Senior Product Owner (AEM)

About Us

ERGO Technology & Services S.A. (ET&S S.A.) was established in January 2021 following the integration of ERGO Digital IT and Atena into one entity, leveraging both companies’ strengths and best practices. As a part of ERGO Technology & Services Management AG, the technology holding of ERGO Group AG, we support millions of internal and external customers with state-of-the-art IT solutions to everyday problems.

In October 2022, ET&S S.A. expanded its scope of operations by creating a Business Services unit to contribute in a new way to the growth of ERGO’s business. Acting as a co-partner and internal consultant, it adds non-IT value and supports the development of the entire ERGO Group, currently offering skills in reporting, analysis, actuarial, and input management. We are committed to fostering innovation and meeting the evolving needs of our clients worldwide.

Discover how we implement AI, IoT, Voice Recognition, Big Data science, advanced mobile solutions, and business-related services to anticipate and address our customers’ future needs.

About the role

Are you looking to develop and continue a long-term career as a Product Owner at the heart of the Insurance sector? This is an outstanding opportunity to join an international, diverse team. You will be assigned to a product enabling ERGO Tied Agents to benefit from targeting their audience.​

How you will get the job done

• creating IT product definitions (final ones as well as MVPs) in a way that the products can be flexible with adjusting to changing business needs and possibly reused in the future
• managing digital product backlog(s) (defining epics and/or stories in a “clean” and understandable by the customer and team way, including DoD and DoR), according to business values and technical debts
• maintaining the product(s) roadmap through collaboration with German stakeholders
• cooperating with Project Managers and Architects to deliver complex solutions built out of multiple products
• working as digital product owner for IT solutions, prioritizing changes for the development team, supporting the internal release management process
• identifying the future potential of your products and getting your teams, customers, and business network excited about it
• preparing required product documentation, correspondence, and presentations, as needed

Skills and experience you will need

• fluency in English
• experience in product creation in the role of Product Owner or Product Manager
• proactive, self-starter with excellent project management skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively
• excellent communication skills with the ability to engage, influence, and inspire stakeholders to drive collaboration and alignment
• ability to manage bigger and new but also smaller and legacy products or functionalities
• ability to adapt to changing circumstances and embrace change with a positive attitude
• knowledge and understanding of Agile methodologies (especially SCRUM and Kanban)
• flexible and people-oriented approach to managing the team/product lifecycle, stakeholder management skills, and dependencies management
• experience with CMS migration projects
• experience with Adobe Experience Manager

Nice to have

• fluency in German
• technical IT experience
• experience in end-to-end project delivery
• degree in Computer Science or similar