Technical Product Manager

HENSOLDT South Africa; Centurion; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

HENSOLDT South Africa seeks a Technical Product Manager – Components to guide the development and delivery of advanced product and component solutions, ensuring technical excellence, market relevance, and profitability within the portfolio.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and external partners to shape product strategy, steer roadmaps, and strengthen business relationships in a fast-moving, technology-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• Extensive experience in engineering, product development, or technical environments.
• Proven experience in product/component lifecycle management and roadmap development.
• Experience in market analysis and interpreting customer requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategic inputs for product and component solutions by analysing market trends, industry developments, and end-user requirements.
• Coordinate collaboration across internal stakeholders by aligning technical and strategic priorities with Business Line objectives.
• Identify, evaluate, and manage external partners for strategic growth initiatives and long-term partnerships.
• Monitor and report on business line performance through governance processes to support leadership decisions.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Technical product insight

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

About The Role

The Technical Product Manager – Components has to support the strategic direction, development, and delivery of advanced product/component solutions. This role plays a critical part in ensuring technical excellence, market relevance, and profitability across the product portfolio, aligned with the overall business strategy.

This role will work closely with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders to shape product strategy, guide roadmap development, and strengthen business relationships in a dynamic, technology-driven environment.

Qualifications And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Electronic, Mechanical, Systems, or related field)
• Extensive applied experience in engineering, product development, or technical environments
• Proven experience in product/component lifecycle management, product strategy input and roadmap development
• Demonstrated experience in market analysis and interpretation of customer requirements

Key Technical Skills

• Strategic & Analytical Thinking Ability to analyse market trends, customer requirements, and industry developments to inform strategy and drive competitive product positioning.
• Technical Product Insight Deep understanding of product/component technologies and capabilities to support decision-making.
• Cross-Functional Leadership & Influence Proven ability to align and influence Sales, Engineering, Operations, and Customer Support to ensure cohesive execution of product strategies.
• Stakeholder & Relationship Management Capability to build and manage internal and external stakeholder relationships and partnerships to support collaboration and strategic growth.

Key Responsibilities

Business Line Strategy Development

Develop strategic inputs for product and component solutions by analysing market trends, industry developments, and end-user requirements to enable the formulation and continuous improvement of Business Line strategies.

Cross-functional Alignment

Coordinate collaboration across internal stakeholders by aligning technical and strategic priorities with Business Line objectives to ensure integrated execution and organisational coherence.

External Partnership Management

Identify, evaluate, and manage external partners for strategic business growth initiatives to establish, formalise, and sustain long-term, value-adding partnerships.

Performance Monitoring and Governance

Monitor and report on business line performance and strategic initiatives through structured governance processes to provide actionable insights and support leadership's informed decision-making.

Our recruitment values:

HENSOLDT South Africa focuses on diversity, equity, and inclusion in our organizational strategy. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive corporate culture that benefits our employees and delivers better outcomes for our clients. In line with our commitment to equal employment opportunities and our focus on diversity in the operational environment, we welcome applications from all ethnic groups. In line with HENSOLDT's commitment to equal employment opportunities and our focus on diversity in the operational environment, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups.

Application Deadline:

12 October 2026.