Product Owner Traffic Domain (m/f/d)

SWARCO is a growing international group with over 5000 employees on all continents. This position is available in both Berlin, Germany, and Bucharest, Romania. - Lead refinement sessions and sprint planning together with the development team - Own and define requirements, epics, and user stories with a strong product mindset - Manage and align with stakeholders across domains (e.g. sales, productmanagement, partners) - Evaluate and structure incoming requirements, balancing business needs and product vision - Set and continuously adjust team priorities in line with strategic goals - Confidently handle mid-sprint changes while maintaining delivery stability - Take ownership of release planning and communicate timelines transparently - Provide clear and structured updates to senior management and stakeholders - Highlight achievements, risks, and trade-offs to ensure transparency and informed decisions - Collaborate closely with QA to define test scenarios and ensure customer sign-off - Ensure high-quality, consistent, and understandable product documentation - Actively incorporate user feedback into product decisions and roadmap planning - Co-lead the team together with the Team Lead in a close and collaborative setup - 5+ years of experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or in a comparable role - Knowledge in Traffic Domain or strong interest in mobility, traffic systems, smart cities, or similar environments - A bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent - Strong understanding of Agile principles and hands-on experience managing backlogs and sprints - Product mindset: You take ownership beyond “just PO tasks” and avoid silo thinking - Experience working in complex software environments (ideally cloud-based systems) - Solid technical understanding and affinity (no deep engineering expertise required) - Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across different levels and regions - Ability to translate complex, regional requirements into clear and actionable product features - Assertiveness and strong argumentation skills when prioritizing and making decisions - Clear customer and user focus in all product decisions - Proven team player with a collaborative and proactive mindset - Experience with Jira and Confluence - Fluent in English (written and spoken), German is a plus, other languages are appreciated - A strong team spirit and strong cohesion - confirmed by the last employee survey. Teamwork takes centre stage with us - SWARCO offers a secure job in a stable industry in an international group - Benefit from customised training opportunities that promote your professional developmen - Take advantage of 30 days' holiday and special leave, e.g. for marriage, for example - Take advantage of our hybrid and flexible working arrangements, which enable both on-site and mobile working, depending on the job - We offer a 15% contribution to the company pension scheme, far more than the statutory contribution, as well as capital-forming benefit - Your health is important to us: benefit from (e-)bike leasing and a €160/year contribution to health care and fitness programmes, e.g. via wellhub - Our offer for your personal well-being includes free, unbureaucratic external advice for professional, private or health-related issues#LI-AN1 #ITS