Product Owner HMI
Our Take
Own the HMI product backlog for Thales' defense and security solutions, focusing on mobile radars and night vision systems for military applications.
What you’ll do
- Write user stories for the product backlog according to development project demands
- Agree with stakeholders on the HMI software roadmap priority, considering new features and technical debt reduction
- Track feature requests and bug reports, linking them to defined user stories and writing release descriptions
- Define the development strategy considering software architecture, test concept, and acceptance criteria verification
- Provide milestone plans and cost estimates for each development project
- Support cost estimates for new development offers
What they’re looking for
- Completed technical studies in MINT, business information technology, or information technology
- More than 10 years in software engineering with at least 2 years focusing on software architecture
- Several years of experience in software development
- Very good architectural skills
- Experience in agile methods (e.g., Scrum)
- Fluent in German and English
Skills & Focus Areas
- SW architecture
- Agile
- Scrum
- User stories
- Product backlog
As posted by Thales Group
We Say HI*
Product Owner (f/m/d) HMI #LI-HYBRID
Thales in Germany is part of an internationally leading technology group in the defence and security, aerospace as well as cyber security and digital identity markets.
In Ditzingen, you will encounter security solutions for monitoring and safeguarding borders and for border controls, protection of civil and military facilities and tactical communication. This is the right place for you if you want to work with us on practical highly mobile radars for ground and coastal monitoring or night vision goggles and multifunctional heat imaging equipment. Join the Thales expert team for radar, optronic vision systems for armoured military vehicles or for protecting the field camps of the German Armed Forces. We are happy to have you on board!
Your mission as “Product Owner (f/m/d) HMI”:
Write user stories for the product backlog in accordance to the demands of the development projects
Agree with all stakeholders on a common priority of the HMI SW roadmap considering new feature request and technical debt reduction
Track feature request and bug reports, link them with the defined user stories and write release descriptions for each product or project release
Define together with the team the development strategy considering the SW architecture, the test concept and the verification of the acceptance criteria
Provide a milestone-plan for each development project with cost estimates
Responsibility for cost tracking
Fight for the vision of sustainable product software
Support cost estimates for new development offers
We are looking forward to:
Completed technical studies, e.g. in one of the MINT subjects, business information technology, information technology or a similar qualification.
More than 10 years in SW engineering with at least 2 years focusing on SW architecture
Several years of experience in software-development
Very good architectural skills
Experience in agile methods (e. g. Scrum)
Team player with effective communication skills
Ability to deal with complex systems
A good eye for the overall picture
Fluent in German and English
The Group invests more than €4,5 billion per year in Research & Development in key areas, particularly for critical environments, such as Artificial Intelligence, cybersecurity, quantum and cloud technologies.
In 2025, the Group generated sales of €22.1 billion.
For our more than 85,000 employees in 65 countries we open up visionary perspectives, realise individual career paths and enable creative freedom. This is achieved with courage, versatility and the firm intention to make the demanding challenges of our time safer and more inclusive. With our sustainable value-focused management we support diversity actively.
Say HI* – Your journey to us
At times of change our international teams are ready to meet the complexity of today with the industry-leading technologies of tomorrow. Will you be part of it? Your Talent Acquisition contact Maria Gaissert is looking forward to your online application.
Maria Gaissert – Talent Acquisition Partnerin #LI-MG1
+49 172 8281399
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