
Technical Product Owner – Embedded Systems
Jungheinrich AG
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Zagreb • Croatia
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About the role
- Act as the bridge between customer needs, market trends, and technical implementation
- Define and prioritize product requirements, ensuring alignment with the product vision
- Collaborate closely with development teams—without diving into detailed coding or team management
- Own the refinement process and ensure clarity of product specifications
- Set product priorities as input for the roadmap
- Incorporate the product perspective into technical decisions
- Assess technical issues from a product standpoint without driving implementation details
- Act as the customer advocate, sharing insights from customers and the market with the team
- Collaborate closely within the Delivery Manager in terms of budget and resources
- Serve as the point of contact for developers on requirements
- Manage stakeholder communication for all product-related matters
- Prepare and lead product review meetings, including content design and coordination with presenters
Requirements
- Strong technical understanding of embedded systems (e.g., hardware-near software development, real-time operating systems, communication protocols such as CAN, SPI, I²C)
- 5+ years proven experience as a Product Owner or in Product Management in an embedded environment
- Solid knowledge of agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and experience working with cross-functional teams
- Ability to evaluate complex technical topics from a product perspective and communicate them clearly
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Analytical mindset and structured approach to problem-solving
- Understanding of software architectures and hardware integration
- Experience with requirements engineering and tools like Jira, Confluence
- Language skills: Fluent in English (German is a plus)
Benefits
- Attractive salary depending on your qualifications and experience
- Flexible working hours and the opportunity of working from home
- A pleasant working atmosphere with a "first-name" culture in a company where employees come first
- Challenging, independent work in an innovative, creative environment
- Language courses
- Health and recreation benefits
- Family incentives
- Healthy snack and coffee for free in a brand-new office in Zagreb
- Lots of internal events - so that we don't miss out on having fun together
- Professional and personal training opportunities for your further development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
embedded systemsreal-time operating systemscommunication protocolsrequirements engineeringsoftware architectureshardware integrationagile methodologiesScrumKanban
Soft Skills
stakeholder managementcommunication skillsanalytical mindsetproblem-solvingcustomer advocacy