Technical Product Owner

Giesecke+Devrient makes the lives of billions of people around the world more secure. We create trust in the digital age with integrated security technologies in three business areas: Digital Security, Financial Platforms and Currency Technology. We have been a reliable partner for our customers for over 170 years with our innovative solutions for SecurityTech! We are an international technology group and traditional family business with over 14,000 employees in 40 countries. Creating Confidence is our path to success. Trust is the basis of our co-operation within G+D.

We are looking for a Technical Product Owner who will ensure the highest quality standards across our innovative digital payment solutions!

This Technical Product Owner role should bridge the product vision and technical execution by owning the backlog for API-based and infrastructure-related components, ensuring technically sound, scalable, and user-centric solutions that align with the overall product strategy. You will work with, support and inspire a cross-functional team of developers and quality assurance engineers while actively contributing to the launch of robust, scalable backend systems. Operating within a SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) environment, you will collaborate with other cross-functional teams to deliver impactful outcomes that align with organizational, project and product objectives.

Responsibilities

Backlog ownership

• Own, prioritize, and manage the backlog for technical components (e.g. APIs, SDKs, system integrations)
• Ensure stories and tasks reflect both functional and non-functional requirements
• Align with architects, engineering manager and security lead on non-functional requirements
• Balance technical debt resolution with delivery of business value

Technical Collaboration

• Collaborate with architects and engineers to provide product side inputs on changes on architecture and data flows
• Translate business needs into technical acceptance criteria
• Assess technical trade-offs, dependencies and implications for roadmap and delivery timelines

Sprint Execution

• Lead backlog refinement and sprint planning to ensure clarity and readiness for delivery
• Ensure cross-team dependencies and priorities are addressed through effective coordination (e.g., scrum of scrums)
• Monitor sprint progress and proactively manage risks and impediments impacting delivery

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Partner with the Product Managers to align on product roadmap, integration strategy, and system-level priorities
• Coordinate with other Product Owners for interdependent features
• Communicate progress, trade-offs, and impacts clearly to stakeholders and leadership

Strategic Alignment & Customer Engagement

• Contribute to the overall product vision and roadmap by providing technical and delivery insights
• Represent the product in customer engagements to gather direct feedback and support Product Managers
• Support Product Managers on go-to-market activities by ensuring technical readiness and articulating product capabilities

Desired skills & experience

• Subject matter expertise: Strong understanding of complex financial platforms such as payment systems and core banking
• Product experience
  • Proven track record in building and launching integration-focused features and products (back-end or developer-facing) in collaboration with (external) partners.
  • Demonstrated ability to understand technical architecture and dependencies / limitations.
  • Ability of being able to understand the security impact of vulnerabilities and design decisions
• Product owner skills 
  • Strong ability to manage trade-offs between features, technical debt, performance, and delivery timelines.
  • Adept at simplifying complex system interactions into actionable backlog items with well-defined priorities and acceptance criteria.
  • Skilled at facilitating cross-functional discussions to translate business needs and regulatory requirements into technically feasible solutions.
  • Experience with Jira, Confluence and other Atlassian products.
• General skills:
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills to address complex product challenges.
  • Proactive mindset with a focus on innovation and continuous improvement.
• Project experience
  • Experience and desire to work in a high-pressure project delivery environment.
  • Experience in managing expectations and requirements from various stakeholders, including customers, development teams and senior management.
  • Experience in delivering secure products in a highly regulated environment.
• SAFe Knowledge: Experience working in a SAFe environment, with an understanding of ARTs, PIs, and delivering value through iterative development.
• Technical knowledge preferred: Some understanding of relevant programming languages (e.g., Java, Go), databases, cloud platforms and API design is a plus.

What’s great about working with us:

• Culture and diversity: Join a people-oriented environment with different nationalities and a great team spirit, flat hierarchies (everyone speaks to everyone). Equal Opportunity Employer and LGBT+ friendly.
• Team: An opportunity to shape our engineering culture and work with a passionate, mission-driven team. Collaboration with a diverse and very international team of outstanding people.
• Global Collaboration: Work collaboratively with stakeholders around the globe.
• Impactful Work: You will have the opportunity to participate in and shape a global lighthouse project in the domain of digital currencies.
• Career Development: Benefit from continuous training, coaching, and talent development programs.
• Social Benefits: Flexible compensation (transport tickets, training, private insurance), etc.
• Own canteen: Take a break with our breakfast and lunch service: choose between a wide range of menus, salad desk, and sandwiches service. Nicely priced!
• Work-Life Balance: Flexible working hours with the option for remote work (Mon–Thu 8:30 – 17:30 and Fri 8:30 – 15:30; 3 days of remote work).
• Location: El Prat de Llobregat. Easy communication by private transport or public transport: Bus 88, 110, PR4 and Metro L10S (ZAL/Riu Vell).

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