Product Owner – Port Automation Solution M/K

Scandlines; København; On-site; DKK 750,000 - 1,050,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Health insurance

Staff canteen

Special leave days

Discount agreements

Job summary

Scandlines Deutschland GmbH seeks a Product Owner for our Port Automation Solution. You will set direction, drive priorities, and ensure the solution delivers measurable value across customers, operations, and the broader organization.

You will connect business needs with technical delivery, emphasizing user value and continuous improvement. The role includes leading the Port Automation Solution team with members in Havneholmen and Rostock, reporting to the Head of Applications & IT Projects

Qualifications

• Solid experience as Product Owner, Product Manager, Business Owner, Project Lead, or similar in a digital/process-driven environment.
• Able to translate business needs and user insights into clear priorities and value-driven roadmaps.
• Comfortable driving stakeholder alignment and decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the Port Automation Solution roadmap and governance, aligning with strategy and operational needs.
• Collect, structure and evaluate input from end users and stakeholders, translating into actionable requirements.
• Lead change management and ensure adoption, with clear objectives, responsibilities, and success metrics.
• Act as team leader for the Port Automation Solution group, guiding prioritisation and ways of working.
• Collaborate across offices and report to the Head of Applications & IT Projects.

Skills

Product Owner experience

Stakeholder management

Agile / Scrum

Requirements gathering

Job description

Product Owner – Port Automation Solution

CEO Area - IT & Automation

Product Owner – Port Automation Solution

Do you want to own and drive a critical digital solution that delivers real, measurable impact? Scandlines is looking for a Product Owner (PO) for our Port Automation Solution.

As Product Owner for the Port Automation Solution, you will set direction, drive priorities, and ensure the solution creates tangible value for Scandlines’ customers, operations, and the wider organization.

You will act as the key link between business needs, operational realities, and technical delivery — turning strategy into concrete outcomes. With a strong focus on user value and continuous improvement, you will play a pivotal role in shaping a solution that is both forward-looking and firmly grounded in day-to-day operations.

Scandlines is a modern and innovative ferry operator, running two high-capacity, high-frequency routes with a green ambition for the future. At Scandlines we want to provide the best break on the journey for both passengers and freight customers. The Port Automation Solution has today been rolled out in our Rødby – Puttgarden route, and in short term we wish to rollout the solution in the second route (Gedser – Rostock). This will be one of the first tasks to look at as the new PO.

As part of the role, you will be functional team leader of the Port Automation Solution team. The team consist of three members situated in both our main office in Havneholmen and in our office in Rostock.

You will report to the Head of Applications & IT Projects within the IT & Automation department.

You will report to the Head of Applications & IT Projects within the IT & Automation department.

Roadmap and Operational Governance

• Support the roadmap for the Port Automation Solution, ensuring alignment with strategy, operational needs, resources, and stakeholder priorities.
• Create transparency on roadmap status, priorities, dependencies, risks, and decisions, while translating business and user needs into clear product priorities.
• Facilitate operational governance, including prioritisation, escalation, decision-making, action follow-up, and ongoing monitoring of performance, adoption, risks, and improvements.

End-User Input and Requirements Management

• Collect, structure, and evaluate input and requirements from end users and operational stakeholders, and ensure that these are well-documented.
• Facilitate requirement clarification sessions and feedback loops, translating user needs into actionable solution requirements.
• Promote a strong user-centric mindset by actively seeking feedback from those who use, operate, or are otherwise impacted by the solution.

Change Management and Culture

• Drive and support change management activities that enable successful adoption of the Port Automation Solution.
• Develop a holistic view of the change impact across processes, roles, behaviours, governance, culture, and ways of working.
• Engage leaders, end users, and key stakeholders to build understanding, ownership, readiness for change, and a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Act as team leader for the Port Automation Solution group, providing direction, structure, and prioritisation for the team’s work.
• Support team members in understanding priorities, expectations, dependencies, and decision-making processes.
• Ensure clear objectives, agreed ways of working, and a shared understanding of how success will be measured.

What we are looking for:

We are looking for a candidate with solid experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, Business Owner, Project Lead, or in a similar role within a digital or process-driven environment. You excel at translating business needs and user insights into clear priorities, actionable requirements, and value-driven roadmaps, and you are comfortable driving stakeholder alignment and decision-making.

We do not expect you to have prior formal leadership experience, but we are looking for someone who is ready and motivated to take on that responsibility. You bring strong people skills, a collaborative mindset, and the confidence to engage, influence, and guide others.

07-12-2026

What we offer

We offer an exciting and challenging job in a dynamic organization with high ambitions.

The position is primarily based in Copenhagen (Havneholmen), and regular travel to port facilities and offices is part of the role. We offer a competitive salary based on your qualifications, along with attractive benefits including a pension scheme, health insurance, staff canteen, special leave days and various discount agreements.