ITMAGINATION, now part of the Virtusa Group helps its Clients by becoming a true extension of their software and data development capabilities. Through the readily set up, comprehensive, and self-governing teams, we let our Clients focus on their business while we make sure that their software products and data tools scale up accordingly and with outstanding quality.
We are looking for experienced team players to fill the position of Senior Product Owner and participate in our up-and-coming project for our client from the automotive industry.
Responsibilities:
- Own the product backlog for one or more DMS workstreams; translate business needs into clear, testable user stories and acceptance criteria.
- Drive discovery and refinement with stakeholders: dealership operations, IT, integration partners/vendors, and engineering teams.
- Prioritize work based on business value, risk, dependencies, and operational impact; manage scope and sequencing across releases.
- Define and align product outcomes and KPIs (e.g., lead time, quality, incident reduction, adoption), ensuring measurable value delivery.
- Coordinate requirements across modules (Sales/Service/Parts/Accounting) and ensure end-to-end process coherence.
- Support incident-driven prioritization (production issues, RCA outcomes) and incorporate preventive improvements into the roadmap.
- Ensure alignment across Dev/QA/SRE/Support for release readiness, UAT coordination, and go-live support.
- Facilitate ceremonies and collaboration in an Agile setup (refinement, planning, reviews) and maintain strong communication cadence.
Requirements
- 6+ years of experience as Product Owner / Senior Business Analyst / Product Manager in enterprise software delivery.
- Strong capability in backlog ownership: user stories, acceptance criteria, prioritization, dependency management, and stakeholder alignment.
- Proven experience with complex business workflows and multi-team delivery in Agile (Scrum/Kanban).
- Solid understanding of system integrations and data flows (APIs, batch processes, external interfaces) sufficient to work effectively with architects and engineering.
- Strong written and verbal communication, including ability to manage conflicting priorities and drive decisions.
- German C1+ and English B2+.
Prefererd:
- Automotive / dealership domain exposure, ideally Dealer Management Systems (Sales/F&I, Service & Warranty, Parts/Inventory, Dealer Accounting).
- Experience with enterprise integrations (DMS & CRM, DMS & OEM, DMS & Finance/Accounting).
- Familiarity with UAT management, release coordination, and cross-functional go-live readiness.
- Certification: PSPO/CSPO (or equivalent).
- Experience in regulated or high-availability environments (SLA/SLO driven).
- Experience working with ITSM/support contexts (incidents, change management) is in production-heavy environments.
Benefits
- Remote work model from Poland (with delegations to the customer office in Germany)
- Professional training programs
- Work with a team that is recognized for its excellence. We have been featured in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 & FT 1000 rankings. We have also received the Great Place To Work® certification for seven years in a row
