Product Owner

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For our further growth we are looking for people who will help shape the future of Contentserv. People who are like us. We offer you a lot of freedom to develop yourself. Above all, we offer you a great team, an employee-oriented corporate culture and many other benefits. Sounds good? Then welcome to the team!

With Contentserv, retailers and brand owners create path-breaking product experiences of the future - using the full potential of modern technologies. Our goal is to revolutionize the everyday lives of marketing and product teams - our innovative, holistic platform focuses on time-to-value.

The Product Experience Cloud (PXC) by Contentserv is an all-in-one, cloud-native platform that enables businesses to seamlessly manage, enrich, and distribute product data across multiple channels. It combines Product Information Management (PIM), Data Integration tools to onboard and offboard product data, Digital Asset Management (DAM), and advanced Syndication and Feed Management, powered by AI-driven automation and insights, to ensure product data is accurate, consistent, and optimized for digital commerce. Built for retailers, manufacturers, and distributors, the PXC leverages artificial intelligence to enhance data quality, streamline workflows, and provide intelligent recommendations—enabling teams to efficiently centralize product information, manage digital assets, and distribute enriched content across eCommerce platforms, marketplaces, and other sales channels. With PXC, businesses can accelerate time-to-market, improve operational efficiency, and deliver high-quality, engaging product experiences that drive conversions.

Role Overview and Responsibilities

• Define and Prioritize Features: Design and prioritize features based on company goals and strategic objectives, ensuring maximum value for a given scope.
• Manage Requirements: Lead requirement gathering and validation, create action plans, and define schedules to ensure timely, high-quality software delivery.
• Act as a Key Liaison: Serve as the primary bridge between engineering, product management, customers, and partners, ensuring seamless communication and alignment.
• Engage with Customers & Partners: Manage the Customer & Partner Product Portal, collecting and analyzing ideas, user feedback, and business requirements.
• Own the Product Backlog: Oversee the backlog to balance company objectives with customer satisfaction, ensuring an optimal product support experience.
• Lead Implementation & Project Management: Drive end-to-end implementation planning, including project management, issue resolution, documentation, communication, and change management.
• Ensure User-Centric and Future-Proof Solutions: Make sure that product implementations deliver high value, provide an excellent user experience, and are sustainable for long-term support and maintenance.
• Monitor Progress & Ensure Transparency: Track implementation progress at every stage, keeping key stakeholders informed and ensuring accountability.
• Conduct User Acceptance Testing (UAT): Actively participate in UAT, identifying areas for improvement and optimizing product functionality.
• Proactively Manage Risks: Identify and mitigate potential risks to ensure a smooth and successful product delivery.

Required Profile and Skills

• Strong Communication: Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, articulate vision, and align stakeholders on priorities.
• Technical Understanding: A good grasp of technical concepts helps bridge the gap between business and engineering teams.
• Ownership: Taking initiative, driving projects forward, and ensuring that product meets business and customer goals.
• Customer-Centric Mindset: Deep understanding of user needs and the ability to translate them into valuable product features.
• Analytical & Data-Driven Decision Making: Ability to interpret data, identify trends, and make informed decisions to optimize product performance.
• Problem Solving: Proactive in identifying challenges, proposing solutions, and driving continuous improvements.
• Stakeholder Management: Good stakeholder management skills and the willingness to align diverse teams toward a shared vision.
• English Proficiency: Good communication skills in English, both spoken and written.

Benefits and Working Conditions

• Permanent contract
• 30 days vacation + special days of leave on top
• Company pension plan
• Onboarding mentorship program
• Flexible working hours with trust-based model
• Hybrid working model: flexibility to choose between working from home and modern offices in Munich & Rohrbach
• Company car / car allowance, hardware and bonus program
• Health promotion: healthy smoothies, weekly meditation sessions, etc.
• Dog-friendly office environment
• Flat hierarchies and short decision-making paths
• Co-operative and respectful corporate culture with room for own ideas.

Centric Software provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status or genetic information.