Senior Product Owner with German

Unravel S.A; Wrocław; On-site; PLN 184,598 - 234,192; Full time

Job summary

Unravel S.A is seeking a Senior Product Owner to maximize product value by bridging business stakeholders and a cross-functional development team. You will translate business needs into well-defined user stories, maintain the backlog, and ensure alignment with goals and quality standards in an Agile setup.

You will collaborate with Project Managers and distributed teams to deliver complex IT/software products, balance priorities, and drive roadmap execution using KPIs and data-driven decisions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of PO or similar role in Scrum environment.
• Proven track record delivering complex IT/software products.
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum and full product lifecycle.
• Experience with cross-functional and distributed teams.
• Ability to balance business priorities with technical constraints.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Analytical, problem-solving, prioritization and decision-making abilities.
• Experience creating high-quality user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Ability to estimate work, manage sprint scope, and track delivery progress.
• Hands-on with Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence or similar tools.
• Experience with roadmaps and backlog management.
• Familiarity with UX principles.
• Understanding of API-based systems and integrations.
• Data-driven mindset using KPIs to drive decisions.
• Ability to work independently with transparency.

Responsibilities

• Understand, communicate, and support the client's product vision, strategy, and roadmap.
• Gather, analyze, and validate business and stakeholder requirements.
• Translate business needs into well-defined user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Own, prioritize, and continuously refine the product backlog together with the client.
• Ensure backlog items are clear, complete, and ready for development.
• Make decisions regarding scope, priorities, and trade-offs.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders, development teams, UX/UI, QA, Scrum Masters, and Project Managers.
• Lead sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and product demonstrations.
• Monitor sprint progress and proactively communicate risks, delays, and mitigation plans.
• Review completed work and accept or reject deliverables based on agreed acceptance criteria.
• Ensure delivered features meet business objectives, user needs, and quality standards.
• Manage dependencies and mitigate delivery risks.
• Support release planning and go-to-market activities when required.
• Drive product improvements through data analysis, user feedback, and KPIs.
• Promote continuous improvement across teams, processes, and workflows.

Skills

Product owner experience

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Analytics & problem-solving

Backlog management

Agile / Scrum

User story & acceptance criteria

Story estimation & sprint planning

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Confluence

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Product Owner who will help our customer to maximize product value delivered by a cross-functional development team. Acting as the main link between business stakeholders (Project Manager on client side mainly) and the delivery team, translate business needs into well defined stories and a backlog, ensuring solutions align with customer needs, business objectives, and quality standards within an Agile environment.

Requirements:

• Minimum 4 years of experience as a Product Owner or in a similar role within a Scrum environment
• Proven track record of delivering complex IT/software products and projects
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and the full product development lifecycle
• Experience working with cross-functional and distributed teams
• Ability to balance business priorities, technical constraints, and user needs
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, prioritization, and decision‑making abilities
• Experience creating high‑quality user stories, acceptance criteria, and product documentation
• Ability to estimate work, manage sprint scope, and track delivery progress
• Hands‑on experience with Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, or similar tools
• Experience with product roadmapping and backlog management
• Familiarity with UX principles
• Understanding of API‑based systems and integrations
• Data‑driven mindset and experience using KPIs to drive product decisions
• Ability to work independently while maintaining a high level of transparency

Nice to have:

• Experience in Climate Tech, Industrial Technology, or Energy domains

Main responsibilities:

• Understand, communicate, and support the client's product vision, strategy, and roadmap
• Gather, analyze, and validate business and stakeholder requirements
• Translate business needs into well‑defined user stories and acceptance criteria
• Own, prioritize, and continuously refine the product backlog together with the client
• Ensure backlog items are clear, complete, and ready for development
• Make decisions regarding scope, priorities, and trade‑offs
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders, development teams, UX/UI, QA, Scrum Masters, and Project Managers
• Lead sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and product demonstrations
• Monitor sprint progress and proactively communicate risks, delays, and mitigation plans
• Review completed work and accept or reject deliverables based on agreed acceptance criteria
• Ensure delivered features meet business objectives, user needs, and quality standards
• Manage dependencies and mitigate delivery risks
• Support release planning and go‑to‑market activities when required
• Drive product improvements through data analysis, user feedback, and KPIs
• Promote continuous improvement across teams, processes, and workflows

Salary 134 - 170 PLN hourly

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