Product Development Leader
Join the Grenzebach Team
Grenzebach Corporation is a high-tech company focusing on the future of automation, our customers, and our employees. We are convinced that only those who explore new paths and face today's issues with an open mind can actively shape the world.
An open and appreciative culture unites our multinational group of companies. Embark on a new course and join us on an exciting journey that will change global markets from the bottom up. Become part of the Grenzebach family, grow professionally and personally, and accompany our customers on their journey into the world of tomorrow!
Benefits / Perks:
FREE Employee Insurance - Medical, Dental and Vision
FREE Long-Term and Short-Term Disability Insurance
FREE Gym Membership
FREE Life Insurance
20 PTO Days Starting Day 1
401k with Match
10 Paid Holidays
Annual Bonus Opportunity
Employee Assistance Program
Position Overview
We are seeking a proven senior product development leader to drive the vision, strategy, and execution of our next-generation AGV/AMR and industrial equipment platforms. This role will lead the definition of our product, platform, and program roadmaps while working directly with the executive management and the engineering teams, business development, to ensure alignment with strategic growth initiatives.
The ideal candidate has a strong track record of turning customer and market needs into successful industrial robotic products, with the ability to influence business direction at the highest levels. This is a highly visible, cross-functional role designed for a strategic thinker who can deliver results
Job Description:
Product & Platform Vision
- Develop and own the end-to-end product, platform, and program vision, ensuring scalability, differentiation, and competitiveness.
- Establish multi-year roadmaps for products, technologies and programs that connect customer needs, market trends, and company strategy.
- Champion platform strategies that enable modularity, commonality, reusability, and cost efficiency across product lines.
- Prioritize critical market needs for initial product releases (v1) while thoughtfully planning enhancements and deferred features within a long-term technology roadmap.
Cross-Functional Leadership
- Partner with engineering to translate strategy into executable designs, architectures, and development plans.
- Collaborate with sales and business development to ensure market alignment, customer adoption, and commercialization success.
- Engage directly with the C-suite to influence product investment decisions, shape business initiatives, and ensure alignment with corporate objectives.
Strategic Influence
- Act as the bridge between technology and business, ensuring engineering execution supports market, business and revenue goals.
- Drive program-level governance, ensuring projects deliver on time, within budget, and to required global quality standards.
- Provide thought leadership on global industry trends, competitive positioning, and emerging technologies.
- Review and evaluate whether technology development meets defined capabilities and, in the event of non-compliance, assess the impact on the business case.
Execution & Results
- Lead cross-functional multi-national efforts to bring new AGV/AMR and industrial equipment products from concept to commercialization.
- Ensure robust processes for risk management, compliance, and lifecycle management.
- Track and report progress on product initiatives to senior leadership and the executive management where required.
