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.
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.
Work Experience:
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
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (B.E/B.Tech preferred)
About UsHapag-Lloyd is one of the world’s leading liner shipping companies, connecting businesses and people across more than 600 ports worldwide. With a fleet of over 300 modern container ships and a vessel capacity of 2.5 million TEU, we keep global trade moving reliably every day.Our global network spans 140 countries, 400 offices, and a growing portfolio of terminal and infrastructure investments. This scale enables us to deliver consistent, high‑quality service across continents and to support our customers in even the most complex supply chains.
When you join us, you become part of more than 18,000 colleagues working across borders, functions, and cultures, to not only to deliver quality for our customers, but to create innovation and opportunities across roles, regions, and perspectives.
We believe that every exploration is a chance to grow, and every port is a place to belong.
Skills Required
- 10-15 years of product management experience with ownership of product vision and end-to-end deliveries in a global environment.
- Experience leading and mentoring product teams and requirement engineers.
- Experience in requirements engineering and agile environments.
- Experience in business process modeling.
- Experience overseeing FIS3 application development and integration with enterprise systems.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Strong stakeholder communication and collaboration skills.
- Coaching and mentoring capability to improve team performance and delivery.
- Fluent in English.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Understanding of macro/micro software architecture.
What We Do
With a fleet of 280 modern container ships and a total transport capacity of 2.1 million TEU, Hapag-Lloyd is one of the world’s leading liner shipping companies. In the Liner Shipping segment, the Company has around 13,700 employees and 400 offices in 140 countries. Hapag-Lloyd has a container capacity of 3.1 million TEU – including one of the largest and most modern fleets of reefer containers. A total of 114 liner services worldwide ensure fast and reliable connections between more than 600 ports on all the continents. In the Terminal & Infrastructure segment, Hapag-Lloyd has equity stakes in 20 terminals in Europe, Latin America, the United States, India, and North Africa. Around 2,900 employees are assigned to the Terminal & Infrastructure segment and provide complementary logistics services at selected locations in addition to the terminal activities.
