Your responsibilities

• Own the product vision and roadmap for aconso’s Platform domain, the central enabling team that provides foundational services, tooling, and infrastructure to all other product domains. 
• Identify, create, kick off, and manage technical initiatives that drive automation, self-service capabilities, and developer productivity across the Engineering organisation. 
• Translate business and engineering needs into a coherent, prioritised technical roadmap with clear milestones and measurable outcomes. 
• Collaborate closely with the Platform Engineering Delivery Lead, architects, and cross-functional stakeholders to align platform investments with company-wide objectives. 
• Establish and maintain transparency through data-driven reporting on initiative progress, platform adoption, and key performance indicators. 
• Report directly to the VP of Engineering and actively contribute to engineering leadership discussions and strategic planning. 

What You Should Bring

• Proven track record (3+ years) as a Product Owner, Technical Product Manager, or similar role, ideally within platform, infrastructure, or enabling teams. 
• Intrinsic motivation and the ability to manage multiple initiatives and workstreams simultaneously in a highly senior, technically skilled environment. 
• A structured mindset with strong expertise in creating project plans, initiative proposals, and PDLC documentation grounded in facts and data rather than gut feeling. Excellent communication skills; you can distil complex technical topics into clear narratives for both engineering and business audiences. 
• Experience working with agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe) and modern product discovery techniques. 
• Hands-on experience using Generative AI tools (preferably Claude) to optimise, automate, and augment your own workflows; you see AI as a force multiplier and actively look for ways to integrate it into your daily work.
• A collaborative, ownership-driven attitude: you proactively remove blockers, facilitate decisions, and hold yourself and others accountable for outcomes.
• Professional working proficiency in German; you can follow discussions, understand technical context, and converse with colleagues and stakeholders in German (full fluency is a plus but not required). 

Nice-to-Haves:

• Prior hands-on experience as a Software Engineer, DevOps/Platform Engineer, or in a comparable technical role - you understand the daily reality of the teams you serve.
• A high-level understanding of common programming languages, frameworks, methodologies and tooling such as Java, Spring Boot, CI/CD, REST APIs, PostgreSQL or similar relational databases, observability tooling and/or AWS cloud services. 
• Relevant certifications such as CSPO / PSPO (Scrum Product Owner), SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager, AWS Cloud Practitioner or Solutions Architect, or ITIL Foundation. 
• Experience in a SaaS / B2B enterprise software environment, ideally with an understanding of compliance-driven industries (e.g. HR, finance). 

What we offer

• Look forward to a friendly, collaborative environment in an innovative setting, an informal “first-name” culture, and regular team events such as monthly team breakfasts, summer parties, and Christmas celebrations.
• Work at centrally located offices with modern equipment and enjoy coffee, tea, and more.
• Grow both professionally and personally with the support of our training and development budget.
• Benefit from the support of a buddy during your probation period, who will also invite you to lunch on a monthly basis.
• Take advantage of subsidies for company bike leasing, Urban Sports Club, and our company pension scheme.
• Stay flexible with your working hours, decide for yourself if you’d like to work remotely several days a week, and combine work and travel through our workation offering.