Product Owner (w/d/m)

VR Smart Guide

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

This role is for a Product Owner who will turn product strategy into a prioritized roadmap, sharp user stories, and shipped features. The Product Owner will work daily with the product manager, lead engineer, engineers, and designer, owning the path from idea to release. The company is part of a cooperative banking group and aims to bring AI-driven financial products to small and medium-sized businesses in Germany. The role involves working in a small team with startup pace and the backing of a major banking group, with a focus on AI, new technologies, and building structures.

Requirements

• 2+ years as a Product Owner or in a similar product role in fintech.
• Independent data work: SQL for your own queries, dashboards you build and maintain, product metrics you define and track.
• German language skills (min C1).

Nice To Haves

• Understanding of how AI products are built.
• Experience with user research, A/B testing, and experimentation.
• Understanding of APIs and how systems integrate.
• Experience with automation and no-code tools such as Zapier or n8n.

Responsibilities

• Translate business goals into a prioritized roadmap, epics, and actionable user stories.
• Write clear user stories with well-defined acceptance criteria.
• Prioritize the backlog and make trade-off decisions on scope versus timelines.
• Bring solution proposals backed by industry research.
• Prepare and run sprint planning and deep refinement sessions.
• Manage the Jira board and keep delivery visible for everyone.
• Solve daily questions directly with the lead engineer, engineers, and designer.
• Define test cases and validate features before release.
• Run manual QA at first, then automate it step by step.
• Pull your own data with SQL and build the dashboards you need.
• Define and track product metrics: KPIs, funnels, retention.
• Automate repetitive processes with AI and no-code tools where it creates value.

Benefits

• Education budget: Up to €1,500 per year to further develop your expertise and skills.
• Room to grow: Shape your role and your work in the way you feel best serves your personal development and the company's success.
• Hybrid work environment: Offices in Eschborn (near Frankfurt) and Berlin for collaboration and exchanging ideas; the rest of the time, flexibility of remote work.
• An exciting mix of cultures: People of various nationalities come together to support small businesses.
• Experience the dynamic energy of a startup combined with the stability of an established brand.
• A chance to make a difference: Whether in the lives of small business owners or in shaping how we work, the benefits we implement, and the way we celebrate our successes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed