Senior Product Owner, Automation IT

DSV - Global Transport and Logistics; Hedehusene; On-site; DKK 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

DSV - Global Transport and Logistics seeks a Senior Product Owner, Automation IT to drive digital solutions for smarter, more automated warehouse operations. You will bridge business, IT, and automation to translate complex requirements into scalable, reliable platforms.

You will own the product vision, roadmap, and delivery for IT systems supporting warehouse automation, collaborating with stakeholders, IT teams, automation specialists, and external partners to ensure secure, scalable

Qualifications

• Experience as Product Owner or similar senior technology role.
• Strong understanding of complex IT landscapes and APIs.
• Experience leading tech solutions from concept to go-live.
• Knowledge of warehouse automation and logistics systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own the product vision, roadmap, and delivery for Automation IT.
• Lead the implementation of warehouse automation solutions from requirements to go-live.
• Ensure seamless integration between automation solutions and the broader IT landscape.
• Manage lifecycle of automation platforms including upgrades and support.
• Translate business needs into clear requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Prioritise product backlog based on value, risk, and dependencies.
• Collaborate with architects, developers, automation teams, and external partners.
• Ensure compliance with architecture standards, security, and IT best practices.
• Drive delivery progress and communicate priorities and risks to stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to improve systems and ways of working.

Skills

Product Owner

IT Project Management

Enterprise Systems

APIs & Integrations

Stakeholder Management

Automation & Warehouse IT

Solution Architecture

Job description

Job Req Number: 126293

Time Type: Full Time

Shape the future of warehouse automation

At DSV, technology keeps global supply chains moving. As Senior Product Owner, Automation IT, you will drive the digital solutions that enable smarter and increasingly automated warehouse operations.

Working at the intersection of business, IT, and automation, you will turn complex requirements into scalable, reliable solutions and play a key role in shaping how automation technologies are implemented and operated across DSV.

Your Responsibilities And Impact

You will own the product vision, roadmap, and delivery for the IT systems supporting warehouse automation. Working closely with business stakeholders, IT teams, automation specialists, and external vendors, you will drive both the implementation of new solutions and the evolution of existing platforms.

From solution design and integration to go-live and ongoing optimisation, you will ensure a secure, scalable, and future-ready automation landscape.

• Define and drive the product vision, roadmap, and priorities for Automation IT
• Lead the implementation of new warehouse automation solutions from requirements and design through integration, testing, and go-live
• Ensure seamless integration between automation solutions and the broader IT landscape.
• Manage the lifecycle of existing automation platforms, including upgrades, enhancements, support, and continuous improvement
• Translate business needs into clear requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Prioritise the product backlog based on business value, risks, dependencies, and strategic objectives
• Collaborate with architects, developers, integration specialists, automation teams, and external partners to ensure successful delivery
• Ensure solutions comply with architectural standards, security requirements, and IT best practices
• Drive delivery progress, manage dependencies, and communicate priorities, risks, and outcomes to stakeholders
• Identify opportunities to improve systems, processes, and ways of working

You thrive in complex environments, bringing clarity, structure, and momentum from initial concept to long-term operation.

What You Bring

You are an experienced product or technology professional who thrives at the intersection of IT, systems, and automation. You combine strategic thinking with hands‑on execution and can translate complex business needs into scalable technology solutions.

To thrive and succeed in the role, we imagine you have:

• Experience as a Product Owner, Technical Product Owner, IT Project Manager or in a comparable senior technology role
• A strong understanding of complex IT landscapes, integrations, APIs, and enterprise systems
• Experience leading technology solutions from concept and implementation through go-live and ongoing operation
• Solid knowledge of solution architecture, security, scalability, and operational requirements.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to collaborate across business, IT, and external partners
• A structured, pragmatic, and value-driven approach to balancing business needs, technical requirements, and competing priorities
• Experience with warehouse automation, logistics systems, robotics, WMS, WCS, or similar technologies is an advantage. Most importantly, you can navigate complex IT environments and drive technology solutions that create business value.

What This Role Offers

• Ownership of a strategically important product area at the intersection of IT, automation, and business transformation
• The opportunity to shape and scale warehouse automation solutions across a global organisation
• End‑to‑end influence, from solution design and implementation to long‑term optimisation
• Collaboration with international stakeholders across business, technology, and automation
• The chance to turn innovative technologies into tangible business value
• Opportunities to grow your expertise while helping define the future of Automation IT at DSV

Why DSV

You will join a global organisation with more than 150,000 colleagues across 90+ countries, working together to keep supply chains moving worldwide.

At DSV, movement creates opportunity. We foster a culture built on ownership, transparency, collaboration, and continuous improvement, where people are trusted to make decisions, drive change, and create impact.

Your work will help shape the technology that supports increasingly automated and efficient operations across our global network.

The application deadline is 27 September 2026, but we may close the position sooner if we find the right candidate.

DSV – Global transport and logistics

Working at DSV means playing in a different league.

As a global leader in transport and logistics, we have been on an extraordinary journey of growth. Lets grow together as we continue to innovate, digitalise and build on our achievements.

With close to 150,000 colleagues in over 90 countries, we work every day to offer solid services and meet our customers’ needs and help them achieve their goals. We know that the best way to achieve this is by bringing in new talent, fresh perspectives and ambitious individuals like you.

At DSV, performance is in our DNA. We don't just work - we aim to shape the future of logistics. This ambition fuels a dynamic environment built on collaboration with world-class team players, accountability and action. We value inclusivity, embrace different cultures and respect the dignity and rights of every individual. If you want to make an impact, be trusted by customers and grow your career in a forward‑thinking company - this is the place to be.