user documentation

      Working student - International Key Account Management / Process

  • Part-time Entrepreneur at Selbstständig
    Mar 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 9 mos

  • K-S-K Technische Betriebswerkstätten (3 yrs 1 mo)
    • Mechatronics Technician
      Jul 2008 - Aug 2008 · 2 mos

      - Maintenance and repair of production equipment in the food and beverage industry (filling machines, stoves, roller conveyors, etc.) - Testing and calibration of temperature transmitters - PLC programming (Siemens S5 & S7)

    • Mechatronics apprentice
      Aug 2005 - Jun 2008 · 2 yrs 11 mos

      Learning pratical and theoretical basics of Electronics (soldering, electrical installation, safety, etc.) Mechanics (turning, milling, drilling, welding) PLC programming