Technical Product Owner (All genders)

Description

You will join a global group of about 2,500 specialists who combine software, data, AI and people's expertise to build digital products, services and operating models with measurable business results.

The team works across the full value chain to build, run and scale intelligence, and puts people and real connection first in a supportive, inclusive setting.

Responsibilities

• Shape the product strategy so it fits company goals, business targets and market demand.
• Explain the product vision clearly to cross-functional teams and stakeholders so everyone understands and backs its direction.
• Learn what customers need and where they struggle, and use product discovery to find their problems and opportunities.
• Make value-led decisions based on customer benefit and business impact, and set priorities around outcomes.
• Spot product opportunities and risks early and take the right action.
• Apply Agile practices, keep improving how the team works, and lead Agile ceremonies to move development forward.
• Turn the roadmap into features and user stories, then write clear user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Create, refine and rank the Product Backlog, and break epics into manageable increments.
• Weigh business priorities, customer needs and technical feasibility when ordering the backlog.
• Handle dependencies and trade-offs across products, teams and technical components.
• Support release planning and scope decisions.
• Keep iterations and product direction aligned with business goals so the product delivers value and meets market needs.
• Build strong working relationships with stakeholders, manage their expectations, balance competing interests and resolve conflicts constructively.
• Be the go-to person for business and technical questions within the team and for other stakeholders.
• Lead large, cross-functional teams without direct authority, and keep the product and the teams focused and aligned.
• Make calls under uncertainty and take clear ownership of the product and its outcomes.

Requirements

• At least 3 years in product management, product ownership or a similar role, with a strong focus on backlog management, product vision and defining business and technical requirements.
• Clear, concise communication, both written and spoken, for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong analytical skills to draw insights from complex information and turn them into product requirements.
• Experience building and maintaining product roadmaps, writing product requirements documents and working in an Agile environment.
• Solid command of Agile methods and frameworks, especially Scrum and SAFe.
• Hands-on experience with Jira and Confluence, and with processes such as PI Planning.
• Strong product discovery skills for finding customer needs, pain points and opportunities.
• An outcome-focused approach that prioritises by business impact and customer value.
• Strong stakeholder management: building relationships, setting expectations and balancing competing priorities.
• Strong active listening, negotiation and influencing skills, and the ability to give and take constructive feedback.
• Skill in aligning teams and resolving conflicts constructively.
• Solid technical understanding of Azure, Databricks, Kafka and Azure Service Bus.
• Good grasp of APIs, integrations and system dependencies.
• Ability to lead large cross-functional teams, make decisions under uncertainty and keep everyone focused.
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Empathy for customer, stakeholder and team perspectives.
• Resilience and focus in difficult situations, and adaptability in complex, changing environments.
• Structured thinking and a proactive approach to spotting and fixing issues.
• Intercultural competence for working with international and cross-functional teams.
• German language skills.

Conditions

Hybrid working with a high degree of flexibility.

The company welcomes every application equally and opposes discrimination and harassment based on gender, age, skin colour, religion, sexual orientation, origin, disability, gender identity or any other protected characteristic.

Benefits

• Training programmes, free language courses, competence centres and an active tech community to build both professional and personal skills.
• Hybrid work, workations, flexible hours, parental support and sabbaticals.
• Sustainability Hub, diverse communities, a Diversity Taskforce and after-work activities.
• Public transport tickets, job bikes, exclusive Volkswagen employee conditions for leasing or buying a vehicle, health offers, supplementary insurance, a pension plan and various discounts.