Product Owner

Our brand Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions Slovakia entered the life of Košice region in 2006 under the name of T-Systems Slovakia and ever since has been inextricably linked with the region when became one of the founding members of Košice IT Valley. We have managed to grow from scratch to the second largest employer in the eastern part of the country with more than 3900 employees. Our goal is to proactively find new ways to improve and continuously transform into the type of company providing innovative information and communication technology services.

Join Us as a Product Owner and Shape the Future of Digital Products.

Are you passionate about turning vision into value? Do you thrive at the intersection of strategy, innovation, and execution? We're looking for a driven Product Owner to join our dynamic team and take ownership of delivering impactful digital products — aligning roadmaps with strategic goals of DTAG and its affiliates.

Be the crucial bridge between our clients and delivery teams. Be the voice of the customer, the champion of product excellence, and the ambassador who ensures our solutions deliver real business value.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

• Create and own the product roadmap — a strategic tool that outlines how the product will evolve, aligns stakeholders, secures development budgets, and ensures delivery within budget or supports negotiation for additional funding if needed.

• Collaborate with internal and external customers to analyze needs and align the product roadmap with broader strategic goals.

• Develop scope documents and define Epics/User Stories to guide Agile software development teams effectively.

• Act as the voice of the client/customer, representing their needs and ensuring their expectations are reflected in the product.

• Make informed decisions and perform trade-off analyses to keep projects on track and solve critical challenges.

• Define and track key objectives and strategies, using product data to drive smart business decisions.

• Demonstrate a strong understanding of end-to-end customer experience and how various systems and processes interconnect.

• Partner with stakeholders during the visioning and concept development phases of the product lifecycle.

• Take full accountability for the product(s), ensuring delivery within the product model, and clearly communicate product needs to business partners.

• Assess business value, build business cases, and prioritize stories, epics, and themes to focus on high-impact work aligned with product strategy.

• Influence client/customer requirements to ensure alignment with product goals and maximize value.

• Own and maintain a well-prioritized backlog of user stories for implementation by development teams.

• Act as a visible ambassador for the product, both internally and externally, and serve as the go-to contact for all product-related questions.

• Create detailed product specifications that are clearly understood and actionable by development teams.

YOU WILL SUCCEED IF YOU:

• Bring 3+ years of experience in ICT System Engineering, Project Management, IT Business Analysis, or ICT Delivery Service Management

• Hold a Certified Product Owner credential

• Have strong IT knowledge with advanced understanding of general IT and the development lifecycle

• Excel in communication, analytical thinking, presentation, decision making, problem solving, and negotiation

• Understand business case development and ROI evaluation

• Are familiar with Agile methodologies and project management practices

• Speak English at B2 level; German at B1 is a plus

• Collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams

• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders

• Have experience defining and delivering product roadmaps

• Are comfortable in a role without direct people management responsibilities

Benefits

We believe in balance between work and personal life. An attractive and extensive work-life balance portfolio guarantees lasting motivation for employees and thus a better quality of life, promotes physical and mental well-being and contributes to a positive work environment. All this with the aim of providing more freedom in reconciling work, career growth, private life and individual lifestyle. Therefore we offer to our employees over 25 different benefits to improve their personal and professional life in these areas:

• Financial benefits
• Benefits with focus on learning and development
• Benefits with focus on health and sport
• Benefits with focus on family and work – life balance
• Other benefits

For more information about our benefits click to Benefits

Salary

Final salary is negotiable.

We are offering base salary depending on seniority level and previous experience of candidate. In addition to base salary we provide variable part and other financial benefits. Base salary will not be lower than 1600 € /brutto.

Additional information

* Please be informed that our remote working possibility is only available within Slovakia due to European taxation regulation.