Junior Technical Product Owner - Data
Our Take
Junior Technical Product Owner at Bertelsmann in Berlin focusing on data services and scalable software development.
What you’ll do
- Own the backbone of data services
- Translate business needs into actionable technical requirements for engineering teams
- Collaborate closely with Data Engineers on requirements and test cases
- Guide features from initial idea through development, rollout, and operation
- Use digital toolkit (Git, Jenkins, monitoring dashboards) to maintain system health
What they’re looking for
- Degree in Business Informatics or related field
- Initial experience as a Technical Product Owner / Product Manager
- Strong technical affinity with ambition to grow into the role
- Solid understanding of TDD, ETL, and monitoring tools like Grafana/Graylog
- Ability to communicate effectively in an agile environment
What you get
- 30 days of vacation plus Dec 24 & 31 off
- Smart Fridays (4 days week possible)
- Mobility (Germany ticket and JobRad)
- Sports and health offerings
- Mental health support
- Corporate benefits
- RTL+ access
Skills & Focus Areas
- Git
- Jenkins
- Grafana
- Graylog
- TDD
- ETL
As posted by Bertelsmann
Company Description
Remote in our day-to-day work. On-site when it matters.
We work remote by default – focused, efficient, and with full ownership. For larger features, architectural decisions, and real brainstorming sessions, we come together in Berlin – fast, hands-on, and without unnecessary meeting overhead.
We use AI to accelerate – not to replace thinking.
We design the system, steer the output, and take responsibility for what we ship.
Fast where it makes sense. Careful where it matters.
Job Description
The Challenge
Data services are the engine room of smartclip. If the data doesn’t flow, the system doesn’t work. We don’t need a passive coordinator; we need a Junior Technical Product Owner who is hungry to learn, brave enough to ask the hard questions, and obsessed with making things work at scale.
Stop just „managing requirements“. Start owning the lifecycle of a high-performance data ecosystem. Turn technical chaos into a clear roadmap and move our services from „it works“ to „it’s bulletproof“.
Your Mission
Translate Complexity into Action: Stop writing vague documents. Convert complex business needs into precise, actionable technical requirements that engineers love to work with.
Collaborate with the Experts: Embed yourself with our Data Engineers. Refine requirements, define brutal test cases, and master the architecture of our data flows.
Own the Lifecycle: Guide every feature from the first spark of an idea through development, rollout, and live operation. Keep the big picture in focus.
Command the Toolkit: Use Git, Jenkins, and monitoring dashboards to maintain absolute visibility over system health. Don’t wait for a report – find the bottleneck yourself.
Engineer Reliability: Bring structure to the noise. Lead the transition from a working prototype to a reliable, scalable service.
Qualifications
Your Skills
We value hunger and ownership over a perfect CV. Prove you have the drive.
Show Your Ambition: Bring initial experience as a TPO/PM, or prove your technical affinity and your obsession to grow into this role.
Speak the Language: Master the basics of TDD, ETL, and monitoring (Grafana, Graylog). If you don't know them yet, learn them fast.
Bridge the Gap: Communicate with precision in an agile environment. Understand the developer's pain and translate it into a business solution.
Act Independently: Stop waiting for instructions. Take ownership, be pragmatic, and deliver results.
Challenge the Status Quo: Communicate clearly and honestly. Ask the right questions – especially the ones that make people think.
Bonus XP
Bring experience with data pipelines, microservices, or the AdTech world. If not, come ready to learn it from the best.
Additional Information
Why you’ll love working with us
Ownership over tickets: You’re trusted with real responsibility, not just tasks. No unnecessary bureaucracy, no micromanagement – we rely on you to take things forward.
Build > Talk: We test what works – not what sounds good. Fail fast, learn faster.
High standards, low ego: We take our work seriously, but not ourselves. Direct feedback, honest collaboration, no drama.
Stay sharp: Hackathons, conferences, community – we invest in your growth and keep you at the cutting edge.
And yes – the fundamentals are covered too: 30 days of vacation + Dec 24 & 31 off, Smart Fridays (4 days week possible), mobility (Germany ticket & JobRad), sports & health offerings, mental health support, corporate benefits, RTL+ access, and more.
Your CV is just the starting point.
What matters more to us than your resume: a portfolio, a side project, a demo repo – anything that shows you don’t just talk about code, you ship it. Production-ready. Thought through. Done.
smartclip is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, nationality, age, gender, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or any other diverse characteristics.