Product Owner - Aviation Industry (m/w/d)

About the Company

For our client WePlan we are looking for a Product Owner. WePlan is a dynamic start-up company dedicated to developing and providing tools for strategic and operational workforce planning. They are constantly growing beyond their established customer base in the travel, transportation and logistics industry. Join the dynamic team as a passionate Product Owner. In this role, you will work closely with the product management and development team and contribute to various aspects of the work:

The ideal candidate will have experience working with cross-functional teams and have a strong understanding of user needs and technical capabilities to develop innovative solutions.

Your Tasks

• Responsibility for the product vision and the continuous development of the product in close coordination with management and stakeholders
• Definition and prioritization of the product backlog to generate the greatest possible customer value
• Developing user stories and acceptance criteria in close collaboration with UX/UI designers and the development team
• Ensuring effective and efficient implementation of development goals through close collaboration with the development team
• Testing new features and releases, as well as describing the newly developed functionality for our online manual
• Analyzing market and user information to identify new product features and improve existing features

About You

• Experience as a product owner or in a comparable role in product development, ideally in the software or technology industry
• Sound knowledge of agile methods and processes (e.g. Scrum, Kanban) and experience in applying these in practice
• Strong analytical skills to translate complex requirements into simple solutions
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with both technical teams and non-technical people
• Preferably experience in workforce planning, training/education scheduling
• Preferably experience in the transportation and logistics industry or rate-regulated, labor-intensive industries with high production complexity
• Academic background in computer science, business informatics, business administration or a related field is an advantage
• Fluency in English and German

Your Benefits

• Possibility to work predominantly remotely (4 days per week) and flexible working hours
• Modern equipped workplace in a central location in Frankfurt am Main, access to Open Office Spaces within Germany (incl. free drinks)
• Free ticket for public transportation
• Access to selected food and beverage options
• Wide range of further training opportunities
• Access to the latest Apple hardware

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