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 jobs@orbem.ai