Senior Product Owner, Automation IT

DSV Road GmbH; Hedehusene; On-site; DKK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

DSV is seeking a Senior Product Owner for Automation IT to shape digital solutions that enable smarter, more automated warehouse operations across a global organisation. You will own the product vision and drive end-to-end delivery, collaborating with business stakeholders, IT teams, automation specialists and external partners.

You will lead the design-to-go-live journey, ensuring secure, scalable platforms while continuously improving the automation landscape across DSV’s global network.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Product Owner or similar senior technology role.
• Strong understanding of IT landscapes, integrations, APIs, and enterprise systems.
• Experience leading technology solutions from concept to go-live and ongoing operation.
• Solid knowledge of architecture, security, scalability, and operational requirements.
• Excellent stakeholder management across business, IT, and external partners.
• Experience with warehouse automation or logistics tech is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive 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.
• Collaborate with architects, developers, integration specialists, automation teams, and external partners to ensure successful delivery.

Skills

Product Owner

IT Project Management

Stakeholder management

Solution architecture

Security & compliance

APIs & integrations

Job description

If you are a current DSV employee and interested in a position in another country, please contact your Human Resource representative to discuss the process and requirements of applying.

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.

Your key responsibilities include:

• 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.

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. Let’s 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.