Product Owner Traffic Domain (m/f/d)

• 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, productmanagement, 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

• Collaborate closely with QA to define test scenarios and ensure customer sign-off

• 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

• 5+ years of experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or in a comparable role

• Knowledge in Traffic Domain or strong interest in mobility, traffic systems, smart cities, or similar environments

• A bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent

• Strong understanding of Agile principles and hands-on experience managing backlogs and sprints

• Product mindset: You take ownership beyond “just PO tasks” and avoid silo thinking

• Experience working in complex software environments (ideally cloud-based systems)

• 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

• Experience with Jira and Confluence

• Fluent in English (written and spoken), German is a plus, other languages are appreciated

• A strong team spirit and strong cohesion - confirmed by the last employee survey. Teamwork takes centre stage with us

• SWARCO offers a secure job in a stable industry in an international group

• Benefit from customised training opportunities that promote your professional developmen

• Take advantage of 30 days' holiday and special leave, e.g. for marriage, for example

• 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 benefit

• 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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