Technical Product Manager

Retarus is a worldwide provider of cloud-based messaging solutions at enterprise scale. We serve over 40% of the companies listed on the S&P Global 100, e.g. Adidas, Bayer, SAP, BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs, T-Systems, Swarovski & UPS, as well as governmental agencies and major players in markets across the world. Privately owned and founder-managed for over thirty years, Retarus is customer-oriented, stable, a fair employer, and a strategic business partner with a long-term vision. With some 500 employees in 19 offices on four continents, Retarus operates locally and thinks globally: our teams are organized across borders and are highly integrated. This makes Retarus a multicultural, multilingual, and engaging workplace. We are committed to creating a diverse and dynamic environment for our employees, with generous compensation, time off, and a global, collaborative workplace.

• Mobile working and flexible working time
• Collaborative, diverse company culture and superior team spirit
• Flat hierarchies and great feedback culture
• Development opportunities & career perspective
• International business & cross-site collaboration
• Modern, dog-friendly offices with nice amenities
• Company-paid health insurance, public transportation, lunch vouchers and further benefits

• Drive execution of the UI/UX
  roadmap together with the Technical Product Manager UI & Analytics,
  breaking down the domain roadmap into epics, features, and user stories
  for the UI & Analytics Competence Center.
• Continuously refine and
  prioritize the backlog to balance strategic UI/UX improvements with the
  short-term needs and dependencies of product teams.
• Own the backlog for shared UI
  components, design system elements, and UX patterns, including clear
  functional and technical acceptance criteria that reflect performance,
  scalability, accessibility, and maintainability.
• Act as Product Owner in one or
  more agile Scrum teams, collaborating closely with front-end engineers in
  planning, refinement, reviews, and retrospectives, and reviewing
  implementations against UX concepts and design system guidelines.
• Collaborate with UX/UI
  designers and the Technical Product Manager to transform user journeys and
  UX concepts into implementable, reusable UI patterns and stories across
  different products and technologies (React, Angular).
• Improve and maintain
  documentation, guidelines, and enablement materials for the design system
  and UI platform, and support knowledge sharing to increase UI/UX platform
  competence across the organization.
• Align regularly with Product
  Managers and Product Owners to understand their needs, promote the use of
  shared UI capabilities, support migration from legacy implementations, and
  use feedback and analytics to refine the backlog.

• Degree in Computer Science,
  (Business) Informatics, Engineering or a comparable qualification.
• Several years of professional
  experience as a Software Engineer / Developer (ideally front-end) and
  subsequent experience as Product Owner, Technical Product Manager, or
  similar in complex enterprise or B2B environments.
• Strong experience with agile
  methods, sprint planning, backlog management, and working as Product Owner
  in Scrum teams, including the ability to transform strategic direction and
  UX concepts into structured epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Solid understanding of modern
  web UI technologies (e.g. JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Angular) and
  front-end architecture, enabling you to have meaningful technical
  discussions with development teams.
• Familiarity with design
  systems, component libraries, and UX patterns, as well as an appreciation
  for UX quality, usability, and accessibility and how to reflect these
  aspects in backlog items.
• Strong analytical and
  problem-solving skills; you can quickly grasp complex domain topics and
  technical constraints.
• Excellent communication skills in English (German is a plus) and a
  proactive, hands-on attitude: you enjoy digging into details, supporting
  the team, and seeing features through to completion.

At Retarus, you will work on impactful and dynamic projects, with real opportunities to make a difference. Our customers are leaders across diverse industries, with constantly evolving needs and high expectations. You'll be working with cutting-edge technology and great creative leeway to meet customers' needs – and the projects you work on will be deployed globally. Working at Retarus, you will collaborate closely with convivial, culturally diverse teammates. You will grow professionally in a dynamic and exciting workplace and design impactful solutions in real time with top companies.

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Come as you are. Retarus is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status.

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