Technical Product Lead

About the role

We are seeking a Technical Product Lead to support Körber’s Material Handling Equipment (MHE) product portfolio. This role partners closely with Product Management, Engineering, R&D, Operations, and Commercial teams to translate customer and business needs into clear, actionable specifications that drive predictable delivery and reuse.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain product requirements, features, and enhancements aligned to approved product strategy and standards.
• Gather, document, and prioritize customer, stakeholder, and program requirements into clear, actionable inputs for Engineering.
• Translate customer and business needs into functional requirements, acceptance criteria, and TDP inputs.
• Partner with Engineering and R&D teams to support execution, clarify intent, and resolve requirement-level questions during development.
• Collaborate with Sales and Solution Design to support pricing inputs, bids, and proposals, ensuring product requirements and configurations are clearly defined and feasible.
• Support lifecycle activities for assigned products, including sustaining engineering, enhancements, and controlled end-of-life transitions.
• Engage with customers, solution design, and operations teams to validate requirements, collect feedback, and confirm product performance.
• Affirm requirements alignment with established product architectures and standards.
• Support reuse and standardization efforts.
• Contribute to product documentation, training materials, and tools that support internal teams.
• Monitor delivery outcomes and product performance metrics; provide structured feedback to Product Management and Engineering.

Requirements

• Strong ability to gather, structure, and prioritize requirements from diverse stakeholders.
• Clear understanding of the Technical Product Lead role and its accountability within a product development organization.
• Ability to translate customer and operational needs into precise, unambiguous requirements.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Effective communicator who can work seamlessly across technical and non-technical teams.
• Comfort operating in execution-focused, cross-functional environments.
• Detail-oriented with a strong sense of ownership and follow-through.
• Ability to support decision-making through structured analysis and clear documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related technical field.
• Experience supporting requirements definition, backlog management, or execution in technical environments.
• 5 years of exposure to automation, material handling, industrial equipment, or capital projects preferred.
• Familiarity with lifecycle management and cross-functional product development processes.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 20–25% for customer engagement, site visits, and internal coordination.

Working environment

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 role offers a hybrid work setting based in Irving, Texas, with up to 25% travel.

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.

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. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. 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.