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 will develop product roadmaps for software powering GLS parcel lockers and manage the backlog, translating requirements into clear user stories and acceptance criteria.
Job Technologies
Your role in the team
- We are looking for a Product Owner at GLS/NXT to drive a new product pillar's roadmap within the out-of-home (OOH) Platform, serving our international GLS markets and partner ecosystem.
- In this role, you will translate the strategy for the Locker.OS pillar into a clear, prioritized backlog, define requirements, and work hand-in-hand with engineering and design to ship the right things in the right order.
- Locker.OS is a GLS/NXT initiative to build a standardized, scalable, and secure software stack that powers GLS parcel lockers.
- You are accountable for delivery of your pillar: you own the backlog end to end, make the day-to-day decisions that keep engineering unblocked, and turn stakeholder feedback into concrete, well-scoped work bringing structure and clarity in close partnership with the engineering team.
- You will also work closely with the support team, so that complex problems are resolved and recurring themes feed back into product discovery.
- As part of the GLS/NXT OOH Team, you will drive sprint planning, reviews, and other team rituals for your pillar.
- Drive delivery of the roadmap for one product pillar of our OOH parcel locker platform, translating strategic priorities into a clear, prioritized backlog.
- Write and refine user stories, acceptance criteria, and requirements, keeping the backlog refined and ready for delivery.
- Prioritize work by balancing user needs, business value, technical constraints, and stakeholder input, and communicate those trade-offs transparently.
- Partner closely with engineers and designers to deliver against the roadmap, resolving ambiguity and making the day-to-day product decisions that keep delivery moving.
- Leads sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and other agile rituals for your product pillar.
- Translate stakeholder and market feedback into structured, actionable product insights for product discovery.
- Collaborate with customer support to ensure complex issues are resolved and recurring patterns feed back into your backlog.
- Track and report key product metrics for your pillar, surfacing trends and insights that inform prioritization and roadmap decisions.
- Maintain clear documentation of requirements, workflows, known issues, and product decisions.
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Our expectations of you
Qualifications
- Strong organizational and multitasking skills with a structured approach to problem-solving and prioritization.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams and cultures.
- A low-ego, hands-on mentality with a strong bias for getting things done, and curiosity for trying new tools and approaches, including AI, to improve how we work.
- Fundamental understanding of technical concepts such as APIs, system architecture, or digital platform products.
- Business-level proficiency in English, both written and spoken.
- Gültige Arbeitserlaubnis für Deutschland.
- German language skills are welcome but not required.
- Comfort working with tools like Jira, Confluence, or similar project tracking tools.
Experience
- More than 4 years of experience in product management/ownership, integration, implementation or technical project management in B2B.
- Experience owning a backlog and writing clear requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria within agile software delivery (sprint planning, backlog refinement, product rituals).
- Experience with products that combine hardware and software, for example connected devices, IoT, or embedded systems.
- Previous experience in logistics is a plus.
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What we offer
- A digital environment with international projects and space to learn and grow.
- Hybrid working mode with a tailored remote policy.
- A personal budget (€1,000) for learning and development initiatives.
- A great office space in Berlin Mitte with top-tier equipment.
- A salary package that reflects your expertise and experience.
- A clear bonus system enabling participation in your and the team's performance.
- Monthly team cooking, regular events and offsites.
- 30 days of yearly holiday.
- Rewards for the recommendation of additional team members.
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Benefits
Health, Fitness & Fun
Higher Take-Home Pay
Topics You Will Work On
Job Locations
About Your Employer
General Logistics Systems Germany GmbH & Co. OHG
As one of the leading parcel service providers in Germany, we see it as our responsibility to offer our customers top quality. This is ensured by over 8,000 employees nationwide who give their best at around 70 locations. Every year we send over 600 million parcels across Europe thanks to their work.
Description
- Company Size
- 250+ Employees
- Company Type
- Established Company
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Logistics, Transportation
Product Owner Locker.OS
- Location
- Berlin
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
