Job
- Level
- Senior
- Job Field
- Web, Front End, Product
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
- Location
- Straubing
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
Job Summary
In this role, you will manage and prioritize a product backlog for frontend applications in a headless architecture, including API integration, user stories, and performance analysis.
Job Technologies
Your role in the team
- We are looking for a technically proficient Product Owner to lead the development of our brand websites and digital frontend experiences within a modern, headless architecture.
- In this role, you will serve as the crucial interface between our brand strategy and technical implementation by translating ambitious brand objectives into a functional and technical backlog for our API-driven frontends.
- You source content and data from our backend systems (Storyblok CMS, PIM, CRM) and coordinate with our external development partners to create engaging, high-performance, and globally scalable web experiences.
- Collaboration with the Website Business Owner to define, communicate, and actively evangelize a clear product vision as well as a strategic roadmap for our decoupled frontend applications.
- Ensuring alignment with brand identity and commercial objectives.
- Responsibility for the product backlog of all frontend developments and its prioritization.
- Creation of user stories with clear acceptance criteria, focusing on features that utilize APIs from our headless ecosystem (Storyblok, PIM, Salesforce).
- Central role in the API design process as a key stakeholder.
- Close collaboration with the E2E IT Architect and Backend teams to define, develop, and document API contracts (REST/GraphQL) to ensure error-free frontend functionality and data integration.
- Leadership and management of external frontend development partners across all support and delivery levels.
- Clear definition of requirements, conducting sprint planning and review sessions, as well as ensuring the on-time delivery of high-quality, tested, and maintainable code.
- Promotion of a user-centered and performance-oriented working approach.
- Utilization of analytics, user feedback, and A/B testing for data-driven decision-making.
- Definition and monitoring of Core Web Vitals as well as other performance metrics to ensure an outstanding user experience across all devices and regions.
- Conduct quarterly technology reviews of the frontend and headless stacks.
- Identification, piloting, and promotion of tools and methods to improve the Developer Experience and our digital presence - with the goal of introducing at least one validated new skill per year.
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Our expectations of you
Education
- Successful completion (Bachelor's or Master's degree) in Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Web Design, or a related field.
Qualifications
- Basic knowledge of modern frontend technologies (HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript ES6+) as well as frameworks (React, Vue.js, Next.js), sufficient to define the scope of work and critically evaluate technical decisions.
- A solid understanding of the JAMstack architecture and its ecosystem is assumed.
- Proven ability to design, document, and work with RESTful or GraphQL APIs.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills; able to convey technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences.
- Fluent English skills (spoken and written) are required; German language skills at a professional level are desirable.
Experience
- More than 6 years of proven experience as a Product Owner, technical Project Manager, or Lead Frontend Developer in an agile, API-first environment, preferably in a global B2B context.
- Practical experience with a headless CMS platform is required; preferably Storyblok.
- Experience with API testing tools (e.g., Postman, Insomnia) is required.
- Excellent knowledge of agile methodologies and backlog management (experience with Jira, Confluence, or comparable tools).
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What we offer
- This position can also be filled in Ovar.
- We offer flexible working models: from various part-time options to remote work and job sharing.
- Diversity and inclusion are not trends for us, but are deeply embedded in our corporate culture.
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This is your employer
Keenfinity Gmbh
Keenfinity GmbH, a spin-off of the Bosch Group, is based in Munich and offers solutions in security technology and communication technology. With a global presence and 4,000 employees, the company has been operating independently since 2025.
Description
- Company Type
- Established Company
- Working Model
- Onsite
- Industry
- Electronics, Automatization
Product Owner Frontend
- Location
- Straubing
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
