Product Owner - Software for High‑Speed Banknote Systems (m/f/d)
Munich, DE
As a Product Owner (m/f/d), you will drive the strategic and operational development of a complex software platform for high‑speed banknote systems. Working closely with Product Management, Architecture, and cross‑functional engineering teams, you will shape sustainable platform solutions across multiple product lines — from vision and roadmap to delivery on the machine.
Your responsibilities
- Partners with the PM organization on product priorities and roadmap and contributes to the platform vision across three product lines.
- Ensures functioning interfaces to program management, system engineering, integration, system testing, and the software platform management team.
- Owns and manages the Team Backlog end-to-end: elicit, Refinement of customer features with the team into an implementation plan and corresponding work items that meet the quality criteria (DoR/DoD).
- Is responsible for solid forecasting of our multi-month customer release cycles.
- Acceptance of work items on reference machines collaborate closely with test automation and machine/system testing.
- Align technical priorities with the software architect: non-functional requirements (latency, reliability, security), technical debt, and machine-control/sensor integrations; ensure testability and operability.
- Coordinate integrations and releases across four other platform teams and functions (architecture, test, mechatronics, Sensor Software and machine control)Qualifications
Your qualifications
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3+ years of experience as a Product Owner in a hardware‑related software development environment; strong hands‑on experience with Scrum and Kanban (Scrumban).
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Solid technical literacy in software architecture, APIs, and CI/CD; comfortable collaborating on firmware and driver interfaces and balancing non‑functional requirements, testability, operations, and compliance.
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Strong backlog and requirements management skills:
- Well‑structured user stories and acceptance criteria
- Effective backlog refinement
- Confident prioritization using methods such as WSJF or MoSCoW.
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Experience working in scaled or platform environments with multiple teams, including dependency and release coordination.
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Hands‑on experience with quality assurance and acceptance testing on machines; familiarity with test automation is a strong advantage.
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Excellent communication, facilitation, and decision‑making skills; structured and data‑driven working style.
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Proficiency with Jira or Azure DevOps, Confluence, and Miro.
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Relevant certifications (e.g., PSPO, CSPO, PSM, KMP) are a plus.
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Very good command of German and English, both written and spoken.
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