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Pioneer your career! Körber is the home for passionate people who innovate, collaborate and love what they do. Entrepreneurial spirit is our joint DNA. We develop future technologies and support talents to deploy their skills and reach their full potential. Together, we aim for being the first to do the right thing at the right time. Join the home for entrepreneurs! The Director, Product Strategy & Lifecycle Management owns regional MHE product strategy, prioritization, and portfolio success within the Global Product Management framework. The role represents regional needs in global roadmap decisions, leads Technical Product Leads, directs product requirements and development priorities, and develops lifecycle recommendations and business cases. Through close partnership with Global Product Management, R&D, Engineering, Commercial, Operations, and Supply Chain, the role drives Innovation Vitality and commercial success. Your role in our team • You will serve as the primary regional interface to Global Product Management, translating global strategy into regional priorities and representing customer needs, market requirements, competitive intelligence, and commercial priorities. Identify regional-market gaps and drive alignment on product and roadmap decisions • Develop and maintain a multi-year regional product portfolio strategy aligned with company growth objectives, customer needs, technology roadmaps, and market opportunities. Lead recommendations for product introduction, enhancement, standardization, rationalization, and end-of-life decisions in partnership with Global Product Management • Be accountable for regional product portfolio performance, including revenue growth, profitability, competitiveness, customer adoption, and innovation results. Develop business cases and financial analyses to support investment, budgeting, and portfolio prioritization decisions • You will drive Innovation Vitality through new product introduction, roadmap execution, and disciplined portfolio management. Assess customer needs, competitor activity, market trends, and emerging technologies to identify growth opportunities and inform product strategy • Ensure regional product requirements are clearly defined, prioritized, documented, and communicated to Global Product Management, R&D, Engineering, and relevant stakeholders. Partner with global and regional development teams to incorporate these requirements into development planning • Partner with Commercial, Operations, Supply Chain, Service, R&D, Engineering, and regional leadership to align product decisions with customer value, technical feasibility, manufacturability, scalability, serviceability, and supply-chain capabilities • Lead, coach, and develop Technical Product Leads across assigned product families by establishing priorities, objectives, performance expectations, and capability development plans to build a high-performing product organization • Ensure compliance with global Product Management governance, processes, decision rights, and communication standards. Provide leadership with visibility into portfolio performance, roadmap progress, material risks, business cases, and decisions requiring escalation or regional or global alignment Your profile • You have bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Supply Chain, Operations, or a related field required; an advanced degree is preferred. At least 10 years of progressive experience in product management, portfolio management, product strategy, or lifecycle management, including leadership responsibility in complex B2B technology, automation, industrial, intralogistics, or material handling equipment (MHE) environments • Strong expertise in product strategy, portfolio and lifecycle management, roadmap development, regional prioritization, and lifecycle decisions, using Innovation Vitality and other performance measures to guide priorities and maximize customer and business value • Ability to translate customer, market, commercial, and operational insights into product requirements and priorities, develop business cases, evaluate trade-offs, and make evidence-based recommendations • Strong understanding of Product Management governance, decision rights, and lifecycle practices, with experience aligning Global and regional teams, improving processes, and collaborating across R&D, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, Service, and senior leadership • Ability to establish a clear vision, translate strategy into execution, align teams around shared priorities, and lead effectively through change, ambiguity, and growth while maintaining focus on business outcomes and customer value • Proven ability to lead and inspire high-performing Product Management, Technical Product Leadership, and cross-functional teams in complex, matrixed global environments, including coaching, mentoring, talent development, performance management, succession planning, and organizational capability building • Excellent communication, facilitation, negotiation, executive presentation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to simplify complex information, clarify trade-offs, and escalate material risks. A strategic, pragmatic, decisive, and collaborative approach is essential. English fluency is required; German, Spanish, or Portuguese is an advantage • Ability and willingness to travel up to 30%, including internationally Eligible applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. The employer will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position. Your working environment at Körber Körber is pioneering cutting-edge sorting technology and solutions that shape the future of mail and parcel automation across Europe, North America and Asia. Set new industry standards and champion customer-centric services and solutions with our dynamic parcel logistics team based in Irving, Texas, USA. This full-time, exempt role offers a hybrid work setting. Your benefits • You will enjoy a flexible work environment that supports your work-life balance; we offer paid time off for parental leave and 22+ days off for personal time and holidays • You will have access to medical, dental, and vision insurance plans with FSA or HSA options, and a 401(k) plan with a company match up to six percent • You are provided with several company-paid benefits, including vision insurance, short and long-term disability and basic life insurance plans, and educational and employee assistance programs Can you see yourself in this profile? Then Körber is the right place for you. We look forward to getting to know you! Equal opportunity employer We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity to all applicants. All hires to our team are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. It is our policy to give equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to legally protected characteristics, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state/provincial, and/or local law. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience, please contact us via jobs@koerber.com. We work with selected partners and therefore ask recruitment consultancies to refrain from contacting us by mail or telephone. Disclaimer: The duties listed above are intended only as representation of the essential functions of this position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change at the sole discretion of the employer. Nothing in this document alters an employee’s at-will employment status. Individual compensation will be determined by various factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, experience, education, skills, location, and market and business considerations. Applications must be submitted via our career site. Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S., this position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship. #LI-BH1 #LI-Hybrid Apply now and join our team! Ready for your next step? Click on ‘Apply now’ to get started right away! As long as the position is advertised, you can apply at any time. We value diversity and therefore welcome all applicants - regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic or social origin, religion/belief, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity, and any other protected status. You can find out more about our culture here Culture at Körber - it's worth taking a look! We are committed to providing an accessible working environment. Applications from people with a recognized disability under German law, including people with severe disabilities or equivalent status, are expressly welcome. We would appreciate it if you could voluntarily indicate this directly in your CV or cover letter so that we can support you as effectively as possible throughout the process. You can find out more about the work of our representative body for people with severe disabilities here . They are happy to answer any confidential questions you may have in advance. If you have any questions or technical problems, please send us an e-mail to jobs@koerber.com. Brenda Suheili Hernandez Nazario is the responsible person for this job advertisement. We work with permanent partners and therefore ask recruitment consultants to refrain from contacting us by e-mail or telephone.

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Join the home for entrepreneurs!
Your role in our team
Your profile
Ability to translate customer, market, commercial, and operational insights into product requirements and priorities, develop business cases, evaluate trade-offs, and make evidence-based recommendations
Ability and willingness to travel up to 30%, including internationally
Eligible applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. The employer will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.
Your working environment at Körber
This full-time, exempt role offers a hybrid work setting.
Your benefits
Can you see yourself in this profile? Then Körber is the right place for you. We look forward to getting to know you!
Apply now and join our team!
Ready for your next step? Click on ‘Apply now’ to get started right away! As long as the position is advertised, you can apply at any time.
If you have any questions or technical problems, please send us an e-mail to jobs@koerber.com.
Brenda Suheili Hernandez Nazario is the responsible person for this job advertisement. We work with permanent partners and therefore ask recruitment consultants to refrain from contacting us by e-mail or telephone.

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