Product Owner

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With more than 7,300 stores in 11 different countries, ALDI SOUTH is one of the world’s largest food retailers. It is our mission to supply our customers with high-quality food at the best possible prices. We have a clear focus, following a unique concept of simplicity, responsibility and reliability. ALDI SOUTH IT ensures that everything runs smoothly, from the IT infrastructure to the software used: both at national and international level. Within the scope of transnational projects, our teams develop IT solutions for worldwide use at ALDI SOUTH.
The Stores area creates the technical basis for efficient store processes by using the latest technologies. Our customers will be able to see the results of your work first-hand in all ALDI SOUTH stores worldwide. Our processes are increasingly moving to mobile devices to provide store associates with the most up-to-date hardware and software support. To facilitate this strategic focus, we are continually expanding our current team of experts. Your Job
What you give your best for.
**Product evolution**: Taking full accountability for the continuous improvement and development of ALDI’s checkout systems and processes throughout their lifecycle
**Vision and strategy**: Continuously reviewing and updating the product vision, goals and strategy with a focus on enhancing checkout efficiency and the customer experience
**Market and user needs**: Continuously assessing market trends, user requirements and data to identify new business and product opportunities, with a specific focus on the checkout process
**Stakeholder collaboration**: Engaging with different internal stakeholders to gather and prioritise the most valuable requirements and features
**Workshops and alignment**: Conducting collaborative workshops to outline the product vision, goals and strategy, ensuring that these are aligned with ALDI’s business objectives and checkout improvement initiatives
**Backlog management**: Overseeing the demand backlog for checkout systems, including refining, and prioritising requests
**Feature specification**: Creating, aligning, refining and ordering product backlog items (e.g. demands, epics, user stories and requests), ensuring that the backlog is transparent and well-understood by all parties involved
Your Profile
What you should have.
**Product management expertise**: Hands-on experience in product ownership or management, particularly with regard to retail checkout or POS (point-of-sale) systems
**Decision-making skills**: Adept at making informed decisions in complex and evolving environments
**Domain understanding**: In-depth knowledge of checkout processes and systems within a retail setting
**Technical acumen**: Experience with checkout hardware components and troubleshooting POS systems
**Software skills**: Ability to automate processes through scripting and tool development
**Monitoring experience**: Familiarity with system monitoring and performance analysis
**Lifecycle Management**: Understanding of lifecycle management for hardware solutions
**Communication and presentation**: Excellent presentation, negotiation and communication skills, with the ability to convey technical and non-technical information effectively
**Collaboration and networking**: Strong ability to collaborate, align and negotiate with a wide range of stakeholders
**English proficiency**: Business-fluent English skills
Desirable extras.
**Industry insight**: Understanding of retail operations and optimising the customer experience at the checkout Your Benefits
How we value your work.
Partial mobile working within Germany and flexible working hours
State-of-the-art technologies
Attractive remuneration as well as holiday and Christmas bonuses
Future-oriented training and development
Modular onboarding and buddy
Health activities Your Tech Stack
What you work with, among other things.
Jira
Confluence
M365
ServiceNow