Product Development Lead

• End-to-end product development project management

  • Full ownership of product development projects from idea generation through development to post-commercial evaluation

  • Converting ideas into structured project proposals, filtering initiatives and validating business and technical inputs

  • Preparing high-quality decision-making materials (Strategy Fit, Business Case Documents, ad-hoc analyses) to support senior management decisions

• Product development portfolio coordination

  • Continuous coordination and tracking of 10–30 parallel product development projects

  • Driving R&D project execution by ensuring timelines, scope and quality requirements are met

  • Ongoing performance re-evaluation during the Commerce phase

• Governance & forums

  • Leading Expert Team meetings, coordinating stakeholder inputs and facilitating informed decision proposals

  • Supporting Product Portfolio Council meetings with full preparation and follow-up (agenda, MoM, status overviews)

• Reporting, methodology & value creation

  • Delivering regular, insightful management reporting on product development projects, including strategic relevance and value impact

  • Acting as an objective “cold-eye” challenger, improving decision quality and outcomes

  • Ensuring a standardized and fit-for-purpose methodology for project evaluation across the portfolio

  • Providing ad-hoc support in product development and product management-related topics

Education

• University degree in a scientific or technical field

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of relevant international experience

• Experience with at least one relevant product group: Polypropylene, Polyethylene or Polyols

• Background in product management, sales, production or related areas

Skills

• Strong analytical mindset

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills

• Structured, proactive project management approach

Languages

• Advanced English (mandatory)

• Hungarian and/or Slovak language skills are an advantage

IT Skills

• MS Office (especially Excel and PowerPoint)

• The chance to work on high-impact strategic projects in a collaborative, forward-thinking team

• Access to professional development programs

• Competitive compensation package including benefits:

  • Gross 800.000 HUF/year cafeteria.

  • Private Medicover health insurance.

  • Cell phone – with unlimited data and calls for personal usage as well.

  • Life and accident insurance.

  • 13th month salary which is paid in December (around Christmas).

• Career growth opportunities across MOL Group’s diverse business units

• Participation in numerous training and talent programs (soft skills and hard skills as well).

MOL Group – Group Chemicals Market Strategy & Product Development

Location: Budapest / Pozsony

Purpose of the Role

The purpose of this position is to lead end-to-end product development project management in order to maximize the value generation of the Polymer and Polyol product portfolio.

You will act as a central focal point for all product development projects, coordinating cross-functional contributors from Business Development, Sales, R&D, Technology and Production.