Senior Product Owner / Program Manager (m/f/d)
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Position Overview & Specifications
What to expect
We're looking for a Senior Product & Program Manager who can turn complex digital products and transformation initiatives into tangible outcomes.
You combine product leadership, program management and consulting: connecting user needs, business goals, technology and organizational realities, while bringing structure to ambiguity and alignment across complex stakeholder environments.
You will work closely with Product Owners and senior stakeholders, steer multiple workstreams and help clients make better product, technology and transformation decisions. You won't just execute within an existing setup β you'll challenge assumptions, identify opportunities and help evolve products, processes and ways of working.
Your competencies
- 5+ years in Product Management, Product Ownership, Program Management, Digital Consulting or a comparable role
- Proven experience shipping digital products and leading complex initiatives
- Strong cross-functional experience across product, design, technology and business
- Strong understanding of agile product development and product leadership
- Ability to connect user needs, business goals, technology and delivery realities
- Experience owning scope, budget, delivery and commercial outcomes
- Excellent senior stakeholder management, with the confidence to challenge and influence
- Ability to navigate ambiguity, complexity and organizational change
- Genuine interest in AI and its practical impact on products and organizations
- Experience in digital transformation, consulting or multi-workstream programs is a strong plus
- Native German and fluent English
What You Can Look Forward To
- Lead product ownership across complex, multi-workstream initiatives, connecting vision, priorities, delivery and business outcomes
- Act as a senior counterpart to Product Owners and stakeholders across business, technology and design
- Translate user and business needs into product strategies, roadmaps, priorities and decisions
- Navigate complex stakeholder landscapes and create alignment across functions and organizational levels
- Own and steer scope, budget, dependencies, risks and delivery
- Bring structure to ambiguity, identify blockers and drive decisions and progress
- Establish effective agile product routines and ways of working
- Challenge existing approaches and act as a trusted advisor to clients
- Identify and assess meaningful AI opportunities across products, processes and ways of working
- Drive transformation and organizational change, connecting individual work-streams to the larger transformation agenda
We are looking forward to meet you
Freelancers are welcome to apply for this role as well.
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Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United States Work Authorization & Sponsorship Guide
Under United States immigration law (INA Β§ 101(a)(15)(H)), foreign nationals seeking full-time professional positions typically navigate either non-immigrant specialty occupation classifications or immigrant visa sponsorship:
Requires a relevant Bachelor's degree or higher. Employers must file an approved Labor Condition Application (LCA) with the US Department of Labor confirming the prevailing wage rate.
Canadian and Mexican citizens qualify under USMCA (TN status). F-1 STEM graduates benefit from 36-month aggregate work authorization through E-Verify enrolled employers.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Technology
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Senior Product Owner / Program Manager (m/f/d) roles across Oh So's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Technology.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked Salary Disclosed on Application bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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