Product Manager, Outdoor Fitness

Are you a self-driven, outgoing, and commercially minded individual with a passion for sport and fitness? Do you thrive in dynamic environments and enjoy informally leading cross-functional teams to bring innovative products to life? Then this might be your next big opportunity.

Play a key role in our strategic journey

As our new Product Manager for Outdoor Fitness and Sport, you won't just be managing products, you'll be helping to drive a core strategic pillar of our business. Outdoor fitness and multisport are central to our vision for the future, and this role is instrumental in shaping and executing our global strategy in this space. You will be responsible for product categories that represent a double-digit percentage of our total revenue and are positioned to be among the fastest-growing areas within our business. Therefore, this is a unique opportunity to drive innovation and growth in a strategically critical area.

You will take products from idea to market by building a strong go-to-market model for each launch while shaping effective marketing campaigns and messaging in collaboration with our in-house creative and digital teams. Additionally, you will be commercially responsible for tracking and managing your product portfolio to ensure optimal performance and growth.

Further, you will:

• Drive product innovation pipelines for fitness and multisport
• Present project status and recommendations to senior leadership
• Gather insights through customer interviews, market collaboration, and data analysis
• Collaborate with the KOMPAN Fitness Institute and our Fitness Strategy Director to ensure consumer-centric innovation
• Prepare sales tools and marketing briefs
• Track product performance and manage lifecycle optimization
• Maintain and consolidate product data

You'll be part of an energetic, diverse, and international team based in Odense, Denmark, working to identify new growth opportunities and deliver innovative solutions that support active lifestyles and community well-being.

Make a Difference With Your Product Management Skills

You hold a degree in Business, Innovation, Engineering, Entrepreneurship or similar and have a minimum of 5-10 years of product management experience, ideally from a global company.

You understand market dynamics and customer needs, turning insights into strong product opportunities. With experience taking physical products from concept to launch, you create compelling briefs and partner with marketing to deliver impactful launches and great user experiences. A passion for sport and fitness and any commercial responsibility for a product line will be a big plus.

You can work in multifunctional teams consisting of designers, engineers, scientists, marketeers etc.

Further, you possess:

• Strong communication skills in English
• Solid presentation skills and are comfortable in presenting to senior management and business partners
• An entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to come up with innovative ideas
• Excellent in Excel, Power BI, and PowerPoint

You will be part of a fun and supportive work culture who also supports flexibility.

Do you think it sounds interesting? Apply now

Who are KOMPAN?

KOMPAN is a global leader in outdoor play and fitness solutions. We design, produce, and install over 1,000 playgrounds and fitness areas every month across 94 countries. Our HQ is based in Odense, Denmark, with manufacturing site in Czech Republic and sales offices worldwide. Read more

What's our culture like?

We combine professionalism with playfulness. Our teams work across functions and cultures, valuing diversity, creativity, and results.

Why should you work with us?

At KOMPAN we make a real impact - creating healthier, happier communities through play and movement and have done this since 1970. You'll grow your career while changing lives worldwide. This is a very strong purpose to be part of.

How to apply?

Please apply via our website. Click on "Apply" at the top of the job ad. We review applications on an ongoing basis, and you can expect to hear from us once we have selected candidates to proceed to a first interview. You will, of course, hear from us regardless of whether you proceed in the process or not.

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