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Technical Product Owner – Core Systems
·Germany
HybridFull-timeProduct ManagementEnergyReal EstateIT Services
Join a leading international service provider for smart and sustainable buildings, driving the digital energy transition. As Technical Product Owner, you will own the core system that powers value-creating processes across 18 countries, leading its modernization from a monolithic architecture to a modern cloud-based microservices landscape.
Responsibilities
- Act as the bridge between business stakeholders and IT, translating functional requirements into precise technical specifications and ensuring architectural compliance.
- Drive the modernization of legacy systems (Oracle PL/SQL, Delphi, .NET Framework) by defining roadmap items for refactoring and migration to microservices on Azure AKS using C#.
- Maintain and prioritize the product backlog with technical expertise, balancing new features against technical debt reduction.
- Take end-to-end ownership of initiatives from discovery and architecture design through implementation to go-live and stable operations.
- Manage stakeholders by moderating workshops, aligning expectations on scope and timelines, and coordinating collaboration across international hubs.
- Embed a data-first mindset within the team and ensure non-functional requirements such as performance, scalability, and security are integral to every user story.
Requirements
- Degree in computer science or a comparable qualification.
- Several years of experience as a Product Owner, Technical Project Lead, or in an architecture-related role.
- Deep understanding of software architectures, including relational databases (Oracle PL/SQL) and modern cloud platforms (Azure, containers, microservices).
- Willingness to work with legacy technologies (Delphi, .NET Framework) and transform them intelligently.
- Strong proficiency in agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and their effective application in complex enterprise environments.
- Confident communication skills with the ability to say no when technically necessary and to convey complex topics clearly to management.
- Business fluency in both German and English, and willingness to travel occasionally (approx. 20%) to other sites.
Benefits
- Flexible working hours and mobile work options.
- 30 days of vacation plus special leave and payments.
- Company laptop and commuting allowance.
- Capital-forming benefits and subsidized company pension scheme.
- Systematic development programs and a varied seminar program through the internal academy.
- Support for work-life balance, including childcare, caregiving, and mental health services.
- Free water, fair-trade coffee, and tea at all locations.
- Bike leasing, active health management, and corporate benefits discounts.