Technical Product Manager (m/f/d)

Your responsibilities

• Own and maintain technical product requirements and development priorities for built-in refrigerators from concept through validation and launch.
• Translate customer, market, and business requirements into clear technical product specifications, priorities, and development actions.
• Act as a central interface between the Stuttgart competence center, Chinese headquarters, and cross-functional teams to align technical scope, decisions, milestones, and execution.
• Coordinate international development teams to ensure timely execution, technical alignment, issue resolution, and product readiness.
• Work with key account customers and internal stakeholders to clarify technical requirements, assess feasibility, integrate feedback, and coordinate solutions.
• Support product reviews, technical presentations, launch readiness, and communication with strategic partners.
• Track development progress, risks, open issues, and milestone completion; drive follow-up actions with responsible teams.
• Ensure technical product decisions and development outputs remain aligned with agreed requirements, timelines, and customer expectations.
• Review relevant market, competitor, and customer inputs to inform technical product requirements and development decisions.
• Prepare technical status reports, decision proposals, and recommendations for management and project stakeholders.
• Monitor relevant built-in appliance technologies and product trends and identify implications for technical roadmaps and future product development.

• Key deliverables

  • Clear technical product requirements, aligned development priorities, and agreed milestones for built-in refrigerator projects.
  • Maintained technical documentation, decision records, and cross-functional follow-up on open issues and risks.
  • Contribution to reliable, timely delivery of built-in refrigerator products through effective technical ownership and development coordination.

Your profile

• University degree in Engineering, Product Development, or a related technical field.
• 3+ years of experience in technical product management, product development, project coordination, or engineering – preferably in the home appliance or refrigeration industry.
• Strong understanding of product development processes, technical requirements, and cross-functional coordination; built-in appliance experience is an advantage.
• Experience working with international stakeholders and cross-cultural teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex requirements and technical information into clear development actions.
• Strong communication and presentation skills in English; German and Chinese are a plus.
• Proactive, structured, and technically minded, with a hands-on approach to coordination and problem-solving.

What we offer

• A strategic leadership role shaping a new product category for Midea.
• International collaboration with global R&D, marketing, and manufacturing teams.
• Professional growth within Midea’s Global Built-in Competence Center.
• Competitive package and relocation support if needed.

About us

MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME - With this slogan, Midea Group has been committed to enriching households and people's lives through innovative technologies and products for over 50 years. Through continuous development, Midea Group is now a global leading technology group in consumer electronics and air conditioning, robotics, industrial automation and logistics. Every day more than 190,000 employees from over 200 countries develop products and solutions for the world of tomorrow.

Midea Europe GmbH is a subsidiary of the Midea Group. With products of the brands Toshiba, Midea, Comfee we offer surprising solutions for our customers in Europe. Rapid growth, daily challenges and opportunities motivate our employees to help shape the Midea success story.