Product Owner - Cybersecurity (m/f/d)

The Hornetsecurity Group is the leading cloud security provider in Europe, which protects the IT infrastructure, digital communication and data of companies and organizations of all sizes.

For our Headquarter in Hanover we are looking for a motivated Product Owner (m/f/d) for 40 hours/week to start immediately or as soon as possible.

Tasks

• You act as the primary point of contact between stakeholders and product squads.
• You create and maintain a well-defined product backlog, ensuring it is properly prioritized and ready for sprint planning.
• You triage and prioritize feature requests, improvements, and bug fixes.
• You write clear, detailed user stories and acceptance criteria for product squads.
• You collaborate closely with product squads in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and sprint reviews.
• You make quick, informed decisions to keep development moving forward.
• You ensure delivered features meet quality standards and align with the product vision.
• You collaborate with UX/UI designers to create delightful user experiences.
• You work with other Product Managers and Product Owners to improve product management practices, resolve dependencies, and remove obstacles to feature delivery.
• You create and maintain all product documentation required for the delivery of product features according to the software development lifecycle process.
• You partner with customer-facing teams to ensure smooth product adoption and address user concerns.

Requirements

• You have a degree in computer science
• You have a first experience as a Product Owner for B2B or B2C software
• You enjoy solving complex problems in a collaborative manner
• Your peers praise you for your organization, attention to detail, autonomy, team spirit and sense of responsibility
• You are keen to expose yourself to new technologies and ideas.
• You are fluent in English, both written and spoken.

Would be a plus:

• You have already used Atlassian Confluence and Jira.
• You have experience with the Gherkin syntax
• You are fluent in German or French

Benefits

• Temporary Employee Exchange Program – we support you in working from our global office locations while exploring the world (e.g., Malta, Madrid, Montréal, Washington, D.C.).
• Work-from-home option and flexible working hours.
• Team events like laser tag, an escape room, or a get-together at our own legendary beer truck in Hanover – let yourself be surprised!
• Be-Active Bonus – we subsidize your gym memberships.
• Whether by car, public transport, or bike – we make your commute easier with free parking (Hannover), a discounted Jobticket, or bike leasing.
• Employer contribution to the company pension plan.
• Referral Bonu