Sr Manager - Product Line Pricing

The Product Line Lead Pricing at Level 5A will play a strategic role in owning and driving the product roadmap and delivery for key technology initiatives at Hapag-Lloyd Technology Center. The role demands a blend of strong technical acumen, stakeholder engagement, and team leadership. The candidate will lead a team of Product Managers and Requirement Engineers to develop the Hapag-Lloyd pricing Eco-System.

The ideal candidate brings 10-15 years of experience, demonstrating ownership of product vision, heartbeat planning, stakeholder alignment, and successful execution of end-to-end product deliveries in a global environment. This role requires an ability to work across teams, align product outcomes with business goals, and coach teams toward continuous delivery and excellence.

Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (B.E/B.Tech preferred)

Product Ownership Strategy

• Define and own the product roadmap and product vision aligned with organizational goals.

• Drive prioritization through heartbeat planning, value-based delivery, and agile execution.

• Act as the voice of the customer and ensure continuous alignment with business stakeholders.

• Develop products in collaboration with Product Managers and Business Product Owners

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including engineering, QA, architecture, business, and leadership teams in Chennai and Hamburg.

• Take part in regular reviews and feedback sessions with stakeholders for different products.

• Ensure timely, transparent communication and expectation management across all levels.

Stakeholder Collaboration

Product Delivery Planning

• Drive and track product heartbeat cycles, team capacity planning, and delivery timelines.

• Instil the tracking of quality, timely delivery of features, enhancements, and fixes with a continuous improvement mindset in your products.

• Oversee FIS3 application development and integration with enterprise systems.

Team People Management

• Manage and mentor product managers and requirement engineers to deliver on product goals.

• Handle resource planning, team health, and performance tracking.

• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation, and coaching.

• Experience in requirements engineering and agile environments

• Experience in business process modeling

• Experience leading product teams

• Strong analytical and communication skills

• Fluent in English

Technical Skills

• Understanding of Macro/micro software architecture is preferred

FUNCTIONAL / BEHAVIOURAL SKILLS

• Architecture Thinking
• Stakeholder Communication
• Cross-team Collaboration
• Coaching and Mentoring