Senior Product Manager META

About Clarios

Clarios specializes in producing advanced, low-voltage battery technologies and smart solutions that power various types of vehicles. The company's batteries are essential for the evolving future of transportation, with 1 in 3 vehicles worldwide powered by a Clarios Battery. Clarios is home to brands such as VARTA® and OPTIMA® and is focused on creating cutting-edge technology sustainably.

Role Overview: Senior Product Manager META

The Senior Product Manager META will be based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which serves as the META Regional Headquarters. This full-time role involves regular travel across the GCC and Africa. The primary responsibility is to manage and shape the META product, technology, and brand portfolio to contribute to the region's growth ambitions.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the META product, technology, and brand portfolio, including SLI, EFB, AGM, 12V, and 48V Li-ion technologies, and brands such as VARTA, OPTIMA, Delkor, Energizer, and private label.
• Drive the transition to advanced battery technologies, specifically AGM and EFB, and work towards achieving META’s FY27 AGM volume and standard margin targets.
• Act as the regional authority for product and technology, translating market trends and the needs of distributors, OEMs, and OES into clear product strategies and solutions.
• Lead the product agenda within the Commercial & Business Development team, collaborating with Technical Sales, Marketing & Branding, and Pricing to develop commercial propositions from technical differentiations.
• Identify portfolio gaps, growth opportunities, and product initiatives that enhance the competitive position across META by connecting technology with commercial opportunities.

Product Management and Strategy

• Develop and maintain the META product portfolio roadmap, the brand-by-geography roadmap, and three playbooks for GCC, Türkiye, and Africa.
• Define the technology mix plan for each cluster (GCC, Türkiye and Near East, North-West Africa, Central and East Africa, Southern Africa) and monitor AGM and EFB penetration.
• Adapt product ranges to local requirements, including group sizes (BCI, DIN), CCA, RC, ampere-hour specifications, hot-climate performance, and SKU rationalization.
• Develop business cases for new capacities and technologies, such as AGM and heavy-duty capacity, 12V and 48V lithium-ion, sodium-ion partnerships, supercapacitor systems, connected services, and private label.
• Support the META go-to-market strategy and the OEM and OES strategy, including technical approvals with OEM partners, fleets, and tenders.
• Assist with market entry in new geographies, focusing on product range, brand fit, regulatory, and homologation requirements.

Collaboration and Market Intelligence

• Collaborate with Pricing on product price architecture across technology tiers and channels (OEM, OES, aftermarket distributors, fleet), defend premium positioning, and monitor margin per unit.
• Work with Marketing & Branding and Technical Sales on product launches, training, and technology education for distributors, workshops, and fleets.
• Manage product requests from distributors and Sales Managers through the supply chain.
• Participate in monthly forecast and supply synchronization, supporting demand planning, allocation of AGM and EFB, and inventory management.
• Maintain market intelligence, including market size and share by country, vehicle park and electrification trends, and competitor products and prices.
• Manage the product KPI dashboard (volume, technology mix, margin, share, new product sell-out) and present findings in quarterly business reviews.
• Support the Project MIDDLE integration concerning the product range.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, requiring regular travel throughout the GCC and Africa region.