
Global Process & Product Manager - Digital Governance
Our Take
Product Owner for PUMA's global Digital Governance platform ARGOS, shaping its vision and roadmap in Herzogenaurach.
What you’ll do
- Drive the vision, roadmap, and continuous enhancement of Digital Governance solutions
- Translate business needs and user insights into product requirements, user stories, and a prioritized backlog
- Collaborate with stakeholders across Legal, Finance, Procurement, and Compliance to design scalable solutions
- Lead global platform enhancements, testing, deployments, and adoption initiatives
- Continuously challenge existing processes to identify opportunities for simplification and automation
- Drive digital product evolution by balancing governance requirements with usability and business value
- Evaluate and implement AI-driven capabilities and emerging technologies to improve efficiency
- Define and track KPIs to measure platform adoption, process efficiency, and business impact
What they’re looking for
- University degree in Business Administration, Digital Business or related field or equivalent professional experience
- 3+ years of experience as a Product Owner, Business Analyst, Process Manager, or comparable role
- Strong understanding of business processes in Finance, Procurement, Legal, or Compliance
- Familiarity with agile methodologies and tools like Jira and Confluence
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, and facilitation skills
- Experience with low-code or workflow platforms is a plus
- Business fluent in English
What you get
- PUMA provides equal opportunities for all job applicants
- No automated systems or AI tools are used to make hiring decisions
Skills & Focus Areas
- Jira
- Confluence
- Agile methodologies
- Low-code platforms
- Workflow platforms
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YOUR MISSION
At PUMA, we believe that governance should enable the business, not slow it down.
You will drive the evolution of ARGOS, PUMA's central platform supporting the end-to-end business partner lifecycle, from onboarding and due diligence to contracting and ongoing governance processes.
ARGOS serves as the central gateway for business partner onboarding and contract management across PUMA's global organization. Employees worldwide use ARGOS to initiate and manage business-critical processes while ensuring compliance with corporate policies, regulatory requirements and governance standards.
ARGOS combines business partner onboarding, governance controls and contract lifecycle management in one integrated platform. It helps PUMA reduce risk, increase efficiency, improve transparency and simplify how employees interact with governance processes.
Working closely with global stakeholders from Finance, Procurement, Legal and Compliance, you will translate governance requirements into scalable business processes and digital solutions that support PUMA's global operations.
YOUR MISSION
- Drive the evolution of ARGOS and continuously improve business partner governance and contract management processes across PUMA.
- Collaborate closely with stakeholders from Finance, Procurement, Legal and Compliance to understand business needs, governance requirements and improvement opportunities.
- Translate business challenges into scalable governance concepts, business processes and digital capabilities.
- Identify opportunities to simplify workflows, increase automation and improve user experience while maintaining governance standards.
- Prioritize initiatives based on business value, risk reduction, operational efficiency and user adoption.
- Act as the bridge between business stakeholders and technical delivery teams.
- Lead global rollouts, change management and adoption activities.
- Monitor solution performance, user feedback and process KPIs to continuously improve business outcomes.
- Prepare analyses, recommendations and decision-making materials for project stakeholders and management.
YOUR TALENT
- University degree in Business Administration, Economics, Industrial Engineering or a comparable field.
- 3-5 years of professional experience in consulting, business transformation, process improvement, product management, business analysis or a related field.
- You have successfully completed your first professional career step and are looking for an opportunity to take ownership of global processes and digital solutions.
- Strong interest in business process design, user experience and organizational change.
- Experience facilitating workshops, gathering requirements and driving stakeholder alignment.
- Ability to structure complex topics and communicate effectively with different stakeholder groups.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills combined with a hands-on mentality.
- Experience working in international and matrix-driven organizations is a plus.
- Familiarity with governance, compliance, business partner onboarding, contract management or finance-related processes is beneficial.
- Experience with applications such as Jira, Confluence or similar platforms is advantageous.
- Fluent English skills.
PUMA provides equal opportunities for all job applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex,
gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or disability. Equality for all is one of the core principles at
PUMA and we do not tolerate any form of harassment or discrimination.
At PUMA, every application is reviewed by real people who are committed to fairness, transparency, and equal
opportunity - no matter your background, identity, or experience.To ensure our process stays true to these values, no automated systems or AI tools are used to make hiring decisions. Every decision is made by real people -with real judgment and accountability. We may use functions supported by Artificial Intelligence (AI) to carry out isolated organizational steps, such as scheduling interviews. These functions have no influence on decisions in the application process. We believe in creating spaces where everyone is welcome, celebrated, and empowered to contribute authentically. Because at PUMA, whoever wants to play, can play.
PUMA is a global sports brand creating footwear, apparel, and accessories that inspire athletes and everyday movers. The PUMA Group owns PUMA, Cobra Golf, and stichd, operates in 120+ countries, and has around 22,000
employees worldwide.