Product Owner (m/f/d)

Our partner company is looking for support and offers you the opportunity to start as a Product Owner (m/f/d). We will employ you, and you will work on-site with our partner. You will receive a permanent contract from us. We will handle the recruitment process, so feel free to reach out to your career partner Andre Jelken at Academic Work if you have any questions.

You are offered

• All the benefits of working at Academic Work
• Exciting projects with impact: Actively shape the digital transformation, drive innovative projects forward, and bring real value to the company.
• Flexible working: You have the opportunity to work remotely 60-80% of the time, along with flexible working hours.
• Learning & growing: Become part of a curious, knowledge-driven team that supports you with the latest technologies and tools.
• International perspective: Work in diverse teams with a global focus and access to state-of-the-art infrastructure.

• You develop a forward-thinking product vision and prioritize the backlog to create the maximum business value and customer impact.
• You ensure that our product features are always aligned with the company’s goals and maintain close relationships with key stakeholders.
• Together with the Scrum Master, you promote agile working methods and ensure the continuous development of the team.
• You identify risks early in the development process and develop proactive solutions to minimize them.
• You keep track of product performance, analyze KPIs, and use market trends to identify new business opportunities.

• You have a degree in Business Management, Business Information Systems, or a related field.
• You bring 2-5 years of professional experience in digital transformation, ideally in a Product Owner or similar role.
• You have experience in managing diverse stakeholders and handling their requirements, and are familiar with agile principles and methods (Scrum, Kanban).
• You have a CSPO, PSPO certification, or a comparable qualification.
• You speak fluent English (C1) and ideally have good German skills.

Knowledge can be gained through education, experience or self-taught.

To succeed in the role, your personal skills are:

• Change oriented
• Assertive
• Energetic

Our partner company: is part of an international group that develops and produces specialty chemicals and sustainable energy products. At the Hamburg site, around 300 employees are working on the further development of chemical products. The company focuses on innovation and digitalization, supported by a Digital Studio that implements projects for process optimization and automation.

Our recruitment process

This recruitment process is handled by Academic Work and it is our client’s wish that all questions regarding the position is directed to Academic Work.

Our selection process is continuous and the advert may close before the recruitment process is completed if we have moved forward to the next phase. The process includes two tests: one personality test and one cognitive test. The tests are tools to find the right talent for the right position, to enable equality, diversity, and a fair process.