Product Owner Digital Solutions

Company Description

Continental is a leading tire manufacturer and industry specialist that develops and produces sustainable, safe and convenient solutions for automotive manufacturers as well as industrial and end customers worldwide. Founded in 1871, the company generated sales of €19.7 billion in 2025 and currently employs around 78,000 people in 54 countries and markets. 

Continental Tires delivers high-performance tire solutions for a wide range of applications - from cars, trucks, and buses to specialty vehicles, bicycles, and motorcycles.

At the same time, we are evolving far beyond tires. Continental is on an exciting journey to become the world’s leading tire solutions provider, expanding our portfolio with sensors, connectivity devices, IoT platforms, and intelligent algorithms.

If you’re excited by transformation and innovation, this is your opportunity to make a real impact. As part of our team, you will help turn bold ideas into reality by solving complex customer challenges with forward-thinking solutions.

Job Description

As Product Owner, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering data-driven products and analytics capabilities. You will maximize the value created by your development team by translating strategy into a clear, actionable backlog and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, user-centered solutions. Working closely with Product Management, engineering, data science, and IT, you will help drive meaningful outcomes for our customers.

Key Responsibilities:

Product Ownership & Delivery

• Own and manage the product backlog, ensuring transparency, prioritization, and alignment with business goals;
• Translate product vision and strategy into user stories and acceptance criteria;
• Ensure high-quality delivery of features through active participation in agile ceremonies;
• Monitor delivery progress and proactively manage risks and dependencies.

Stakeholder & Requirement Management

• Act as the primary interface between development teams and internal and external stakeholders;
• Gather, refine, and prioritize requirements based on business value and user needs;
• Align closely with Product Management to ensure consistency between roadmap and execution;
• Facilitate collaboration across engineering, data science, and IT.

Product Development & Execution

• Drive sprint planning, scope decisions, and backlog refinement;
• Ensure clarity of requirements and Definition of Done within the team;
• Validate delivered features against acceptance criteria and user expectations;
• Support testing, release preparation, and go-to-market activities.

Continuous Improvement & Optimization

• Collect user and stakeholder feedback and integrate insights into backlog refinement;
• Track feature usage and performance metrics to inform product improvements;
• Continuously optimize backlog prioritization based on changing needs and data insights;
• Contribute to knowledge sharing and documentation across teams.

Qualifications

• Academic degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Business, or other related field;
• 3+ years as Product Owner, Business Analyst, or in Agile software development environment;
• Strong experience in backlog management, user story definition, and agile methodologies (e.g. Scrum, SAFe);
• Experience working with data-driven products, analytics, or data models (is a plus);
• Solid understanding of software development, data engineering, or analytics platforms;
• Strong stakeholder communication and collaboration skills across technical and business domains;
• Experience working in cross-functional and international teams;
• Proficiency in English (written / verbal).

Additional Information

Our Offer:

• Responsibility and the possibility to actively shape the future of digital tire management;
• Possibility to work in a dynamic, international team in a global organization;
• Flexible working model (hybrid);
• Agile and collaborative workstyle;
• Continuous opportunities for the promotion of talent and training.

Ready to drive with Continental? Take the first step and fill in the online application.

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