Senior Product Owner (E-Commerce)

Qualysoft
Wien, Austria
HybridCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Geared toward candidates comfortable with managing e-commerce products in a hybrid work model, who have experience leading international teams with a focus on India and aligning with group-level stakeholders in telecommunications.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with a proven track record in e-commerce and managing international teams with offshore presence
    — “Experience working in international, distributed teams (offshore/nearshore, ideally India)”
  • Individuals who can balance product ownership and stakeholder alignment in a telecommunications context
    — “Align with internal and external (group-level) stakeholders in large-scale projects”
  • Candidates with strong communication skills and the ability to handle high-pressure environments
    — “Excellent communication skills and the ability to stay calm under pressure, internally and externally”

Things to consider

  • The role requires hybrid work with two mandatory in-person days per week in Vienna
    — “Hybrid, 2 days per week on site in Vienna”
  • Fluency in both German and English is necessary for seamless collaboration
    — “Fluent German and English”
  • The project is time-bound and involves high management visibility
    — “drive delivery under ambitious timelines with high management attention”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in managing parallel product initiatives and stakeholder communication
    — “Take over product ownership of the existing online shop and, in parallel, of the setup of a new e-commerce shop”
  • Emphasize your ability to structure and motivate distributed teams with a focus on India
    — “Structure, steer and motivate an international team with a strong focus on India”
  • Demonstrate fluency in both German and English in your communication and collaboration examples
    — “Collaborate with the local team (German) and the central team (English)”
  • Demonstrate your ability to proactively identify risks and manage multiple workstreams
    — “Proactively drive topics, identify risks early and manage several parallel workstreams”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • ownership of e-commerce product
  • successful project delivery
  • stakeholder alignment
Typical background
product managemente-commerceinternational project management

Skills & requirements

Required

Product OwnershipPrioritizationTeam ManagementStakeholder AlignmentCommunication

Preferred

TelecommunicationsAgile MethodologiesInternational Team Management

Stack & domain

CommunicationLeadershipE-commerceTelecommunications

About the role

Original posting from Qualysoft via Lever

For our client, a leading telecommunications provider in Austria, Qualysoft is seeking an experienced Senior Product Owner (E-Commerce) to take ownership of an existing online shop while building up a new e-commerce shop in parallel, based on a predefined group solution.

Location: Vienna

Start: ASAP

Duration: 9 months

Capacity: 100%

Working model: Hybrid, 2 days per week on site in Vienna

Project language: German and English

Compensation:

Your Responsibilities

As a key contributor to an international squad, you will own the product on the business side and drive delivery under ambitious timelines with high management attention.

Take over product ownership of the existing online shop and, in parallel, of the setup of a new e-commerce shop based on the group solution

Prioritize features, bugs and defects and maintain a transparent, well-structured backlog

Structure, steer and motivate an international team with a strong focus on India

Serve as the central point of contact between business departments, development teams and external partners

Align with internal and external (group-level) stakeholders in large-scale projects

Collaborate with the local team (German) and the central team (English)

Proactively drive topics, identify risks early and manage several parallel workstreams

Communicate decisions, status and trade-offs clearly to stakeholders at all levels, including senior management

Your Profile

Senior-level experience as a Product Owner (or in a comparable role) in a technical environment

Strong background in e-commerce

Experience in large projects with internal and external stakeholders

Experience working in international, distributed teams (offshore/nearshore, ideally India)

Proactive, self-driven working style; able to motivate and structure a team

Excellent communication skills and the ability to stay calm under pressure, internally and externally

Quick comprehension of complex processes and relationships

Good technical understanding and comfort in a technical setting (this is a business role, not an IT role)

Fluent German and English

Nice to Have

Background in the telecommunications industry

Experience with group-defined platform solutions and central teams

Experience in agile environments (Scrum, SAFe)

Why Join?

This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of a business-critical e-commerce product at a leading telecommunications provider, in an international, fast-moving environment with high visibility.

Source: Qualysoft careers (Lever)

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