Technical Product Owner – Matrix

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

📋 Description

• Take ownership of and prioritize the backlog for the Matrix homeserver team.

• Balance new projects alongside operational and maintenance tasks, features, bugs, and technical debt.

• Organize user stories and requirements into epics and actionable tasks with clear specifications.

• Align solutions with Matrix protocol and TI-Messenger specifications.

• Drive delivery using agile methodologies.

• Collaborate with the team to refine tasks and validate implementations.

• Manage release planning and ensure go-live readiness within the bi-weekly release cycle.

• Align requests from sales, customers, and engineering teams.

• Coordinate dependencies with product teams, infrastructure, and support departments.

• Communicate decisions and trade-offs, escalating issues to the PM or Head of Product as necessary.

• Provide stakeholders with insights into plans and objectives.

• Work closely with engineers to navigate technical trade-offs related to the Matrix homeserver.

• Develop clear and testable acceptance criteria to maintain the team’s focus.

• Utilize AI for specification analysis, story writing, and test case development.

⛳️ Requirements

• Demonstrated experience as a Product Owner for a technical product, such as backend services, protocols, or APIs.

• Strong understanding of Matrix or similar federated communication systems, homeservers, end-to-end encryption, and APIs.

• Experience working with specifications in a regulated environment.

• Practical experience with Jira and agile methodologies.

• Ability to communicate effectively with both engineers and non-technical stakeholders.

• Proficient in English and German languages.

• Familiarity with the German telematics infrastructure (TI) or gematik specifications is a plus.

• Candidates should reside in Germany or another EU/EEA country.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote work options and flexible working hours.

• Opportunity to work from the office in Berlin.

• Home office setup or co-working space provided.

• Permanent employment contract.

• Competitive salary package.

• Training budget for professional development.

• Choice of work equipment.

• 28 vacation days annually.

• Monthly wellbeing budget through Probonio.

• Vouchers for food, mobility, retail, and lifestyle partners.

• Discounted membership for Urban Sports Club.

• A diverse and inclusive workplace culture.

• Regular team events, workshops, team-building activities, virtual game nights, and seasonal summits.