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Location: Carol Stream, IL | Schedule: Full-time, hybrid (in-office Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, with flexibility the rest of the week)

Overview

An established manufacturer in the beverage dispensing equipment industry is seeking a Technical Product Manager to help shape the future of its beverage dispensing product lines. This individual contributor role serves as the bridge between customers, commercial teams, and engineering, ensuring products meet real-world needs, hit performance expectations, and support long-term commercial success. The position carries a strong technical focus and high visibility across the organization.

What you'll do

• Partner with cross-functional teams to develop new beverage dispensing products or improve existing ones
• Conduct market research, gather customer requirements, and translate them into clear product specifications and roadmaps
• Build strong business cases for new beverage dispensing equipment and features
• Work with project teams on timelines, budgets, resources, and priorities to keep programs on track
• Create and manage technical requirements that meet customer and business performance expectations
• Collaborate with engineering to ensure designs meet standards, regulations, and technical feasibility
• Work with reliability teams to confirm products meet durability and performance targets
• Track and understand industry regulations, safety requirements, and certification standards (UL, NSF, CE, etc.)
• Support technical service and warranty teams in resolving product issues while preserving product performance and functionality

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering
• 5–10 years of experience in beverage dispensing or food equipment product development
• Deep knowledge of beverage dispensing systems
• Hands-on experience engineering beverage dispensing systems for QSR or convenience-store environments
• Experience working directly with customers to define requirements and project scope
• Strong background writing or contributing to technical specifications
• Ability to translate technical concepts into clear, simple language
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Experience diagnosing and resolving product quality or performance issues
• Solid understanding of electromechanical systems and subsystem interactions
• Familiarity with safety, compliance, and certification requirements (UL, NSF, CE, etc.)
• Comfortable working with cross-functional partners and customer stakeholders
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to think strategically and execute tactically
• Always looking for ways to streamline, improve, and optimize
• A self-starter who can drive work forward with limited oversight

Why this role

This is a high-visibility, individual contributor position with a strong technical focus, offering the chance to bridge customers, commercial teams, and engineering while shaping the product roadmap for both core offerings and new product development.