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Staff Technical Program Manager

Hardware, Software, AI

Location

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Work type

Hybrid

Employment

Full Time

Experience

7-10 years

Compensation

€90K - €100K per year

Posted

2d ago

Summary and responsibilities

Role overview

Summary

As a Staff Technical Program Manager at Orbem, you will lead the delivery of complex, high-stakes programs across Hardware, Software, and AI, bringing products from development to market. This role involves architecting end-to-end delivery plans, coordinating cross-functional teams, managing risks, and shaping process improvements within a fast-scaling deep-tech environment.

Orbem is seeking a full-time Staff Technical Program Manager (TPM) to lead the end-to-end delivery of deep-tech products combining AI, hardware, and MRI technology. This role drives multi-disciplinary programs from development to commercial rollout, aligning engineering teams, managing complex dependencies, and instituting scalable delivery frameworks.

POSITION: Staff Technical Program Manager LOCATIONS: Munich, Germany / Houston, Texas TYPE: Full-time

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Program Delivery and Roadmap Execution:

  • Architect and execute master program plans from early design and MVP stages through to full commercial market deployment.

  • Lead quarterly OKR planning, ensuring direct alignment with company-wide strategic objectives.

  • Partner with Product Managers and Tech Leads to govern execution timelines, technical milestones, and scope delivery.

  • Map and manage cross-functional dependencies across Hardware, Software, AI/Science, operations, and external development partners.

Risk Governance and Decision-Making:

  • Identify, track, and mitigate technical, budgetary, resource, and schedule risks.

  • Establish decision frameworks to resolve cross-team technical conflicts and drive architectural alignment.

  • Implement structured escalation protocols to tackle blockers before critical deadlines slip.

Process Leadership and Mentorship:

  • Refine the Product Development Lifecycle (PDLC), product lifecycle management (PLM) workflows, and risk tracking frameworks.

  • Advance project management tooling across Jira and Confluence, including portfolio dashboards and executive reporting.

  • Integrate agentic AI tools into daily workflows to increase execution efficiency.

  • Coach and mentor junior and mid-level TPMs within the team.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Proven track record leading complex technical programs spanning hardware, software, and AI/ML workstreams.

  • Strong technical depth across systems engineering, software, and data science, with the ability to challenge engineering trade-offs.

  • Expert capability in building multi-workstream schedules, critical-path models, dependency matrices, and risk registers.

  • Strong stakeholder management skills with proven success influencing matrixed engineering, operations, and leadership teams.

  • Extensive experience driving change management and process adoption within fast-growing scale-up environments.

  • Advanced administrative expertise in Jira and Confluence for portfolio-level visibility and tracking.

  • Experience with customer-site deployment dynamics, from field prototypes to mature industrial operations.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Direct technical background in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), sensor systems, or computer vision.

  • Domain experience industrializing inspection systems for agriculture, food processing, or fresh produce sorting.

WHAT WE OFFER

  • Competitive salary with employee stock options.

  • 30 days of paid vacation plus personal leave days.

  • Remote work flexibility (up to 60 "Work From Anywhere" days annually) plus flexible hours.

  • 1,750 euro annual budget dedicated to learning and professional development.

  • Home office setup allowance (185 euros plus an external monitor).

  • Fitness membership via Urban Sports Club or Wellpass.

  • Childcare tuition reimbursement for kindergarten/Kita fees.

  • Monthly Deutschland Ticket transit subsidy.

  • Comprehensive relocation assistance where applicable.

Updated 2d ago

Candidate fit

Skills and qualifications

Additional skills

Program Leadership • 1+ yrs
Technical Program Management • 1+ yrs
Execution & Planning • 1+ yrs
Stakeholder Management • 1+ yrs
Change Management • 1+ yrs
Jira • 1+ yrs
Confluence • 1+ yrs
Risk Management • 1+ yrs

Experience

7-10 years

How this role is positioned

Role classification

Job domains

Product

Industries

Healthcare & Pharma

Employment

Full Time

Contract duration

Permanent

Hiring type

Direct

Global hiring

Location specific

Offer details

Compensation and benefits

Compensation

€90K - €100K per year

VisibilityShared on listing
CurrencyEUR
PeriodYearly

Benefits and perks

Stock Options / ESOP
Learning & Development Budget

Location, schedule, and role shape

Work setup

Work conditions

Primary locationMunich, Bavaria, Germany
Work typeHybrid
Global hiringNo

Bandwidth profile

peopleHigh • 8/10
physicalLow • 2/10
cognitiveHigh • 9/10
executionHigh • 9/10
creativityMedium • 7/10
uncertaintyHigh • 8/10
communicationHigh • 9/10

Context on the employer

Company snapshot

Company

Orbem

Team size

Growing team

Location

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Orbem uses AI to industrialize MRI, delivering non-invasive insight into everything from fruits to eggs to the human body. They are transforming what is becoming the world's largest biological dataset into actionable intelligence to reduce waste, increase quality, and accelerate the shift toward a more sustainable and healthier future. Headquartered and founded in Munich, Germany, with an office now in Houston, Texas.

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Staff Technical Program Manager

Munich, Bavaria, Germany • Full Time