Senior 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.

Responsibilities

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

Qualifications

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

About Us

Hapag-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.