Product Owner

We are looking for a Product Operations Manager at GLS/NXT to help shape and evolve our OOH parcel locker platform across our international GLS markets and partner this role you will support the product team in driving platform development - contributing to roadmap planning translating stakeholder feedback into actionable product decisions and keeping internal product operations running smoothly.

You will work closely with support teams ensuring complex problems are resolved and recurring themes feed back into the product roadmap. You will also play an active role in sprint planning reviews and other team rituals as part of GLS/NXT.

This role is perfect for someone who is structured curious and motivated by building great products. Youre comfortable working across operational and product challenges turning user and stakeholder insights into meaningful improvements and making sure nothing falls through the cracks.

• Drive delivery of the roadmap for one product pillar of our OOH parcel locker platform translating strategic priorities into a clear prioritized backlog
• Write and refine user stories acceptance criteria and requirements keeping the backlog refined and ready for delivery
• Prioritize work by balancing user needs business value technical constraints and stakeholder input and communicate those trade-offs transparently
• Partner closely with engineers and designers to deliver against the roadmap resolving ambiguity and making the day-to-day product decisions that keep delivery moving
• Lead sprint planning backlog refinement reviews and other agile rituals for your product pillar
• Translate stakeholder and market feedback into structured actionable product insights for product discovery
• Collaborate with customer support to ensure complex issues are resolved and recurring patterns feed back into your backlog
• Track and report key product metrics for your pillar surfacing trends and insights that inform prioritization and roadmap decisions
• Maintain clear documentation of requirements workflows known issues and product decisions

What you bring

• >4 years of experience in product management/ownership integration implementation or technical project management in B2B
• Experience owning a backlog and writing clear requirements user stories and acceptance criteria within agile software delivery (sprint planning backlog refinement product rituals)
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills with a structured approach to problem-solving and prioritization
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across teams and cultures
• A low-ego hands-on mentality with a strong bias for getting things done and curiosity for trying new tools and approaches including AI to improve how we work
• Fundamental understanding of technical concepts such as APIs system architecture or digital platform products
• Business-level proficiency in English both written and spoken
• Valid working permit for Germany

Nice to have

• Experience with products that combine hardware and software for example connected devices IoT or embedded systems.
• Previous experience in logistics is a plus
• German language skills are welcome but not required
• Comfort working with tools like Jira Confluence or similar project tracking tools

Even if you do not meet every single requirement we encourage you to apply if you believe you are well-suited for the role and can contribute meaningfully to our team.

• Dynamic workplace: A digital environment with international projects and space to learn and grow
• Flexible work conditions: Hybrid working mode with a tailored remote policy
• Focus on learning: A personal budget (1.000) for learning and development initiatives
• Physical space for ideas: A great office space in Berlin Mitte with top-tier equipment
• Transparent and competitive compensation: A salary package that reflects your expertise and experience.
• Active participation: A clear bonus system enabling participation in your and the teams performance
• Engaging team culture: Monthly team cooking regular events and offsites
• Vacation policy: 30 days of yearly holiday
• Reward system: Rewards for the recommendation of additional team members

About GLS NXT:

GLS/NXT was founded with the mission to build the next generation of logistic experiences driven by technology - core adjacent & beyond. More specifically our sphere of interest is the Logistics and eCommerce sector. We are entrepreneurs and hence always start with the users needs. We are located between Corporate and Startups and leverage the benefits from both (startup speed and corporate muscle). GLS/NXT inhabits different project teams acting as startups with business responsibility and setting their own vision and mission. GLS/NXT is part of the GLS IT Services GmbH.

Commitment to Diversity

GLS/NXT is an equal opportunity employer which means we do not discriminate on the basis of race colour religion marital status age national origin ancestry physical or mental disability medical condition pregnancy genetic information gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.