Translate business requirements from product management into a clearly prioritized backlog and create precise user stories with functional and technical acceptance criteria
Responsible for backlog grooming, refinement, sprint planning and releases, ensuring clear prioritization for the team at all times
Transparent and well-documented prioritization based on agile methods, including making difficult decisions when necessary
Act as the interface in the trio of Lead Developer, Product Management and Product Owner—working as an equal and translating between business requirements and software development
Balance technical realities—especially legacy systems, technical debt and its remediation—against feature development
Convert AI and automation use cases from ideas into actionable backlog items within a law firm where AI is already part of daily work
Establish pragmatic working methods in a growing environment, focusing on hands-on leadership and coaching rather than pure facilitation
Requirements
Several years of experience as a Product Owner (at least 3–4 years)
Deep practical experience with Scrum and Kanban
Confident in writing high-quality user stories, including functional and technical acceptance criteria
Proficient in agile routines around backlog management and prioritization
Basic technical understanding (e.g., APIs, architecture or CI/CD) and experience with mature/legacy system landscapes
Interest in and initial experience with AI in product and development contexts
Very good German language skills, both written and spoken
Benefits
MeTime
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Flexible working hours
Company pension scheme
Internal and external training and development opportunities