Product Owner (PO) for Syspons M&E Tool

SYSPONS GmbH; Deutschland; Vor Ort; EUR 50.000 - 70.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Une société de conseil innovante recrute un Product Owner pour rejoindre son équipe à Berlin, Hambourg ou Cologne. Le candidat idéal aura une expérience significative en gestion de produit, un esprit d'équipe et une passion pour l'innovation sociale. Vous participerez à divers projets, en collaborant avec des clients et en guidant des équipes de développement dans un environnement agile.

Leistungen

Flexible working hours

Internal training opportunities

Business Urban Sports Club membership option

Qualifikationen

• Expérience pratique en tant que Product Owner (environ deux ans).
• Compétences en gestion de backlog et rédaction d'histoires utilisateurs.
• Maîtrise de l'anglais et de l'allemand.

Aufgaben

• Définir la vision produit et gérer la feuille de route.
• Agir en tant qu'interface principale entre clients et développeurs.
• Conduire les processus agiles et gérer les priorités du backlog.

Kenntnisse

Agile Development

Communication

Data Analysis

Team Leadership

Ausbildung

Training or Certification as Product Owner

Jobbeschreibung

We are looking for a Product Owner to strengthen our team in Berlin, Hamburg or Cologne.

Syspons GmbH is a consultancy firm for social innovation based in Berlin, Hamburg and Cologne. We support public institutions, federal ministries, foundations and NGOs to maximize their positive social impact. To this end, we work with our customers on relevant topics like migration policy, diversity, international cooperation and development cooperation, Work 4.0 and climate protection.

Syspons M&E Toolis a web application developed by Syspons for monitoring and evaluating projects/programmes, mainly, in the area on international cooperation. It includes various modules for data entry, processing, and analysis, and allows integration with different third-party systems such as survey software or BI tool(s). This enables key processes - data collection, analysis and reporting - to be managed and carried out within a single, integrated system. As a web application, the tool includes functionalities for database management, instance deployment, and cloud operations such as document processing, user and permission management, translation handling, and schema configuration. The application involves modern development frameworks including Angular, Node.js, and MongoDB.

Task profile

• Product Vision & Strategy:Define and communicate a clear product vision aligned with company goals and client needs, and maintain the product roadmap with stakeholders.
• Turning Client Needs into Action:Serve as the main liaison among clients, consultants, and developers; translate client needs into technical terms.
• Agile Development & Backlog Management: Lead agile processes, manage and prioritize the product backlog, write actionable user stories, and continuously refine priorities based on feedback.
• User Experience & (optional) Dashboard Conceptualization: Ensure a user-friendly product design for non-technical users and, if applicable, co-develop dashboards that support M&E goals using tools like Tableau or Power BI.
• Quality Assurance: Define acceptance criteria, lead user acceptance testing, resolve bugs collaboratively, and uphold high standards for product quality and usability.
• Client Onboarding & Support:Oversee onboarding and training, and develop user-friendly documentation and support materials such as tutorials and FAQs.
• Market & Trend Analysis: Monitor developments in digital M&E and data tools, and drive the acquisition of relevant projects and clients for the tool.
• Compliance & Data Security:Ensure compliance with GDPR and other regulations, and work with technical experts to embed security and privacy by design.
• Project & Budget Management: Coordinate development timelines and budgets with project management to ensure delivery within scope and resources.

Requirements profile

• You have gained initial practical experience in the role of Product Owner (two years approximately).
• You have undertaken a training or certification to qualify as a Product Owner.
• You enjoy working together and leading a team of two developers.
• You actively contribute to projects, enjoy taking on responsibility, and complete tasks independently and reliably.
• You are able to familiarize yourself quickly and thoroughly with new topics and technologies.
• You have (initial) experience in working with (relational and/or non-relational) databases.
• You enjoy writing proposals to acquire projects in which the Syspons M&E Tool is used.
• You speak and write fluently in both German and English.
• You enjoy working as part of a team!

Our offer

• In our cooperation, it is the best ideas that count, not formal hierarchies.
• We are a motivated, open & interdisciplinary team with a high level of collegiality & a lot of fun at work.
• Our work is characterised by a high degree of independent design and self-determination.
• You can expect exciting and varied project work.
• You have the opportunity to help shape the processes of a growing company.
• We offer a wide range of internal training opportunities and also support you in participating in external trainings and conferences.
• Flexible working hours, mobile working options and the possibility to take sabbaticals are all part of our standards. Working part-time is possible.
• Through our employer subsidy, you can get a train ticket for traveling in Germany at a lower price.
• We offer the option of Business Urban Sports Club membership.
• We are convinced that diverse perspectives in our team contribute to the quality of our work and working atmosphere and are happy about every new team member!

Do you not meet every single requirement?

Studies show that women, people with a migration history and other people with experiences of discrimination are less likely to apply for jobs unless they fully meet all the requirements. We believe that diverse perspectives in our team contribute to the quality of our work and working atmosphere, and we encourage diversity regardless of what it is based on. If you are interested in this position but your previous experience does not perfectly match every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

If you have any questions or would like to find out more about how we encourage equality, diversity and inclusion at our company, please contact Nora Krauter directly ([e-mail]).

We are looking forward to getting to know you! Please send your application (short letter of motivation, CV (please without photo), certificates, salary expectations and earliest possible starting date) via the application link below. If you have any questions, please contact Nora Krauter ([e-mail]).

We interview candidates on an ongoing basis and hire as soon as we have found a suitable candidate.