Product Owner

Creative Dock Group; Dortmund; Vor Ort; EUR 80.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading eCommerce technology firm in Dortmund is seeking an experienced IT and Data Strategy Lead. In this role, you will define the IT roadmap and lead a cross-functional team, ensuring effective collaboration and high-performance delivery. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of IT leadership experience, particularly in eCommerce and excellent communication skills in both English and German.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years in IT leadership, preferably in eCommerce technology delivery.
• Strong understanding of eCommerce platforms and integrations.
• Fluent in English and German.

Aufgaben

• Define and drive the IT and data strategy for the webshop project.
• Manage a cross-functional team of data scientists and developers.
• Communicate blockers and align tech, marketing, and business stakeholders.

Kenntnisse

Leadership and mentoring capability

Clear communication across business and technical audiences

Hands-on problem-solving

Prioritization and delegation skills

Ausbildung

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Informatics or related field

Tools

Salesforce Commerce Cloud

Jira

Confluence

Google Tag Manager

Google Analytics

Jobbeschreibung

POSITION'S OBJECTIVE

To lead the IT and data strategy for the clients webshop project, ensuring smooth collaboration with enterprise IT stakeholders, effective prioritisation and execution of technical initiatives, and high performance of the cross-functional delivery team (data, dev, CRM). The role combines strategic planning with hands-on problem solving and people leadership in a fast-paced eCommerce environment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Tech & Data Strategy :
• Define and drive a scalable IT and data roadmap aligned with business goals and webshop performance targets.
• Team Management & Mentoring :
• Lead and develop a cross-functional team of data scientists, data engineers, frontend developers, and CRM specialists.
• Enterprise IT Collaboration :
• Translate project needs into actionable tasks for central IT teams and coordinate implementation via platforms like Salesforce Commerce Cloud.
• eCommerce Architecture Oversight :
• Provide guidance or hands-on support on topics like webshop infrastructure, integrations, and data exchange between Commerce Cloud and Marketing Cloud; support a variety of eCommerce platform ecosystems.
• Issue Resolution & QA Support :
• Solve technical issues directly or coordinate solutions across the team; ensure QA processes are in place and effective.
• CRO & MarTech Enablement :
• Ensure the webshop supports analytics, tracking, CRO, and MarTech tool integrations (e.g., tag managers, BI dashboards).
• Workflow & Tools Implementation :
• Facilitate smooth usage of tools like Jira, Confluence, and help onboard non-technical stakeholders.
• Hands-On Technical Delivery :
• Take initiative in critical technical topics and tools where required, or guide team members to execute effectively.
• Cross-Functional Communication :
• Maintain strong alignment between tech, marketing, business, and corporate IT stakeholders; communicate blockers, timelines, and risks clearly.

EDUCATION

COURSES / KNOWLEDGE

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Informatics or related field preferred.

LANGUAGE LEVEL

English - fluent

German - fluent

HARD SKILLS

Strong understanding of Salesforce Commerce Cloud and / or other major eCommerce platforms, such as :

Magento / Adobe Commerce

Shopify Plus

SAP Commerce (Hybris)

BigCommerce

CommerceTools

WooCommerce (for integrations or frontend use cases)

Custom-built headless or microservice architectures

Knowledge of data integration, database architecture, and cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure)

Familiarity with MarTech tools such as Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Segment, Adobe Analytics

Experience with workflow and collaboration tools like Jira and Confluence

Understanding of CRO concepts, A / B testing workflows, and technical enablement for experimentation

Basic scripting or data querying (e.g., SQL, Python) is a plus

SOFT SKILLS

Strong leadership and mentoring capability

Clear communicator across business and technical audiences

Excellent prioritisation and delegation skills

Hands-on and proactive problem solver

Comfortable in fast-paced, high-stakes environments

High ownership and accountability

EXPERIENCE

5+ years in IT leadership

Ideally with exposure to German corporate / enterprise IT

Previous experience in eCommerce tech delivery

Strong knowledge of platform architecture and systems integration

Proven track record of cross-functional team leadership

Includes developers, data teams, CRM and frontend specialists

Project ownership in MarTech and analytics

Includes CRO strategies, tracking, and tool enablement initiatives

Equal Opportunity Employer

Creative Dock is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Creative Dock

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Our core business is creation by doing.