Global IT Product Owner – Purchasing Platform

Bluebeam, Inc.; Delaware; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Job summary

Nemetschek Group seeks an IT Product Owner Purchase to act as the primary IT contact for designated Purchasing platforms, translating business needs into technical solutions and managing vendor relationships.

You will own the application lifecycle, drive global system harmonization with GPO guidelines, and oversee agile user stories, acceptance criteria, and backlogs while coordinating with Finance and other systems.

Qualifications

• Several years of hands-on experience in software development, systems engineering, or IT operations.
• Broad knowledge across software architecture and design, cloud platforms, infrastructure, databases, networking, security, and integration.
• Experience in leading and managing projects to ensure successful outcomes.
• Strong stakeholder management, consulting, and change management skills.
• Proven experience in purchase processes, Coupa or similar tools.
• Fluent German and English language knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Serve as IT point of contact for GPO Purchasing and local purchasing stakeholders for the designated Purchasing platform(s).
• Own the IT application lifecycle of the Purchasing platform, including roadmap, releases, and technical debt management.
• Translate business requirements and process changes into epics, features and user stories, including clear acceptance criteria.
• Manage and prioritize the IT demand pipeline and product backlog in collaboration with Lean Portfolio Management, business counterparts, and other Product Owners.
• Ensure harmonized global system setup aligned with Purchasing GPO guidelines and end-to-end process design, including integration with FiCO where relevant.
• Coordinate and manage IT vendors and implementation partners for enhancements, projects, and problem resolution, including 3rd level support.
• Ensure applications operate according to agreed SLAs, including monitoring, incident and problem management, and capacity/performance to follow up.
• Monitor and manage technical interfaces between Purchasing, Finance and other connected systems, ensuring data quality and stable integrations.
• Administer the system (user and role management, configurations, small enhancements, regression checks) in line with IT security and compliance standards.
• Support platform rollout activities (country/wave deployments), including cutover coordination, interface readiness, and hyper care.
• Plan and coordinate end user training, release communication and change impact assessments together with business key users and GPO Purchasing.
• Optimize license usage and environment footprint to ensure cost-efficient use of the platform and related services.
• Work according to IT standards, policies, processes (e.g. ITSM, security, architecture, Lean Portfolio Management, and agile ceremonies).
• Collect and analyze feedback and usage data to drive continuous improvement and innovation (e.g. new modules, AI capabilities, automation).

Skills

Software Development

Systems Engineering

IT Operations

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Change Management

Purchasing processes

Coupa

German & English

Tools

Coupa

Job description

Nemetschek Group seeks an IT Product Owner Purchase to act as the primary IT contact for designated Purchasing platforms, translating business needs into technical solutions and managing vendor relationships.

You will own the application lifecycle, drive global system harmonization with GPO guidelines, and oversee agile user stories, acceptance criteria, and backlogs while coordinating with Finance and other systems.