Salesforce Product Owner (m/f/d)

A11; Berlin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base + performance bonus

Founding team culture

Global investors network

European collaboration across teams

Job summary

A11 is looking for a Salesforce Product Owner to own the Salesforce roadmap end to end, drive automation initiatives, and be the single point of contact for the platform across the organization from its Berlin HQ.

You’ll collaborate with Sales, Operations, Finance, and Customer Success to translate business needs into clear requirements, review developer output, and govern data quality while shaping a scalable, AI-powered supply chain ecosystem.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience on the Salesforce platform with ownership of roadmap/backlog.
• Expert in declarative automation: Flow, validation rules, approvals.
• Hands-on admin experience: users, licenses, profiles, sandboxes, release management.
• Able to read and scope Apex; decide configuration vs code.
• Proven ability to translate business needs into shipped Salesforce solutions across departments.
• Salesforce Administrator certification; Advanced Admin or Platform App Builder preferred.
• Fluent English; able to own a business-critical system.

Responsibilities

• Own Salesforce roadmap and backlog end-to-end; translate business needs into requirements.
• Design, build, test declarative automation; review developer output for quality.
• Manage day-to-day administration: users, licenses, security, sharing, sandboxes, releases.
• Safeguard data quality, governance, deduplication, validation, and reporting hygiene.
• Be the single point of contact for Salesforce; set expectations and report progress.

Skills

Salesforce platform

Backlog ownership

Stakeholder management

Declarative automation

Apex familiarity

Administration & governance

English fluency

Education

Salesforce Administrator certification

Advanced Administrator or Platform App Builder preferred

Tools

Flow

Validation rules

Apex

Sandboxes

Job description

As a key growth accelerator, A11 partners with Europe’s most ambitious startups and scaleups, corporates, and SMBs to connect them with top-tier talent ready to make an impact.

We’re looking for an experienced Salesforce Product Owner (m/f/d) to join and drive the Salesforce platform and automation strategy at one of our Ecosystem Companies.

As a Salesforce Product Owner, you’ll own the Salesforce roadmap and backlog end to end, drive automation initiatives, and act as the single point of contact for the platform across the organization.

Join the A11 Ecosystem – A next-generation supply chain platform, the company is redefining how one of the world’s largest industries sources, distributes, and finances materials. Engineered to unlock the full potential of global trade, it harnesses agentic AI and workflow automation to provide seamless, high-efficiency access to premium materials at scale. Since its commercial rollout, the platform has fueled exponential growth, optimizing procurement for thousands of businesses while setting new benchmarks for speed, transparency, and efficiency. Its competitive edge lies in full digitization and AI-driven supply chain management automation, eliminating inefficiencies and creating a direct, intelligent bridge between suppliers and buyers. With a team of 80+ FTEs across Europe (Berlin HQ), China, and India, the company is rapidly scaling toward profitability, driving triple-digit million GMV, and setting new industry standards in autonomous, AI-powered supply chain orchestration.

In this role, you’ll:

Roadmap and Backlog

• Own the Salesforce backlog end to end
• Run intake across Sales, Operations, Finance, and Customer Success and translate business needs into clear requirements with acceptance criteria and priority

Automation Delivery

• Design, build, and test declarative automation (Flow, validation rules, approval processes, assignment logic)
• Manage the AI layer across the organization
• Scope Apex-heavy and integration work with our Salesforce developers
• Review developer output for fit and maintainability
• Decide what belongs in configuration versus code

Administration and Operations

• Own day-to-day administration, including users and licenses, the security and sharing model, profiles and permission sets, sandbox and release management, and business-as-usual support
• Own the Salesforce Administrator function

Data Quality and Governance

• Protect the integrity of the data model
• Prevent one-off requests from fragmenting the data model
• Own deduplication, validation, and reporting hygiene

Stakeholder Management

• Be the single point of contact for everything Salesforce
• Set expectations, communicate trade‑offs, and report progress against the automation targets

Your Profile

• 5+ years of experience on the Salesforce platform, with real ownership of an organization's roadmap or backlog
• Expert in declarative automation, including Flow, validation rules, approval processes, and the security model
• Hands‑on experience with day‑to‑day administration, including users and licenses, profiles and permission sets, sandboxes, and release management
• Able to read and scope Apex, comfortable reviewing developer work, and able to decide what belongs in configuration versus code
• Proven record of translating business needs into shipped solutions across multiple departments
• Salesforce Administrator certification; Advanced Administrator or Platform App Builder strongly preferred
• Fluent in English and comfortable being the single owner of a business‑critical system

Please note that this position is based in Berlin.

Benefits and Perks

• Fulfil a role with entrepreneurial freedom and take a pre‑validated business model to the next level
• Join an experienced founding team of serial and 2nd‑time founders
• Attractive base and bonus compensation program
• Collaborate with top‑tier investors and angels (incl. various unicorn founders) as well as leading market experts

If you’re eager to join the A11 Ecosystem and shape what’s next, we want to hear from you!

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

A11 is committed to diverse and equal opportunities hiring for all – applicants, candidates, and employees alike. We value humans – with all our glorious multifaceted backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences – and look forward to your application.