Software Product Owner (f/m/d)

Latitude

Reims

On-site

EUR 55,000 - 90,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Latitude seeks a Software Product Owner to structure and govern its digital ecosystem, ensuring data consistency across tools and configurations for engineering, testing, avionics, and operations teams. You will own the backlog end-to-end, drive acceptance testing, and coordinate with stakeholders to secure the data chain for missions.

The role is mainly office-based, requiring hands-on development experience, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to manage capacity and priorities within

Qualifications

Engineering degree in Embedded Systems or related field.
5+ years of professional experience.
Experience coordinating software development and testing activities.
English level at least B2.

Responsibilities

Gather and assess requirements from user teams: Operations, Testing, Avionics, GNC/OBS, Systems, Analysis.
Translate needs into backlog items with clear acceptance criteria and impact.
Manage and maintain a single backlog aligned with development and qualification schedule.
Arbitrate between competing requests and document decisions and rationale.
Identify whether issues stem from tooling or process or usage.

Skills

Product Owner

Coding experience

Test/Qualification

English B2

Team coordination

Education

Engineering degree in Embedded Systems or related

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Job description

As Latitude develops and qualifies its launcher, the volume, complexity, and criticality of engineering and operational data continue to grow. The Software Product Owner plays a key role in structuring this digital ecosystem by ensuring that internal software tools, data flows, and configuration information remain consistent, traceable, and aligned with the needs of engineering, testing, avionics, GNC, systems, and operations teams. At the crossroads of software development and operational engineering, this position helps secure the data chain that supports the design, qualification, and execution of Latitude’s missions.

Tasks & missions

Gather and assess requirements from user teams: Operations, Testing, Avionics, GNC/OBS, Systems, Analysis.
Translate these needs into actionable backlog items: clear problem statements, acceptance criteria, and operational impact if not addressed.
Manage and maintain a single, prioritized backlog covering all software tools, aligned with the development and qualification schedule.
Arbitrate between competing requests and document decisions and their rationale.
Identify whether an issue stems from a tooling need or from a process or usage deficiency.

Technical Contribution to Development

Take ownership of backlog items end-to-end: coding, testing, review, integration, CI, etc.
Contribute to the maintenance of deployed software.
Ensure acceptance testing of deliverables.

Execution Management and Coordination

Facilitate team rituals: backlog reviews, sprints, progress meetings, and demo reviews.
Ensure the availability of business and technical stakeholders to resolve questions blocking developers.
Monitor progress and flag deviations; elevate decisions beyond the role’s scope to the Department Manager, including capacity, cross-team priorities, and subcontracting budgets.
Govern the use of AI assistance in CI/CD and software development: define areas where it provides genuine value and those where human review and verification remain mandatory.

Data Chain Consistency

Ensure consistency of the cross-functional data model. For example, equipment declared in one software tool must be addressable in another.
Ensure that the configuration baseline of a mission is captured as native metadata within generated data, as this is essential for subsequent usability and analysis.
Maintain an end-to-end view of upstream and downstream dependencies and identify changes that could weaken the overall data chain.

Processes, Quality and Traceability

Formalize CDM processes: data lifecycle, approval workflows, change management, and acceptance criteria.
Define the verification strategy for tools generating onboard artifacts, such as builders and configuration compilers, where failures may remain silent and propagate downstream.
Ensure traceability: for a given mission, identify which version of each database, tool, and file was used.
Manage technical debt and keep it visible within the backlog rather than allowing it to accumulate outside formal tracking.

Capacity Planning and Resourcing

Define recruitment and subcontracting needs: scope, required skills, capacity, and schedule.
Raise alerts regarding capacity risks, particularly when critical expertise is concentrated in a single developer (bus factor).
Maintain a clear and readable workload and capacity plan for the department.

Position Specifics

Mainly office-based position.
Regular interaction with other departments and projects.
Confidentiality level: Normal.

Preferred experience & skills

Education and Qualifications

Engineering degree in Embedded Systems, Industrial IT, Data, or equivalent, with experience coordinating technical software development, ideally within the space, aerospace, or testing industries.

Required Knowledge and Skills

Experience as a Product Owner or in coordinating a software development team is preferred.
Recent hands-on software development experience is required, typically 4-5 years.
Operational experience in testing, test campaigns, or qualification campaigns.
English level: B2

Required Experience

5+ years of professional experience.

Perks & Benefits

At Latitude, we believe that building a rocket is a collective adventure, one that requires excellence, trust and a healthy work environment.

We offer a work setting designed to support both performance and well‑being:

A structured training and development plan, supporting skills development throughout your career (technical expertise, project management, leadership, and soft skills)
Financial incentives for sustainable transportation
Meal vouchers (tickets restaurants)
Remote work: on average up to 2 days per week for eligible roles
Regular team and company-wide events, as well as support for employee-led initiatives
A friendly workplace with social spaces, free tea and coffee, and Latitude merch to welcome you on board.

An international and open-minded environment

Latitude is an international company, working in a English-French speaking environment.

English is essential for working at Latitude, as many of our projects, tools, and interactions are international.
If you are not fully fluent yet, no worries, what matters most is your openness and willingness to improve - language courses can be part of the journey (French or English).

We value diversity of backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives, and we believe it strengthens both our teams and our engineering.

Relocation support

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