Your role in our team

As Technical Information Operations Manager, you will lead and continuously improve all operational activities within the Technical Documentation function. You will ensure that high-quality, compliant, and user-centric documentation is delivered for both standard product development and customer-specific project business. In this role, you will strengthen global documentation capabilities with an international approach and a strong focus on digital formats, while governing standards, processes, tools, and quality without performing operative authoring activities yourself.

• You lead and continuously improve all operational activities within the Technical Documentation function and ensure reliable, high-quality delivery across standard product and project business
• You manage a hybrid team of internal employees and external authors, ensuring unified workflows, strong collaboration, high productivity, and consistently high output quality
• You define team priorities, allocate resources, and set delivery schedules based on PLM and project requirements
• You monitor documentation KPIs, quality standards, and user feedback and initiate improvement measures to further enhance efficiency and user value
• You ensure the timely delivery, maintenance, and release of documentation and govern documentation standards, structured authoring, modular content, terminology, information architecture, metadata, and content workflows
• You oversee CCMS/DMS platforms and drive the adoption of automation and AI-supported tools to modernize the documentation landscape
• You ensure compliance with ISO/IEC 82079 and relevant EU regulatory requirements, especially the EU Machinery Regulation, while helping scale documentation processes toward global standards
• You drive global documentation capabilities and scalable content workflows, including the management of localization and translation processes via external partners
• You collaborate closely with PLM/R&D, Engineering, Project Execution, Customer Service, CE/UL, and international stakeholders to support product-level and project-specific documentation requirements
• You foster modernization, automation, and future-ready content strategies within the Technical Documentation function

Your profile 

• You hold a degree in Technical Communication, Engineering, Information Management, Communication Studies, Media Studies, Journalism, Linguistics, or a related field
• You bring professional experience in technical documentation, including team and/or project leadership responsibility
• You have experience working with hybrid teams and possess strong vendor and stakeholder management skills
• You have strong knowledge of EU compliance requirements and the ability to scale documentation processes internationally
• You are proficient with structured authoring, CCMS/DMS technologies, and digital documentation ecosystems
• You demonstrate strong leadership, coaching, and people management capabilities in an international and matrix-oriented environment
• You are skilled in workflow automation, content governance, and emerging documentation trends such as AI-assisted authoring and digital twins
• You have excellent English and German language skills, strong communication and collaboration abilities, and a continuous improvement mindset focused on scalability, efficiency, and digital maturity

Your benefits

We combine the benefits of a medium-sized company with the advantages of a corporate group:

• A safe workplace in a growing, future-oriented industry
• Work in mixed mode: Home Office / On-site
• Clear rules for the on-site work mode
• Modern IT equipment at the workplace
• Working in an international environment
• International projects
• Additional benefits may vary depending on the country and location

Your working environment

Körber Supply Chain Automation is a leading developer of automated intralogistics systems and dynamic automation solutions. We offer comprehensive services, including consulting, planning, software development, project implementation, maintenance and support services - all from one source. Our projects cover a wide range, from simple to very complex, across a variety of industries.

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