We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Senior Product Owner to join our IT team. In this pivotal role, you will be the voice of the customer and business stakeholders within our development initiatives, driving the vision, strategy, and roadmap for our oneCae solutions. You will act as the primary counterpart to the Business Product Manager, translating complex business needs into actionable requirements for our international IT development teams. This role demands a strong understanding of product ownership principles, exceptional stakeholder management, and a proven ability to navigate complex organizational landscapes. If you are a passionate Product Owner with a track record of delivering impactful solutions, ideally within a large corporate environment like Siemens, we invite you to apply!
Key Responsibilities:
Product Vision & Strategy:
Define, articulate, and champion the product vision and strategy for assigned enterprise solutions, aligning it with overall business objectives and IT capabilities.
Develop and maintain a clear product roadmap, prioritizing features and initiatives based on business value, technical feasibility, and strategic impact.
Stakeholder Management & Communication:
Act as the primary interface between business stakeholders (including the Business Product Manager) and the IT development teams.
Serve as the dedicated IT counterpart to the Business Product Manager, ensuring a shared understanding of requirements, priorities, and strategic direction.
Effectively communicate product vision, roadmap, and progress to a diverse, international audience, including senior management, business users, and technical teams.
Manage stakeholder expectations and facilitate consensus among conflicting priorities.
Requirements Management:
Gather, analyze, and translate complex business requirements into detailed user stories, epics, and acceptance criteria.
Maintain and prioritize the product backlog, ensuring it is transparent, visible, and understood by the development team.
Ensure a deep understanding of business processes, roles, and responsibilities to effectively define and deliver solutions.
Agile Team Leadership:
Work closely with agile development teams (Scrum Masters, Developers, QAs) to ensure a shared understanding of the product backlog and goals.
Participate actively in all agile ceremonies (e.g., sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives).
Accept or reject completed work, ensuring that delivered features meet the defined acceptance criteria and quality standards.
Market & Technology Awareness:
Stay abreast of industry trends, competitive landscape, and emerging technologies to identify opportunities for product innovation and improvement.
Understand the technical implications of product decisions and collaborate with architects and technical leads to ensure feasible and sustainable solutions.
Process & Governance:
Ensure adherence to established agile processes, roles, and governance frameworks within the IT delivery lifecycle.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of product management and agile practices within the organization.
What You Bring:
Experience & Expertise:
5+ years of experience as a Product Owner in an IT environment, with a proven track record of successfully delivering complex enterprise software solutions.
Demonstrated experience in a large corporate or multinational setting, ideally within Siemens or a similar industrial technology leader.
Deep understanding of product ownership roles, responsibilities, and best practices within an agile framework (Scrum, SAFe).
Experience working with international business and IT teams.
Process & Domain Knowledge:
Strong analytical skills with a clear understanding of business processes, organizational roles, and operational procedures.
Ability to quickly grasp complex business domains and translate them into technical requirements.
Communication & Leadership:
Exceptional communication, presentation, and negotiation skills, capable of influencing stakeholders at all levels.
Proven ability to manage diverse stakeholders, build strong relationships, and drive consensus.
Strong leadership qualities with the ability to inspire and guide development teams.
Technical Acumen:
Familiarity with software development lifecycles and technologies relevant to enterprise applications.
Experience with tools for backlog management (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps) and collaboration.
Mindset:
Strategic thinker with a strong customer and business value orientation.
Proactive, results-driven, and able to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Fluent in English (written and spoken).
About us
We’re Siemens, a collection of great minds who are all making the future. You could be one of us! Siemens is a global technology powerhouse that owns innovative solutions in the areas of electrification, automation and digitalization. Software and R&D play a crucial role at Siemens. The division in Brasov, Cluj-Napoca and Bucharest is the competence center for research, software development, IT and engineering, which makes the company a major leader in vertical IT technologies.
