Product Owner

The era of software-defined vehicles has already arrived, and mobility industry is using software to drive innovation and create new business models and deliver more services to end consumers. To accelerate this vision, disruptor mobility tech companies like Technica are leading the changes in the electronics architecture that are needed by the industry, with our ability to deliver rapid prototyping hardware and software, being more critical than ever.

To develop this vision, we @Technica-Engineering built four years ago a completely new engineering team located in Barcelona area, which is working closely in contact with our company headquarters in Munich.

Technica is a product-oriented company, that continuously reinvest to stay ahead of the curve, so our interdisciplinary team composed by experts in various engineering disciplines is focused on the development of company own hardware products roadmap and cutting-edge software solutions, and we aim to deliver awesome services to our customers with our solutions for capturing and processing in-vehicle data.

Therefore, if you are an enthusiastic professional interested in being part of a fast-growing company with a strong engineering and research culture, we are looking for a passionate Product Owner to join the team and help us.

“The ideal candidate has a background in programming, web development and cloud computing and has already experience in the daily tasks related with leading the vision of software-based products.”

MAIN FUNCTIONS

• Define and communicate the product vision and strategy to ensure they are aligned with the company objectives.
• Define the high-level product roadmap, translating it into an achievable backlog of product features.
• Detailed definition of the product features and prioritize them considering business needs and development efforts.
• Be a role mode of agile way of working and promote continuous delivery.
• Communicate with key stakeholders, both internal and external, to deeply understand the business and customer needs.
• Collaborate closely with the technical team to define and review the planned features and its technical implementation.
• Define and coordinate product communication strategy as well as dissemination activities in the scope of those products.
• Generate accurate periodic reporting of progress and blocking points, through the definition and monitoring of product KPIs, to be able to communicate efficiently with the internal team and our partners.
• Collaborate with management board and engineering team leaders to identify know-how expansion opportunities through research investments, and to clearly define related activities, aligning them with objectives defined on vertical markets of interest.
• Stay up to date on industry trends and emerging technologies through rigorous investigation and continuous self-learning, ensuring the identification of potential new projects and aligning current project work items with their appropriate scopes.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Full flexibility to manage hybrid work model, depending on the tasks, without rigidi policies of mandatory fixed days at the office.
• Attractive professional career development close to different areas related to electronics development, software development, in-vehicle networking technologies / protocols and web applications / cloud platforms to support our projects and products.
• Company culture oriented to research engineering with no politics and a clear reinvestment mindset in research. Company made by engineers and managed by engineers.
• Opportunity to be introduced in automotive market within a company working as pure R&D partner for main European OEMs.
• High diversity of state-of-the-art projects with technologies 3-4 years beyond what is currently in series production vehicles.
• Opportunity to work in an international environment within a diverse team. International mobility options available to discuss case-by-case.
• 30 working days as holidays, with full flexibility to manage them.
• Private health insurance.
• Regular team building activities with specific company budget.
• Opportunity to further expand your training, from personal abilities to technical areas.

For additional information in case you want to know more about us, check our website: https://technica-engineering.de/en/

SKILLS

• Experience shipping successful products, defining vision, strategy, and product roadmaps from scratch as well as managing product backlogs.
• Ability to break down complex problems into achievable tasks
• Strong engineering background (preferably telecommunications or computer science) and previous experience on development roles
• Good knowledge and application of agile methodologies.
• Good know-how of tools for product management using agile methodologies (for example Trello, JIRA, Confluence, etc.)
• Desirable previous experience in UI/UX design and/or in front-end development.
• Desirable experience in start-up, scale-up or mid-scale growth environments.
• Desirable product management certifications (CSPO, PSPO, SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager or any others)
• Continuous learning mindset in a technological context combined with executive synthesis skills, to quickly get a grasp on any new technological concept without needing to know deeply all details.
• Strong communication skills and proven experience on building effective working relationships with people from very different backgrounds and groups.
• Handling of multitasking activities with strong autonomous prioritization skills, without being overwhelmed for peaks of concurrent tasks.
• Highly detail-oriented person with a passion for being a proactive supplier of solutions.
• Strong work ethic and rigorous approach on managing confidential information.
• Fluency in local languages and working fluency in English is a must, basic German is nice to have but not required.

Being a permanent role, you get the security, freedom, and support to grow both personally and professionally as an essential part of the Technica team. The company offers internal training to help you develop/progress the skills and knowledge to get started and excel in one of our many projects. Upon starting at the company you will be further supported by an experienced colleague who will work with you individually as a mentor/coach role.