IT Product Owner

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Accountable for maximizing the value generated by your agile team within an Agile Release Train (ART).

• Collaborate closely with Business Owners, Product Management, System Architects, and fellow Product Owners to grasp the vision and roadmap.

• Convert Features into clearly defined Stories and ensure their effective delivery within Planning Intervals (PIs).

• Contribute to a dependable and value-focused flow across various domains.

• Influence the advancement of your domain along with its technical roadmap.

• Establish, maintain, and prioritize the product backlog, organizing it into incremental releases.

• Define both functional and non-functional acceptance criteria and ensure they are testable.

• Provide clarity on scope, status, risks, and dependencies.

• Collaborate with other Product Owners to pinpoint integration points across domains and ensure product and release coherence.

• Lead and actively engage in all agile ceremonies.

• Monitor progress and address production issues during sprints.

• Analyze the preferences and requests of internal stakeholders.

⛳️ Requirements

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a similar relevant field.

• 2–5 years of professional experience as an IT Product Owner for agile teams.

• Strong understanding of backend development, APIs, and domain-driven system design.

• Solid comprehension of SAFe (team and program level), including ART ceremonies and PI planning.

• Proficient in requirements analysis, story slicing, and prioritization.

• Quality-focused mindset (“shift left”: considering testability, NFRs, DoR/DoD from the outset).

• Excellent facilitation and communication abilities to align business and technical stakeholders.

• Very good communication skills in English – German is a plus - #LI-Remote.

• Capable of leading a cross-functional development team.

• Strong analytical capabilities combined with a creative, solution-oriented approach.

• Eager to learn about new topics.

• Genuine interest in the e-mobility industry.

• Previous experience with backend systems or domain-driven development is an advantage.

🏝️ Benefits

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