Sub-Product Owner (Chief Expert) 0323

SUMMARY:
A leading global technology-driven environment is seeking an experienced Sub-Product Owner to drive the build-up, management, and continuous improvement of critical outbound logistics and delivery processes within a highly integrated international landscape.

This is an exciting opportunity for a senior IT professional with strong Agile, DevOps, product ownership, and stakeholder management experience to work within a fast-paced global environment supporting complex enterprise solutions across multiple countries.

POSITION INFO:

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a clearly defined product scope including development, operation and continuous improvement of software or IT solutions.
• Continuously prioritise and maintain the product backlog aligned with customer requirements, market trends and organisational goals.
• Ensure backlog items are well-defined with clear acceptance criteria and a definition of done.
• Evaluate developed product scope and decide on release or rework based on defined criteria.
• Distribute resources across feature teams to maximize customer value and meet strategic objectives.
• Guide and support technical teams, serving as the technical point of contact for Product Owners and Line Managers.
• Collaborate with business and IT Product Owners and cross-country colleagues to align product direction.
• Monitor team progress, ensure timely completion of user stories, and escalate Sub Product risks as needed.
• Forecast and plan for resources, infrastructure and licenses in coordination with Product Owner and Line Manager.
• Support operational stability, troubleshoot and optimize processes to maintain production quality.
• Support internal change processes and further develop IT-relevant processes and agile working models.
• Promote efficiency and effective self-organization within teams and support measures to improve team dynamics.

• Strong ability to continuously prioritize and maintain a product backlog with well-defined acceptance criteria and a clear definition of done.
• Experience making release/rework decisions based on evaluation of developed product scope and defined criteria.
• Technical leadership skills to guide feature teams and support technical quality, acting as first point of contact for product owners, operations teams.
• Experience allocating resources across feature teams, balancing capacity and customer benefit.
• Strong Agile and DevOps mindset with hands-on experience supporting agile working models and improving team efficiency.
• Proven track record of forecasting and planning resources in coordination with Product Owner and line management.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills to collaborate with business and IT product owners across countries.
• Ability to monitor team development progress, ensure timely completion of user stories, and escalate risks when timelines or deliverables are at risk.
• Experience supporting operational stability, maintenance and continuous improvement of software/IT solutions in production.
• Interface experience with SAP systems.
• Knowledge of SAP Warehouse/Logistic Processes (SAP EWM/WM/MM/PP)
• Familiarity with IT Service Management (ITSM) processes and tools.
• Hands-on experience with Jira for backlog and issue management.
• Experience supporting cross-country product activity (e.g., ZA, UK, MX, DE, CN) is beneficial.
• Knowledge of DevOps product management.
• Experience improving agile processes and team dynamics through coaching and change support.
• 10+ years of experience in IT or an IT degree and/or a relevant professional qualification.
• Demonstrable experience in Sub Product or Product Owner roles, agile delivery and stakeholder management.
• Hands-on experience or understanding of software development, DevOps practices and production support responsibilities.