Product Owner - Internal Platform

Our client is a Tech Company specializing in the maritime sector and seeking to hire a Product Owner to take full ownership of its Internal Development Platform (IDP). In this position you will play a pivotal role in shaping the platform as a product by streamlining development fostering automation and enabling scalable services for product teams. Acting as the voice of the platforms users the Product Owner drives innovation usability and stability ensuring the platform evolves in alignment with business and technology goals.

Responsibilities:

Product Ownership & Roadmap Management

• Oversees the platform backlog balancing service needs and feature requests.
• Collaborates with architects and product teams to define and prioritize epics and roadmap items.
• Applies a product mindset to deliver incremental value quickly and iteratively.
• Collects and integrates feedback from developers and other stakeholders to enhance platform usability.

Platform Stability & Service Management

• Defines and monitors Service Level Objectives (SLOs) in collaboration with Site Reliability Engineers.
• Manages the incident response process and ensures timely resolution of platformrelated issues.
• Conducts root cause analysis for major incidents and ensures robust disaster recovery plans.
• Oversees user access platform security configurations and compliance with internal controls.

Platform Operations & Resource Management

• Manages cloud services licenses provisioning and configuration of platform infrastructure.
• Supports application deployment testing and troubleshooting across development environments.
• Coordinates platform updates including version control backups and database maintenance.
• Tracks usage statistics and monitors expenditure to guide platform optimization efforts.

Ecosystem Enablement & Integration Governance

• Maintains a comprehensive catalog of platform components interfaces and APIs.
• Ensures effective usage and support of published APIs across platform tenants.
• Promotes interoperability and ensures integration practices align with security and compliance standards.
• Supports development teams with onboarding documentation and integration reviews.

Technology Innovation & Experimentation

• Partners with architects and engineers to explore new technologies and run proofofconcept projects.
• Evaluates emerging tools and methodologies to enhance platform capabilities and performance.

Key Stakeholder Relationships

Internal Stakeholders:

• Leading product managers infrastructure and operations teams architects and support staff.

External Stakeholders:

• Technology vendors API consumers and industry regulatory bodies.

Background and Experience:

Professional Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years in technical product ownership delivery management or platform management roles.
• Proven experience with platform engineering DevOps practices and cloudbased ecosystems.
• Prior experience working in complex environments involving multiple integrations and stakeholders.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
• Familiarity with Agile and Scrum methodologies for product delivery.
• Experience managing external vendors and thirdparty services.
• Highlevel understanding of platform architecture CI/CD pipelines and incident management.
• Knowledge of security and compliance standards (IAM OAuth GDPR etc.

Educational Background:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) preferred.
• ITIL Foundation certification desirable.

Technical Expertise:

• Cloud infrastructure (preferably Azure) and Kubernetes.
• API and integration management including API gateways.
• Lowcode development platforms and application lifecycle management.
• Monitoring and observability tools aligned with SRE principles.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and DevOps pipeline automation.

Package and Benefits:

• Salary depends on experience and qualifications:EUR Gross per year (including 13th salary)
• Medical insurance
• Provident Fund
• Flexible working hours
• Annual bonus based on performance

Company Profile:

Our client is a rapidly expanding leader in maritime technology. They dont just connect with the global maritime industry they revolutionize it. Their culture is collaborative inclusive and focused on technologydriven solutions.

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