Michael Schöch

Product Manager Water Systems

Switzerland

About

Where to start, I am a happy, all-around fulfilled family man which lives with his charming wife and our two kids in a small community in Vorarlberg. My better half and I like to go hiking and can often be found in nature. And now something professional - due to my strengths in eloquent, creative as well as innovative product marketing and due to my structured and customer-oriented way of working I was able to lead my portfolio to success, in which the budget targets were continuously exceeded as well as a steady growth in sales was achieved. My good performance in training despite 100% commitment on the job shows my resilience and stamina as well as efficient working on several tasks at the same time. Due to my organizational skills, I can prioritize tasks according to their importance, analyze problems and find and implement solutions. My work colleagues and superiors appreciate my cooperative and friendly behavior as well as my social commitment, which always has a positive effect on the working atmosphere. However, I also need a certain amount of freedom to pursue my thoughts and work in peace. The successful, creative and innovative product ideas as well as marketing strategies often arise outside of working hours :-)

Experience

  • Product Manager Connectivity / Water Systems at Aquis Group AG
    Sep 2025 - Present · 1 yr

  • Global Application Manager - Office & Education at Zumtobel Lighting
    Feb 2022 - Sep 2025 · 3 yrs 8 mos

    - Identification of trends at the application level and determine potential solutions - Identification of potential innovation areas, possible new markets and solutions for new channels, sub-segments and regions - Develop application strategy through the analysis of customers' lighting needs and application - derive appropriate application strategy with a solution portfolio, marketing and sales measures (responsibility for revenue) - Define holistic lighting solution (develop and define smart and innovative lighting solutions); fully comprehensive from lighting, control to physical and digital services - Transfer to individual product roadmaps - define market and portfolio requirements - Delivering presentations at conferences and events

  • Produktmanager Digitale Produkte at Getzner - engineering a quiet future
    Sep 2021 - Jan 2022 · 5 mos

    - Strategic and operational development as well as opening up of new business areas in the field of digital products for the railroad, construction and industry sectors - Recognition and development of new customer segments, including development of the value proposition and the associated business model - Recognition and preparation of market opportunities and trends as well as initiation of product developments - Establishment of a partner network and strategic alliances - Market analysis and creation of market introduction concepts - Translation of customer language into internal system requirements, i.e. specifications for development - Creation of business plans - Competition observation and analysis

  • Tridonic (6 yrs 10 mos)
    • Business Innovation Manager
      Oct 2019 - Aug 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos

      - Support of the IoT Solutions product portfolio - Develop new IoT-related applications for Tridonic´s various customers - Strategically position IoT products and digital services in a global marketplace - Continuous analysis of the market - Identify new business opportunities - Define new digital applications - Create digital application requirements and validate functionality and user experience - Point of contact for IoT solutions - both internally and externally related to new business opportunities - Delivering presentations at conferences and events

    • Productmanager Retail & Hospitality
      Nov 2014 - Sep 2019 · 4 yrs 11 mos

      - Responsibility for defining the product portfolio, taking into account the strategy processes and roadmap - Competitor and market analyses - Product comparisons in cooperation with development department - Budget responsibility for the product portfolio - Product and pricing design - Active lifecycle management (budgeting and profitability) - Technology and innovation management - Customer training (product training) - Responsibility for marketing - Strategy definition for the managed product groups

  • Key Account Manager at Cicor Group
    Nov 2013 - Oct 2014 · 1 yr