Product Manager

Location: Germany · Munich
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• Own the product strategy, roadmap, and feature planning, translating business objectives into actionable product initiatives and technical requirements.
• Collaborate closely with business stakeholders, engineering teams, QA teams, and external partners to define product scope, priorities, and delivery plans.
• Lead requirements analysis, solution design discussions, and technical feasibility assessments, ensuring product requirements are clearly defined, measurable, and implementable.
• Manage the end-to-end product lifecycle, from requirements gathering and prioritization to development, testing, release, and post-launch optimization.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration among Product, Engineering, QA, UX, and Operations teams to ensure efficient product delivery and alignment with business objectives.
• Monitor product development progress, identify delivery risks, resolve bottlenecks, and ensure products are delivered on time and with high quality.
• Work closely with technical teams to evaluate system architecture, platform capabilities, APIs, integrations, and scalability requirements, ensuring sustainable product evolution.
• Define product success metrics, analyze product performance and user feedback, and continuously optimize product functionality and user experience based on data-driven insights.
• Manage product-related vendor and outsourcing activities, ensuring external resources deliver according to quality, timeline, and technical expectations.
• Organize product releases, acceptance reviews, documentation management, and post-project retrospectives, driving continuous improvement of product and delivery processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Product Management, or related disciplines.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Product Management, or 3+ years of Product Management experience combined with substantial software development, solution architecture, or technical project management experience.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles and product delivery methodologies, including Agile (Scrum/Kanban) and Waterfall frameworks.
• Proven experience in requirements management, backlog prioritization, stakeholder management, roadmap planning, and product lifecycle management.
• Solid technical understanding of software architecture, APIs, cloud services, system integrations, databases, and enterprise application platforms.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, translating business needs into technical solutions and vice versa.
• Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving capabilities, and data-driven decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication, presentation, stakeholder management, and cross-functional leadership abilities.
• Demonstrated ownership mindset, execution capability, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, ACP, Scrum Product Owner (PSPO), Scrum Master (PSM), or similar certifications.
• Experience with SaaS products, Cloud Platforms, Enterprise Software, or Digital Transformation initiatives.
• Experience in the Renewable Energy, Energy Storage (BESS), Smart Energy, or Industrial Technology sectors.
• Familiarity with system architecture design, API ecosystems, microservices, or cloud-native applications.
• Experience working with global teams, distributed development organizations, or international vendors.
• Knowledge of product analytics, user behavior analysis, and data-driven product optimization.