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Product Owner

Job

  • Level
    Senior
  • Job Field
    Product
  • Employment Type
    Full Time
  • Contract Type
    Permanent employment
  • Location
    Berlin
  • Working Model
    Hybrid, Onsite
  • Job Summary

    In this role, you lead refinement sessions and sprint planning, define requirements and prioritize tasks while closely collaborating with stakeholders and the development team.

    Job Technologies

    Your role in the team

    • Lead refinement sessions and sprint planning together with the development team.
    • Own and define requirements, epics, and user stories with a strong product mindset.
    • Manage and align with stakeholders across domains (e.g., sales, product management, partners).
    • Evaluate and structure incoming requirements, balancing business needs and product vision.
    • Set and continuously adjust team priorities in line with strategic goals.
    • Confidently handle mid-sprint changes while maintaining delivery stability.
    • Take ownership of release planning and communicate timelines transparently.
    • Provide clear and structured updates to senior management and stakeholders.
    • Highlight achievements, risks, and trade-offs to ensure transparency and informed decisions.
    • Arbeite eng mit QA zusammen, um Testszenarien zu definieren und die Kundenabnahme sicherzustellen.
    • Ensure high-quality, consistent, and understandable product documentation.
    • Actively incorporate user feedback into product decisions and roadmap planning.
    • Co-lead the team together with the Team Lead in a close and collaborative setup.

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    Our expectations of you

    Education

    • A bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent.

    Qualifications

    • Knowledge in Traffic Domain or strong interest in mobility, traffic systems, smart cities, or similar environments.
    • Product mindset: You take ownership beyond 'just PO tasks' and avoid silo thinking.
    • Solid technical understanding and affinity (no deep engineering expertise required).
    • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across different levels and regions.
    • Ability to translate complex, regional requirements into clear and actionable product features.
    • Assertiveness and strong argumentation skills when prioritizing and making decisions.
    • Clear customer and user focus in all product decisions.
    • Proven team player with a collaborative and proactive mindset.
    • Fluent in English (written and spoken), German is a plus, other languages are appreciated.

    Experience

    • 5+ years of experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or in a comparable role.
    • Strong understanding of Agile principles and hands-on experience managing backlogs and sprints.
    • Experience working in complex software environments (ideally cloud-based systems).
    • Experience with Jira and Confluence.

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    What we offer

    • SWARCO offers a secure job in a stable industry within an international group.
    • Benefit from customised training opportunities that promote your professional development.
    • Take advantage of 30 days' holiday and special leave, e.g., for marriage.
    • Take advantage of our hybrid and flexible working arrangements, which enable both on-site and mobile working, depending on the job.
    • We offer a 15% contribution to the company pension scheme, far more than the statutory contribution, as well as capital-forming benefits.
    • Your health is important to us: benefit from (e-)bike leasing and a €160/year contribution to health care and fitness programmes, e.g., via wellhub.
    • Our offer for your personal well-being includes free, unbureaucratic external advice for professional, private or health-related issues.

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    Benefits

    Health, Fitness & Fun

    Topics that you deal with on the job

    Job Locations

    • Location Berlin

      Germany

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    SWARCO

    SWARCO

    The transportation is our world. The products and systems from SWARCO make it more secure, smoother and comfortable. 3,700 mobility experts work worldwide on traffic solutions for tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.

    Description

  • Company Type
    Established Company
  • Working Model
    Hybrid, Onsite
  • Industry
    Industry, Production, Logistics, Transportation
  • Logo SWARCO

    Product Owner

    Location
    Berlin
    Working Model
    Hybrid, Onsite
    Diversity
    Open for all genders

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