Product Manager Team Lead – Fresh Produce

Company: Orbem

About the job

As Product Manager Team Lead, you drive the discovery and definition of product strategy for our fresh produce products. This involves both individual contribution and leading a team of product managers responsible for translating user needs into clear product requirements and roadmaps, ensuring accountability for development outcomes. You lead product definition and delivery for our AI-powered imaging line in fresh produce, collaborating closely with the PM team, and leads in business, engineering, and operations. Success requires strong customer empathy, clear communication, and influential leadership.

On a Typical Day You Will

• Lead and mentor PMs.
• Engage customers on product opportunities and pain points.
• Plan resources and hiring strategy.
• Improve PM tools and processes.
• Define, refine, and review features and requirements against business needs.
• Synchronize delivery schedules with customer expectations, business, and development teams.
• Effectively communicate product status and roadmap to stakeholders.
• Secure stakeholder alignment on new initiatives for maximum business impact.

Requirements

Fit to our values

• We own every challenge: we enjoy complexity and thrive under uncertainty
• We strive for better: we seize any opportunity for growth and challenge the status quo. We are constantly learning and improving
• We imagine new frontiers: we think beyond ‘doable’ and ‘reasonable’. We design a sustainable and healthy future together

Product Discovery & Definition

• Maximizing product value through qualitative & quantitative exploration; capability to interview customers fluently in English and Spanish.
• Develop concise product requirements and documentation, leveraging expertise in industrial automation & machine vision.
• Effectively engage stakeholders, translating feedback into development direction.
• Creating inspiring, aligned product roadmaps
• Knowhow in best practices for product management

Leadership

• Align engineering team priorities with company goals.
• Resolve conflicts between user needs and technical feasibility.
• Facilitate quick, informed decision-making through clear communication, feedback digestion, and synthesis.
• Secure stakeholder buy-in for tactical product execution plans.
• Mentor a diverse, experienced team of product managers, focusing on growth in areas like hardware and industrial automation.
• You have experience taking full accountability for product outcomes

Language Expertise

• In addition to English fluency, you are also fluent in Spanish.

The candidate

Leadership Expertise

• You have prior experience people-managing product managers and/or engineers
• You have experience driving strategy for industrial automation products

Technological Expertise

• You have experience delivering industrial automation in the food sector as a product manager, specifically in fresh produce
• You have experience with grading machinery, specifically machinery that uses vision sensors
• You have experience maturing such machinery to reach critical certification and compliance requirements across multiple geographies such as EU, US, Asia, and/or LATAM
• You have experience building technology that relies on sophisticated software and hardware infrastructure

Language Expertise

• You are fluent in Italian and/or Portuguese or German

What we offer

International Environment: Join a team with 40+ nationalities across 5 continents, all driven by a shared purpose: shedding light on the world’s toughest challenges.

Attractive Compensation Package

• Stock Options: Share in Orbem’s success.
• Visa & Relocation Support: Seamless support for your move to Germany.
• Learning & Development: €1,750 annual budget for personal growth.
• Fitness Membership: Access to Urban Sports Club or Wellpass.
• Childcare Reimbursement: Support for Kita/Kindergarten fees.
• Deutschland Ticket: Full coverage of public transportation.

Work-Life Integration

• Flexible Hours & Home Office: Work when and where it suits you.
• WFH Perks: Get €185 to upgrade your home office + a sleek external monitor on us!
• 30 Days Paid Leave: Plenty of time to recharge.
• Personal Leave: Flexibility for life’s important moments.
• Work from Anywhere: Experience new cultures and environments for up to 60 days per year.

Experience level: Senior

How to apply: send your CV and motivation to [email protected]