Director, Portfolio and Product Management, EMEA - #48026

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Cochlear’s mission is to help people hear and be heard. As the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, Cochlear is dedicated to helping people with moderate to profound hearing loss experience a world full of sound. We aim to transform the way people understand and treat hearing loss and innovate to connect people with future technologies. Our employees tell us that the number one reason they enjoy working for Cochlear is the opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives. Learn and grow with us as we tackle the most complex challenges in helping more people to experience a lifetime of hearing.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly strategic and commercially driven leader to shape and advance our portfolio strategy and product management capability across the EMEA region.

In this pivotal leadership role, you will define how our portfolio delivers value across diverse markets—driving strong market positioning, accelerating go-to-market excellence, and enabling sustainable, long-term growth.

Bridging global product strategy and regional commercial execution, you will lead a high-performing team while partnering closely with Sales, R&D, Clinical, Market Access, and Regulatory functions to maximise both customer impact and business performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and lead EMEA portfolio and go‑to‑market strategies aligned to global value propositions and regional market needs

• Lead product launch excellence, creating scalable, repeatable launch frameworks across countries

• Drive portfolio optimisation, competitive positioning and investment prioritisation across product lines

• Translate market, clinical, and competitive insights into clear strategic direction and execution plans

• Partner with Sales to enable commercial success through tools, training and portfolio storytelling

• Lead, develop and scale a high‑performing product management organisation

• Own portfolio performance measurement, prioritisation, and budget management

About You

• 10+ years’ experience in medical device marketing, including senior product or portfolio leadership

• Strong experience in regulated, implantable medical devices (Class IIb / III preferred)

• Proven leader in complex matrix organisations with regional or global scope

• Track record of successful multi‑country product launches and portfolio growth

• Commercially astute, data‑driven and comfortable influencing at C‑suite and board level

• Passionate people leader with experience building and developing high‑performing teams

Preferred Experience

• Experience working across EMEA healthcare markets

• Exposure to audiology, hearing healthcare, or adjacent MedTech sectors

• Strong digital, connected care or data analytics orientation

• Fluency in English; additional European languages advantageous

If you feel that you have the skills and experience to be successful in this role and take on new challenges to build your career with Cochlear, please start your application by clicking the apply button below.

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How we recognise your contribution

At Cochlear we value and welcome the unique contributions, perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds of our employees and aim to build a culture that celebrates and leverages these differences, creating a sense of belonging and enabling our people to realise their full potential. Through our internal programs and employee benefits, we aim to create an environment where our people will feel value and supported. Whether your focus is on continuous learning, professional development or simply finding an environment which enables you to thrive whilst balancing family or personal life commitments, then we have several programs in place to support you.

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