Lead Product Owner (m/w/d)

• Strategic Leadership: 

  • Define and communicate the product vision and strategy, aligning it with business goals and user needs. 

  • Lead and mentor a team of Product Owner and UX/UI, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. 

• Software Specification and Development: 

  • Oversee the creation and refinement of user stories and epics, ensuring they focus on delivering end-user value. 

  • Collaborate with UX to ensure designs are complete and ready for development. 

  • Facilitate refinement sessions with the development team, ensuring a shared understanding of requirements and technical feasibility. 

  • Ensure completed user stories meet quality standards and align with acceptance criteria. 

  • Collect and analyze feedback from stakeholders to inform future requirements and feature enhancements. 

• Project Management: 

  • Lead the end-to-end product development lifecycle for multiple product lines, coordinating efforts across cross-functional teams including designers, developers, and QA engineers. 

  • Maintain and prioritize a comprehensive backlog of features and enhancements, aligning them with business objectives and user needs. 

  • Manage and coordinate external dependencies, such as CRM and Marketing Cloud integrations, to ensure timely feature delivery. 

  • Identify and manage project risks and issues, implementing mitigation strategies to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality products. 

• Stakeholder Collaboration: 

  • Act as the primary liaison between internal teams, external vendors, and the development team, ensuring clear and effective communication channels. 

  • Drive consensus on product decisions, balancing stakeholder needs with technical feasibility and business goals. 

  • Secure buy-in on the prioritized backlog from business and brand stakeholders. 

  • Transparently communicate expectations, risks, and results, ensuring a healthy feedback loop between the product team and stakeholders. 

• Several years working experience as a Product Owner/Manager (M/W/D) in an agile software environment

• Proven leadership skills with the ability to mentor and develop a team. 

• Proficiency in agile methodologies, software development processes, and JIRA. 

• Strong understanding of UX principles and the ability to collaborate with designers to create intuitive and engaging user interfaces for digital products. 

• Experience with analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics) to track product performance and derive insights for continuous improvement. 

• Deep understanding of the sporting goods and apparel industries, including familiarity with the products, customer needs, and market trends. 

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders and drive alignment across teams. 

• English language skills are a must, German and Italian nice to have

Workplace: Kiefersfelden GER or Bolzano, IT

If you are interested to work in a challenging, international and dynamic environment then apply now!