Technical Product Owner

Location: Barcelona Type: Full-time

Were hiringand were doing it the Frekuent a world where technology moves fast we move with purpose. If youre ready to make your next big move and create something meaningful youre in the right place.

Being part of our dream team isnt just about a job its about enjoying the frekuency. If youre ready to be part of this journey and grow together join us and make a real impact.

Get to know us

Frekuent is a fast-growing company redefining the payment experience helping businesses turn one-time buyers into lifetime clients through unique loyalty boosters. We believe that the secret to more sales is giving customers less: cashless contactless and effortless payment solutions that transform the way businesses operate. With Frekuent transactions happen in seconds keeping customers coming back for seconds.

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Were looking for a Technical Product Owner to work at the intersection of product and engineering. Youll be embedded within our backend engineering teams acting as the bridge between business needs and technical execution on our most complex infrastructure-heavy projects.

Your core ownership is the what and how: working alongside the Product Manager to define features understand technical feasibility and translate product decisions into well-scoped engineering work. Once the scope is defined youll stay close to the engineering team to unblock clarify and make sure what gets built matches what was intended.

What youll do:

• Own the backlog for technical projects: Define prioritize and maintain a well-groomed backlog for technical and backend-focused initiatives. Write user stories and technical requirements that engineers can actually work from.
• Translate requirements into technical scope: Work with stakeholders to gather and understand business needs then break them down into clear concrete specs that the engineering team can execute on without ambiguity.
• Unblock engineering teams: Be the first line of support when teams hit blockers - whether thats clarifying a requirement making a scoping decision escalating to the right person or finding a pragmatic solution to a technical constraint.
• Understand the technical context: Dive deep into backend systems architecture decisions and platform dependencies. You dont need to write the code but you need to understand the implications of technical choices.
• Bridge product and engineering: Facilitate communication between backend engineers product managers and other stakeholders. Make sure everyone is aligned on priorities scope and timelines.
• Identify and manage dependencies: Map cross-team and cross-system dependencies early. Flag risks before they become blockers.
• Contribute to technical discovery: Participate in architecture discussions and technical planning sessions. Bring the product and business perspective when the team is evaluating technical solutions.
• Stay close through delivery: Once scope is defined and work is underway remain the point of contact for engineering on requirement questions and scope clarifications.

What were looking for

Must-have

• 4 years of experience in a product technical or engineering role as a Senior PO Technical PM or similar with deep hands-on exposure to backend or platform engineering teams.
• Technical background: You understand how backend systems work APIs databases services architecture integrations. You dont need to code but you need to speak the language fluently enough to earn engineers trust.
• Requirements engineering: You know how to gather refine and document requirements in a way thats useful for engineering teams. You write stories that are clear testable and well-scoped.
• Problem-solving under ambiguity: Youre comfortable in situations where the problem isnt fully defined. You ask the right questions to get to clarity and youre able to propose solutions rather than just escalate problems.
• Stakeholder management: You can manage competing priorities communicate tradeoffs clearly and keep multiple teams aligned without losing momentum.
• English proficiency (B2/C1): You can read technical documentation write specs and participate in meetings in English comfortably.

Nice-to-have

• Experience working in payments fintech or infrastructure products.
• Familiarity with payment protocols device integrations or IoT environments understanding what it means to build products that live at the intersection of hardware and software.
• Experience with agile at scale: managing backlogs across multiple teams working with tech leads on roadmap planning or coordinating cross-team dependencies.
• Exposure to API design data modeling or system integration projects.
• Prior experience as a software developer or technical analyst knowing what its like to sit on the engineering side.
• Background in startups or scale-ups where things move fast and processes are still being built.

Whats in it for you

A hybrid model that works Enjoy the energy of our office 3 days a week and the flexibility of working remotely the other 2.

Flexible schedule because we trust you to own your time and your outcomes.

Meal vouchers Enjoy a monthly support of meal vouchers to make your workdays tastier.

Health & wellness private health insurance and discounted gym memberships to keep both body and mind in top shape.

Learning & development English classes and role-specific training because your growth is part of our journey.

23 days of paid time off plus local holidays because great ideas need space to rest.

A dynamic fast-growing environment where each day is unique and every idea counts.

A collaborative mindset surrounded by people who genuinely enjoy building together.

Regular afterwork & teambuilding events activities to relax connect and strengthen team bonds.

Why youll love it here

At Frekuent we believe our success is built on our people. Were a team of non-conformists committed and solution-driven individuals who know that infinity is the limit when it comes to innovation. With plenty of room for personal and professional development we value creativity ownership and collaboration all driven by a strong culture that fuels our growth.

Be authentic isnt just a value its our belief that embracing who we are and appreciating diverse backgrounds experiences and opinions is what truly enriches us.

If youre ready to jump into an exciting environment and make a real difference this is the place for you.

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