60 Category Manager jobs in Ireland
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Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional's and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
**About Abbott Diabetes Care**
Abbott is the global leader in Diabetes Care with the number one continuous glucose monitor worldwide. We are delivering breakthroughs for people living with diabetes with the highest level of accuracy in our unmatched sensing technology, we have more than 7 million Freestyle Libre users globally.
**This is how you can make a difference at Abbott:**
In this important role, you will lead category sourcing initiatives focusing on Packaging, encompassing local, domestic and international purchasing opportunities. You will be establishing, articulating, and implementing sourcing strategies, with an emphasis on introducing new suppliers to support the expansion in Kilkenny. This entails obtaining program buy-in from various stakeholder organizations, managing project plans, identifying the resources to support the objectives, and driving projects through complex sourcing processes, ensuring end results meet the requirements of all organisations impacted.
To fulfil this role, you will need a proactive approach that is relationship oriented, customer focused, analytical and data-driven, creative and committed to continuous improvement. Experience in working on new supplier onboarding is a plus.
**What You'll Be Doing:** **:**
+ Overall strategic ownership of suppliers/commodities within the Packaging category.
+ Working closely with business stakeholders in Corporate and Divisional functions to enable business continuity, including driving implementation plans.
+ Nurturing stakeholder relationships by serving as a strong business partner, helping to identify business critical needs and requirements while providing operational support that meets immediate and long-term demands.
+ Being a strategic representative of Abbott, across disciplines, industry and within the community.
+ Proactively identify areas of opportunity for business process improvement.
+ Providing insights to business units on how to optimize and refine Abbott and Supplier processes to improve effectiveness.
+ Influencing business units to align with strategic initiatives that enable effective operational efficiencies across the enterprise.
+ Effective operational leader capable of driving effectiveness for the category.
+ Ability to assess overall needs and react to anticipated and unanticipated disruptions.
+ Driving financial performance thorough supply base management, and category capability building.
+ Strong cost focus, delivering savings, managing negotiations and escalations, and driving value add / value engineering analysis.
+ Influencing and partnering with business leaders to manage and align business needs and requirements for the category.
+ Monitoring global market dynamics and anticipating business critical actions that may be required for business continuity.
+ Being a key relationship manager with category suppliers, driving risk management, and enhanced development of a flexible agile supply base.
**Qualifications and experience**
+ Degree in related discipline.
+ At least 5+ years of combined / related experience in a procurement / buying / category management role.
+ Industry experience in paper packaging / labels - preferable.
+ Experience in a manufacturing environment preferable.
+ Effective relationship building skills, capable of engaging stakeholders at all levels.
+ CIPS qualification (or equivalent) -preferable
**What's in it for you:**
+ Pension
+ Healthcare
+ Bonus
+ Life insurance
+ Disability insurance
+ Paid maternity leave
+ Parental leave
+ Adoptive leave
+ Flexible working
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Category Manager Plant
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The farmer-owned co-operative has a first-class track record of success in the global market.
Rooted in a rich heritage of family farming and embedded in its communities, Tirln has evolved to bring the passion of its farmers and their high-quality milk and grains to the international marketplace.
Using modern-day technology and applying the best processes to its milk pool of three billion litres and its premium grains portfolio, Tirln now exports to more than 80 countries.
Its award-winning brands are household names in Ireland, and include Irelands number one consumer dairy brand, Avonmore.
The organisation draws on a wealth of experience to deliver exceptional products and tailored nutritional solutions including Kilmeaden, Wexford, Truly Grass Fed, Solmiko, Chedd Max and GAIN Animal Nutrition.
Tirln has a strong market presence in the UK, France, Germany, UAE, the US, North Africa, Japan and China.
A talented team of over 2,100 people manage Tirlns network of 11 production facilities, with annual revenues of over €3 billion.
Tirln is committed to sustainability through its comprehensive Living Proof programme and has signed up to the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
For more information, visit Job description: Category Manager Plant 12 month FTC Hybrid working Tirln Tirln, is a world-class food and nutrition co-operative, with a diverse portfolio of quality ingredients, leading consumer and agri brands.
Tirln owns leading brands such as Avonmore, Kilmeaden Cheese, Millac, Solmiko, Truly Grass Fed, Premier Milk, Wexford, and GAIN Animal Nutrition.
We nurture a talented team across Ireland, the US, MEA and China, delivering annual revenues of over €3 billion, and over 2,300 people to manage our network of 11 processing plants and 52 agri branches.
Our purpose is to nourish the world, while safeguarding our environment for future generations.
Role Profile Reporting to the Head of Category, the Plant Category Manager is the P&L owner and is responsible for the commercial profitability of the products within the category.
Developing and delivering the strategy, and increasing business size and product profitability are the core KPIs of this role.
This role requires the ability to work comfortably and effectively across functions to deliver success.
This includes directing and supporting product innovation, drive customer acquisition, lead investment strategy, supporting in-market sales teams to achieve the category objectives, and making balanced supply planning decisions.
Responsibilities Execute the current Plant strategy in line with the overall ingredients category goals, ensuring we have the optimum mix of products.
Delivery of commercial targets across the Oats portfolio to maximize production capacity.
Bring investment strategies to life by ensuring the correct projects and business cases are in place.
Drive product returns across the category, the category manager is the owner of product contribution.
In collaboration with the sales, finance, Agri-business, and planning functions, balance budget and forecast requirements during the monthly S&OP cycle.
The category manager is the S&OP owner for the category.
Develop the new opportunities pipeline in collaboration with the commercial team to realise strategic plan execution, agreeing targets for business development with the market facing sales teams.
Work closely with the marketing team to build the go-to-market story, linking our USPs to customer /market needs.
This can include critical selection and participation at industry trade shows, webinar initiatives, conference speaking opportunities and in market govt led trade missions.
Drive product growth aligning R&D and other cross-functional colleagues to bring new products & applications to market.
Support pricing decisions for sales teams, long-term price forecasting & setting minimum pricing for new or enhanced products.
Managing new, value-add, product introduction including change management, collateral development, product concepts and applications and ownership of strategy development Stakeholders The category manager will interact closely with Commercial finance Project finance Planning Marketing Sales Operations R&D Requirements The successful candidate will possess strong leadership skills, business acumen and a capability to develop strategic plans.
Proven ability in communication, collaboration and decision making are necessary to fulfil this role.
Intimate knowledge of the product and an understanding of markets and customers.
Ability to lead and direct a cross functional group of peers.
Can create and present business plans for investments, and communicate effectively to Leadership teams and other stakeholders.
Strong commercial /business development acumen and financial understanding.
Ability to think strategically and articulate long term vision.
Core Competencies Interpersonal Savvy Organisational agility Building collaborative relationships Results-oriented Strategic Agility Commercial acumen We offer Hybrid working (flex Fridays) Free parking incl.
EV charging where applicable On-site gym free to use for employees Parenting room Work/life balance and collaborative work culture Career progression opportunities About us Through our expertise in research and development, customer insights, food safetyand state-of-the-art manufacturing we bring innovative food and nutrition solutions to a global market.
Our new and vibrant headquarters in Kilkenny City operates as a collaboration hub where multi-functional teams come together in a hybrid work environment.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion We believe in the value of difference.
We know that different perspectives, life experience and backgrounds can drive innovation and deliver growth.
Join our Talent Pool Considering a new career in Tirln but this isnt the role for you? Join our talent community and sign up for job /careers Tirln is a Values Based Organisation Profile description: Reporting to the Head of Category, the Plant Category Manager is the P&L owner and is responsible for the commercial profitability of the products within the category.
Developing and delivering the strategy, and increasing business size and product profitability are the core KPIs of this role.
Skills: Category Manager Category Manager Plant P&L Owner Benefits: Gym Parking Pension
Category Manager, Real Estate and Workplace Services

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Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.
**Minimum qualifications:**
+ Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Finance, Business, related field, or equivalent practical experience.
+ 7 years of experience in multi-disciplined procurement, leading strategydevelopment, execution and sourcing or a related function.
+ Experience in sourcing, category management, or procurement roles, with a focus on managing indirect spend categories.
**Preferred qualifications:**
+ Advanced degree or certifications in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
+ Experience in analyzing procurement data, generating reports, and managing KPIs for performance evaluation.
+ Understanding of internal controls, procurement governance, and real estate Capex/Opex industry knowledge.
+ Excellent project management skills to lead initiatives and continuous improvement efforts.
+ Excellent communication and people management skills, with an interest in leveraging AI for procurement.
**About the job**
Like our users, Google projects span the globe, requiring managers to keep their eyes on the big picture. As a program manager at Google, you take lead on some of our most complex multidisciplinary projects. Working closely with internal customers, you determine the strategy necessary to usher projects from start to finish. You will manage project schedules, identify risks and communicate goals to your stakeholders. Often, projects will reach across offices, time zones and hemispheres, making it crucial that you be able to keep all teams and players coordinated on your goals and deadlines.
In the Google Procurement Organization (GPO), our aim is to unlock value for Google to reinvest in what matters most. We do this by bringing velocity, efficiency, and security to buying at Google, while partnering deeply across Google to deliver solutions fit for purpose. As a centralized organization operating in a high complexity environment, we represent stakeholders and suppliers to ensure the best outcomes. Our organization fosters a culture of collaboration and innovation while providing opportunities for ongoing career growth and development.
As a Category Manager, you will partner closely with key stakeholders to help shape and implement procurement strategies. In this role, you will work in a team environment that is high-growth, fast moving, and constantly changing. You will embrace ambiguity and collaborate across teams to develop new procurement approaches and solve complex business problems. You will support operational excellence while being part of an environment where team members can grow, learn, do their best work, and feel appreciated.
**Responsibilities**
+ Develop and execute comprehensive category strategies for Construction, Workplace, and Security, aligning with regional and global goals. Serve as a trusted advisor, leading cross-functional teams in RFx processes and contract negotiations.
+ Cultivate supplier relationships, overseeing performance, conducting reviews, and negotiating favorable terms to ensure quality, innovation, and risk mitigation.
+ Leverage AI tools and analytics to identify automation opportunities, analyze spending patterns, market trends, and procurement data, generating insights for informed decision-making.
+ Operate with high autonomy within EMEA, taking full ownership of categories. Collaborate globally, sharing best practices and contributing to worldwide strategies while ensuring regional alignment.
+ Identify and drive process improvements and new category initiatives. Contribute to a positive, team culture.
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Manager, Category Management (API, Intermediates, Starting Materials)

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AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas - immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok ( .
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Purpose
The Category Manager (API, Intermediates, Starting Materials) leads implementation of category procurement strategy, developed in partnership with Category Directors and VP-level business stakeholders. This role oversees the execution of the end-to-end procurement process, managing a team of Specialists to ensure excellence in all activities and compliance to policy. The Category Manager is responsible for developing team capabilities and assisting leadership in identifying workforce planning needs.
Responsibilities
+ Partner with Director/VP-level business or functional stakeholders to develop category-specific procurement strategies and contribute to the development of a comprehensive annual strategic plan for the relevant category, incorporating category strategies that align with overall business goals.
+ Relay insights and market intelligence from team analysis to Directors and Associate Directors to inform strategic decision-making, staying abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and market dynamics.
+ Manage strategic value drivers with key category suppliers to secure collaborative partnerships that challenge the status quo to achieve cost savings, optimize processes, and enhance overall procurement value.
+ Manage and monitor supplier performance on sustainability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) measures, working alongside suppliers to enhance sustainable and responsible sourcing practices.
+ Enable Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) strategies, driving innovation with key category suppliers and collaborating to enact creative and cutting-edge solutions to deliver on long-term business needs.
+ Implement mitigation strategies to proactively manage procurement risk across the relevant category, overseeing process and policy compliance.
+ Ensure effective project management from initiation to completion, managing and driving cross-functional teams to deliver strategic category-related projects.
+ Implement opportunities for process optimization and efficiency gains, leveraging data analytics to develop long-term continuous improvement programs that achieve strategic objectives.
+ Assist with the end-to-end procurement process from sourcing strategy to contract negotiation and execution, enabling negotiations with category suppliers and facilitating decisions by conducting required analysis and preparation.
+ Manage a team, monitoring and reporting progress toward performance targets. Identify capability gaps and assist in developing focused action plans to address workforce requirements and team needs.
Qualifications
+ Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Mgmt or related field. Master's degree is preferred.
+ Minimum of 7 years of experience in procurement, supply chain, or related business or operations function.
+ Previous experience managing teams in a procurement function and leading supplier relationships.
+ Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Power Platform).
+ Knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry is preferred.
+ Specific and tactical expertise in category management, including market analysis, cost and financial assessment, ensuring strategic and informed procurement decisions.
+ Ability to assist in negotiation and bidding, adept in implementing complex projects with a focus on effective change management.
+ Strong capacity and experience building and managing collaborative supplier relationships, aligning procurement activities with business needs.
+ Innovative problem-solving skills combined with a solution-oriented mindset, enabling creative approaches and influential communication at all organizational levels. High cross-functional collaboration abilities and teamwork skills, effectively navigating and coordinating diverse team dynamics.
+ Strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence, facilitating empathetic interactions, effective communication, and robust relationship-building across a matrixed organization. Impactful executive functioning abilities and autonomous work ethic, maintaining efficient performance in challenging situations and building consensus in decision-making.
Key Stakeholders
Site or function leaders, finance staff and external suppliers.
Additional Information
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
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Procurement Category and Contracts Manager, Infrastructure Planning and Sourcing

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AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we're the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain - and we're looking for talented people who want to help.
You'll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You'll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you'll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.
Amazon Web Services provides a highly reliable, scalable, and low-cost cloud platform that powers thousands of businesses in over 190 countries. AWS' Infrastructure Supply Chain & Procurement organization works to deliver solutions to source, build and maintain our socially responsible data center supply chains. We are a team of highly-motivated, engaged, and responsive professionals who enable the core sustainable infrastructure of AWS. Come join our team and be a part of history as we deliver results for the largest cloud services company on Earth!
The IPS Procurement Category Management Org is responsible for the procurement of all third party provided services required for the operation of our Data Center infrastructure globally, including Colo and Edge facilities for externally delivered services not provided by the facility owner. The team is responsible for the identification, onboarding and performance management of suppliers as well as developing category strategies, conducting competitive tendering processes, supplier negotiations and the preparation of associated Work Orders.
The team is structured into three regions, each led by a regional manager, with each regional team composed of category managers with responsibility for the management of specific areas of spend within the region and a cohort of procurement specialists who support the category managers. The category management approach facilitates a strategic approach to procurement by facilitating in depth market analysis coupled with a cross functional approach to identify supplier and associated contracting options which are focused on meeting the particular needs of the business. Category management moves beyond traditional transactional based purchasing negotiations to provide a strategic approach to longer term, sustainable cost reductions, reducing risk and increasing resiliency in the supply base and facilitating innovation from within the supply base that the business can leverage.
This is a regional role within the IPS: Procurement -Category Management team responsible for contract negotiations and managing sourcing of third party provided services required for the operations of our Data Center infrastructure. The role specifically manages the category scope of sourcing within the Environment Health & Safety domain. The role is also responsible for working with the multiple AWS teams (including EHS program teams, legal teams and Professional Services team) to ensure SOWs and contracting terms are in compliance with legal requirements.
While cost reduction will always be a key focus of the team, the principle cynosure of the team is the delivery of services that are keenly focused on increasing reliability and supporting enhanced availability through robust relationships which support continuity of operations. As service and quality levels can vary greatly, principally based on the skill set within a supplier local organization, the regional structure facilitates tailoring of category strategies to meet local market considerations and closely monitor supplier performance at the local level.
Key job responsibilities
Category Management
The ideal candidate thinks long term, drives multiple initiatives, and communicates appropriately and influences internal partner teams and suppliers at all levels. You must be collaborative, but also work with significant autonomy. To be successful in this role you must be highly analytical; think strategically and globally; have a sense of urgency to meet customer timelines; exhibit curiosity and learning drive; succeed in a fast-paced environment; engage and influence key stakeholders; and have a high level of customer focus and business judgement. Also, you must have a demonstrated track record of managing multiple projects and driving them to completion to meet business objectives. It will be critical to embrace and model Amazon's Leadership Principles and have an entrepreneurial spirit with a "get it done" mentality.
- Manage a critical categories with the Environment, Health and Safety Domain.
- Achieve cost savings through bidding and negotiations, drive collaboration to achieve long term value delivery.
- Obtain market intelligence, analyze category data and metrics to drive Procurement category strategies.
- Understand trends in customers' needs and concerns, across categories and regions, to influence customers' priorities.
- Lead supplier selection process across multiple sub-categories, internal teams, and regions, and create longer-term supplier selection strategies for management.
- Ensure you are knowledgeable about the supply market, new innovations and supplier capabilities, technically and geographically.
- Ensure you are knowledgeable about sustainability, diversity, in-country value and have experience developing category strategies to incorporate same.
- Develop mechanisms and metrics to track supplier performance related to delivery, quality, and cost.
- Create supplier scorecards to measure and track supplier performance.
- Lead business reviews to discuss best practices and issues and to ultimately improve supplier performance and strengthen business partnerships.
- Innovate within the procurement space, automating and/or improving tools or processes to better support the Procurement Lifecycle.
- Provide support throughout the contracting process, as well as SRM and management of contracts post-execution.
Contract Management
- Drafting key commercial contract terms within an AWS statement of work, work orders and work order amendments
- Communicate daily with cross functional teams including peers within the IPS -CM team, Legal, Infra-Operations and Security & EHS program.
- Proactively identify and implement operational improvements and enhancements that meet business requirements
- Participate in continuous process improvement projects such as creating and maintaining standard operating procedures
- Become the SOW creation subject matter expert
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Basic Qualifications
1. Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university or equivalent combination of education and experience
2. 5+ years' experience in a Procurement organization performing vendor management, contract management, negotiating complex purchases and bidding.
3. Experience with driving category strategies, developing pricing models, and having influence across all levels of an organization.
4. Experience as a Project Manager who can prioritize workload and manage complex projects within cost and schedule.
5. Experience in drafting key contract terms for statement of works, contract amendments and work orders or a broad range of standard commercial contracts.
6. Irish Citizenship to work on UK and Germany Goverment Cloud sites
Preferred Qualifications
1. Ability to Experience to communicate and report on market intelligence data, including commodity trends and labor indexes.
2. Demonstrated success Experience in driving strategies and analyzing market trends.
3. Experience in data centers, engineering, an infrastructure service provider or similar technology company.
4. Experience with creating Procurement systems and tools.
5. Proven ability to Experience in implement category strategies globally and Proven ability to deep dive and develop innovative ideas for process challenges.
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Product Manager

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In healthcare, evolution doesn't just happen. It takes innovation, imagination, and a passion for solving problems in new and better ways. And innovation is taking place at a lightning-fast pace every day at Optum.
As the fastest growing part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, we're expanding our team in Ireland and creating excellent opportunities for those who want greater purpose and more impact in their work. We'll provide the investment, support, and resources to advance your career. You'll provide the talent, ambition, and drive.
Optum Rx is looking for an experienced, curious, and self-motivated individual to lead a team that will be responsible for the development of new products and services for the organization. Partnering with business stakeholders, data science teams and technology teams, you will build strong relationships with our internal stakeholders, acquiring knowledge of the business and driving strategic platform build.
You will join a team of product managers, product owners, data scientists, and analysts who are responsible for building the pricing platform for over $100 Billion of prescription drug spend in the US Market annually. The team bring integrity, experience and calmness to what is a mammoth business. We have thousands of US clients, each with thousands of FDA approved drug prices to be managed. We are using our predictive models to optimize millions of individual drug prices to ensure we deliver value for clients and ultimately people who are filling over 150 million prescriptions per year.
We are accountable to manage one of the most complex areas of UnitedHealth Group, one of the largest companies in the world. We have to bring initiative, innovative thinking and curiosity to constantly evolve in a highly regulated environment. The changes we make have impact the next day for millions of people in the US market.
Our team culture is built on trust. We give our team the space they need to deliver results and the environment to ensure they can have fun doing it.
**Primary Responsibilities: **
+ Roadmap ownership and prioritization
+ Writing clear product requirements (PRDs, user stories)
+ Stakeholder communication and alignment
+ Familiarity with AI/ML concepts (model accuracy, training data, inference)
+ Own the product lifecycle from discovery to delivery
+ Collaborate with the Lead Data Scientist to ensure AI features are feasible, ethical, and valuable
+ Work closely with Product Owners to manage backlogs and sprint planning
+ Represent the voice of the users in all product decisions
+ Agile mindset product development
_You will be rewarded and recognised for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role, as well as providing development for other roles you may be interested in._
**Required Qualifications:**
+ Bachelor's degree (or higher) in a relevant subject or equivalent experience.
+ Proven extensive experience in product management
+ Scaling Agile for Enterprise frameworks certifications ( SA, SP, POPM)
+ Proven track record of managing all aspects of a successful product throughout its lifecycle
+ Proven stakeholder management skills across multiple levels
**Please note you must currently be eligible to work and remain indefinitely without any restrictions in the country to which you are making an application. Proof will be required to support your application.**
_All telecommuters will be required to adhere to the UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy._
_At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalised groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission._
_Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: Optum is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, race, and membership of the Traveller community, or any other characteristic protected by law. Optum is a drug-free workplace. © 2024 Optum Services (Ireland) Limited. All rights reserved._
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As a Fortune 5 business, we're one of the world's leading healthcare companies. There are no limits here on the resources you'll have or the challenges you'll encounter.
We have been supporting global healthcare systems from Ireland and the UK for more than 20 years, building a dynamic and diverse team of more than 2,100 talented individuals. With a continued record of growth and stability, we're on the constant lookout for fresh talent to join our expanding teams.
In healthcare, evolution doesn't just happen. It takes innovation, imagination, and a passion for solving problems in new and better ways. And innovation is taking place at a lightning-fast pace every day at Optum.
As the fastest growing part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, we're expanding our team in Ireland and creating excellent opportunities for those who want greater purpose and more impact in their work. We'll provide the investment, support, and resources to advance your career. You'll provide the talent, ambition, and drive.
Careers with Optum offer flexible work arrangements and individuals who live and work in the Republic of Ireland will have the opportunity to split their monthly work hours between our Dublin office and telecommuting from a home-based office in a hybrid work model.
We are seeking a skilled and experienced Data Product Manager to join our data product team. Optum RX is a dynamic and innovative company dedicated to delivering high-quality health products and services. We are looking for a passionate and experienced Product Manager to join our Pricing and Data tools product development team and help drive the success of our projects.
**Schedule** : Full-time position, Monday - Friday with standard working hours
_Careers with Optum offer flexible work arrangements and individuals who live and work in the Republic of Ireland will have the opportunity to split their monthly work hours between our_ _Dublin or Letterkenny Offices and_ _telecommuting from a home-based office in a hybrid work model._
**Primary Responsibilities:**
+ Define and communicate the product vision and strategy to the development team and stakeholders
+ Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and prioritize requirements, ensuring alignment with business goals
+ Collaborate with UX and development to design solutions and validate these solutions prior to product development
+ Create and maintain the product backlog, user stories, ensuring it is well-defined, prioritized, and up to date
+ Work closely with the development team to ensure a clear understanding of requirements and provide guidance throughout the development process
+ Conduct regular grooming sessions to refine and prioritize user stories
+ Participate in sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives to ensure continuous improvement
+ Monitor and report on product progress, performance, and key metrics
+ Act as the primary point of contact for all product-related inquiries and decisions
+ Ensure the product meets quality standards and delivers value to customers
_You will be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role, as well as providing development for other roles you may be interested in._
**Required Qualifications:**
+ Bachelor's degree (or higher) in business, Computer Science, or a related field
+ Experience as a Product Owner/Product Manager in an Agile environment
+ Understanding of Agile methodologies and principles
+ Experience with product management tools (e.g., Confluence, Rally/Jira, Aha, etc.)
+ Experience with best practice product discovery, design thinking, product development and outbound product management
**Preferred Qualifications:**
+ Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or equivalent certification
+ Experience in data products and services
+ Experience developing and delivering enterprise services
+ Familiarity with UX/UI design principles
+ Experience in ML or working directly with Data Scientist
**Soft Skills:**
+ Communication, collaboration, and leadership skills
+ Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks effectively
+ Analytical and problem-solving skills
+ Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
**Please note you must currently be eligible to work and remain indefinitely without any restrictions in the country to which you are making an application. Proof will be required to support your application.**
_All telecommuters will be required to adhere to the UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy._
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_Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: Optum is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, race, and membership of the Traveler community, or any other characteristic protected by law. Optum is a drug-free workplace. © 2024 Optum Services (Ireland) Limited. All rights reserved._
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Product Manager

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Location: Cork
Working Model: 2-3 days/week in the office
The Role and the Team:
**Join the Webcams team at Logitech to create unique innovative products!**
Are you a passionate Product Manager ready to drive the creation and launch of video solutions helping millions interact with each other every day?
Your expertise in product development (software and hardware), combined with your ability to anticipate consumer needs, allows Logitech to generate new opportunities and deliver exceptional video solutions. This is an exciting role in a fast paced environment, where the right person can make a huge impact.
You'll be based in Cork, Ireland, part of the Personal Workspace Solutions (PWS) Webcams business group. Your role will be global, with occasional travel across regions.
**Your Contribution**
In this role, you will:
+ Lead the creation, development, and launch of seamless video experiences and innovative webcam solutions leveraging advanced technologies (AI, computer vision, etc.)
+ Enable millions worldwide to connect, collaborate, and express themselves with confidence
+ Maintain Logitech's #1 global webcam market position, driving breakthrough product launches for measurable business growth and 4.5+ star customer satisfaction
+ Guide multidisciplinary teams (R&D, Design, suppliers,.) to transform user insights into market-leading, industry-defining products
+ Ensure end-to-end user journey excellence so solutions work beautifully for diverse global audiences across 50+ countries
+ Deeply understand consumer needs to generate actionable insights throughout development
+ Shape the future of video interaction through advanced technology integration, competitive intelligence, and proactive identification of innovation and white-space opportunities
+ Partner with business teams to explore and execute new revenue opportunities through innovative product offerings
**Key Qualifications**
For consideration, you must bring the following minimum skills and behaviors to our Webcams team:
+ 5+ years of demonstrable experience in a product management position, with successful launches of software and hardware solutions for consumers.
+ Familiarity with emerging video technologies and trends, ensuring the development of cutting-edge products that meet market demands.
+ Recognized leadership and ownership skills, fluent in design thinking methodology.
+ Strong business acumen with passion for consumer electronics and creativity/productivity markets.
+ Curiosity, hands-on engagement, autonomy, and an entrepreneurial mindset are core to success in this role. High energy, a positive attitude, and integrity are a must.
+ Strong written and oral communication skills in English.
**Education**
+ BA/BS in Business, Engineering, or Design.
+ MBA is a plus.
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Across Logitech we empower collaboration and foster play. We help teams collaborate/learn from anywhere, without compromising on productivity or continuity so it should be no surprise that most of our jobs are open to work from home from most locations. Our hybrid work model allows some employees to work remotely while others work on-premises. Within this structure, you may have teams or departments split between working remotely and working in-house.
Logitech is an amazing place to work because it is full of authentic people who are inclusive by nature as well as by design. Being a global company, we value our diversity and celebrate all our differences. Don't meet every single requirement? Not a problem. If you feel you are the right candidate for the opportunity, we strongly recommend that you apply. We want to meet you!
We offer comprehensive and competitive benefits packages and working environments that are designed to be flexible and help you to care for yourself and your loved ones, now and in the future. We believe that good health means more than getting medical care when you need it. Logitech supports a culture that encourages individuals to achieve good physical, financial, emotional, intellectual and social wellbeing so we all can create, achieve and enjoy more and support our families. We can't wait to tell you more about them being that there are too many to list here and they vary based on location.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.
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Junior Product Manager

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As a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bank, Elavon is committed to building the platforms and ecosystems that help over 1.5 million customers around the world to achieve their financial goals-no matter what they need. From transaction processing to customer service, to driving innovation and launching new products, we're building a range of tailored payment solutions powered by the latest technology. As part of our team, you can explore what motivates and energizes your career goals: partnering with our customers, our communities, and each other.
**Job Description**
**About the Role**
**We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Junior Product Manager to join our team. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, communicates effectively, and takes initiative without needing constant direction. The position will focus on DCC (Dynamic Currency Conversion), PCI (Payment Security), and Optimisation product lines. The successful candidate will work closely with other product managers, cross-functional teams, and external partners to ensure our products meet customer needs, comply with regulatory standards, and deliver measurable value to Elavon and our clients.**
**Key Responsibilities**
**Support product management in the day-to-day management of Dynamic Currency Conversion (DCC), Payment Security (PCI), and Optimisation product lines.**
**Assist with merchant and partner queries, providing product knowledge and ensuring issue resolution.**
**Support scheme compliance initiatives around Payment Security (PCI DSS).**
**Assist in product documentation, audits, and stakeholder communications.**
**Collaborate across functions to ensure alignment and smooth execution of audit remediation.**
**Support a proactive approach to audit by understanding DCC and PCI compliance.**
**Balance documentation and reporting with precision and clarity.**
**Ensure focus on customer outcomes and compliance with regulatory and internal**
**Qualifications & Skills**
**Strong communication and interpersonal skills.**
**Self-motivated, able to work independently and manage multiple priorities.**
**Solid understanding of audit principles and policy interpretation.**
**Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in execution.**
**Team player who builds strong relationships and contributes positively to group dynamics.**
**Preferred Skills**
**Familiarity with DCC and PCI processes in product environments.**
**Previous product management experience.**
**Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills.**
If there's anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants ( .
**Benefits** :
We offer an exciting, fast-paced and diverse working environment with employees of many different nationalities. We provide benefits to help you protect your health and financial security; and give you peace of mind. We also invest in your career growth with development resources that give you the opportunity to stretch and shine.
**Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.**