IT Product Owner

Volkswagen Group Digital Solutions [Portugal]; Lisboa; Remote; EUR 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home office setup allowance 1,200€

Flex allowance 720€/year

Performance bonus

Health insurance

Wellbeing program

Life insurance

Pension fund

Smartphone & data plan

VW car purchase discounts

Job summary

Volkswagen Group Digital Solutions [Portugal] seeks a results-driven Product/Project Owner to bridge business stakeholders and IT delivery teams, ensuring priorities, objectives and outcomes are aligned. You will translate processes into clear requirements and refine backlogs with cross-functional teams to maximize value.

You will guide backlog prioritization, define acceptance criteria, and foster Agile practices across SAP, developers and IT professionals, enabling smooth delivery and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a business/IT-related field.
• Experience as Product Owner, Project Manager, or Process Owner in business/IT-facing roles.
• Proven ability to translate business requirements into IT solutions.
• Strong understanding of translating requirements into IT delivery via Agile methods.
• Experience managing backlogs and stakeholder expectations.
• Experience refining user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Strong communication, facilitation and negotiation skills.
• Ability to influence decisions across business areas.
• Ability to navigate international, cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Act as bridge between business stakeholders and IT delivery teams to align priorities and outcomes.
• Understand processes, challenges and opportunities; translate into actionable requirements.
• Prioritize IT backlog based on business value and delivery capacity.
• Refine user stories, requirements and acceptance criteria with stakeholders and technical teams.
• Facilitate discussions and decision-making among diverse groups.
• Provide transparency on progress, risks, dependencies and plans.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and maximize value.
• Support Agile ways of working and knowledge sharing within the team.
• Collaborate with SAP experts, developers and IT professionals throughout delivery lifecycle.
• Coach and train team members and stakeholders in organizational techniques and processes.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Facilitation

Negotiation

Communication

English proficiency

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

• Acting as the bridge between business stakeholders/process owners and IT delivery teams, ensuring alignment on priorities, objectives and expected outcomes.
• Understanding business processes, challenges and opportunities, and ensuring correct translation into clear and actionable requirements.
• Managing and prioritizing the IT product backlog based on business value, strategic priorities and delivery capacity.
• Ensure correct definition and refinement of user stories, requirements and acceptance criteria together with business stakeholders and technical teams.
• Facilitating discussions and decision-making across different stakeholder groups, balancing competing needs and priorities.
• Providing transparency on progress, risks, dependencies and delivery plans.
• Identifying opportunities to improve business processes and maximize the value delivered by the Team and related digital solutions.
• Supporting Agile ways of working and fostering collaboration, continuous improvement and knowledge sharing within the team.
• Working closely with SAP functional experts, developers and other IT professionals throughout the delivery lifecycle to ensure successful solution implementation.
• Coaching and training team members and stakeholders in organization techniques and processes.

You’ll be focused in:

• Acting as the bridge between business stakeholders/process owners and IT delivery teams, ensuring alignment on priorities, objectives and expected outcomes.
• Understanding business processes, challenges and opportunities, and ensuring correct translation into clear and actionable requirements.
• Managing and prioritizing the IT product backlog based on business value, strategic priorities and delivery capacity.
• Ensure correct definition and refinement of user stories, requirements and acceptance criteria together with business stakeholders and technical teams.
• Facilitating discussions and decision-making across different stakeholder groups, balancing competing needs and priorities.
• Providing transparency on progress, risks, dependencies and delivery plans.
• Identifying opportunities to improve business processes and maximize the value delivered by the Team and related digital solutions.
• Supporting Agile ways of working and fostering collaboration, continuous improvement and knowledge sharing within the team.
• Working closely with SAP functional experts, developers and other IT professionals throughout the delivery lifecycle to ensure successful solution implementation.
• Coaching and training team members and stakeholders in organization techniques and processes.

In order to succeed, you’ll need

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science or equivalent.
• Experience as Product Owner, Project Manager, Process Owner or similar business and IT-facing role.
• Experience working closely with business stakeholders and technical teams in complex environments.
• Strong understanding of how business requirements are translated into IT solutions and delivered through Agile methodologies.
• Experience managing and prioritizing backlogs, requirements and stakeholder expectations.
• Experience creating and refining user stories, business requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, negotiation and communication skills.
• Ability to influence decisions and build alignment across different business areas.
• Resilience and professional maturity to remain effective in situations involving ambiguity, changing priorities and challenging discussions.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple/competing priorities simultaneously.
• Knowledge of system supported business processes.
• Ability to navigate international and cross-functional teams.
• Continuous improvement mindset with a focus on simplifying processes and increasing business value.
• Strong proficiency in English, both written and spoken

Nice to Have

• Experience working with SAP solutions and processes.
• Understanding of end-to-end ERP process integration.
• Practical experience working in Agile environments using Scrum and Kanban principles.
• Experience using collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Familiarity with change management and organizational transformation activities.

Company Benefits

• 1200€ to equip your home office
• Flex allowance: 720€/year (60€ per month x12)
• Performance bonus
• Health insurance extendable to your household
• Wellbeing program extendable to your household
• Life insurance
• Pension fund
• Smartphone & phone data plan
• Discounts on VW Group cars and special financing conditions

Cool Things You’ll Experience In Our Work Environment

• Tailored remote-friendly setup for every team's vibe!
• Flexible working hours
• Multicultural reality with + 30 different nationalities
• Pet friendly environment
• Boost your career with our internal mobility program, focused on your personal & professional growth
• Mix and mingle across teams for idea-sharing and bonding

About VW Group Digital Solutions [Portugal]

Technology-driven trends such as diverse mobility, electrification and connectivity will revolutionize the mobility industry in the next decade. Volkswagen Group, as world leader in the automotive industry, is setting the pace for this revolution.

At Volkswagen Group Digital Solutions [Portugal] we are the go-to team to tackle complex systems and programming challenges. We make sure that our products flow smoothly in all stages of the digital value chain.

Our main areas of focus: vehicle software & operations, mobile online services, IT security, fleet management, sales & after sales, purchasing & logistics and product portfolio management.

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