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# Senior Product Owner - Checkout

- **Company:** Puma AG
- **Location:** Herzogenaurach, Germany
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Analytics, Performance Monitor
- **Published:** September 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=0d6c0c5551dc27da

## About the Role

* 6-8+ years of experience in digital product roles such as Product Owner, Product Manager, or similar positions.
 * Significant experience as a Product Owner or Product Manager working on transactional digital products.
 * Strong experience working on eCommerce checkout, payments, or conversion-critical journeys.
 * Proven experience delivering complex features in collaboration with engineering and design teams.
 * Experience working with payment providers, checkout systems, or commerce platforms is highly beneficial.
 * Strong understanding of conversion optimisation and customer journey performance.
 * Experience working within agile product teams managing backlog and delivery cycles., * Deep understanding of checkout flows, payments, and digital commerce best practices.
 * Ability to prioritise work that improves conversion, reliability, and user experience.
 * Strong backlog ownership and product delivery management.
 * Ability to collaborate closely with designers to ensure seamless transactional user experiences.
 * Understanding of technical considerations such as payment integrations, fraud, and platform performance.
 * Strong analytical mindset with the ability to identify optimisation opportunities.
 * Excellent communication skills with the ability to coordinate across engineering, design, and commercial stakeholders.

## Description

* Own the product backlog for a defined product or capability area (e.g. Checkout within Basket & Checkout).
 * Translate portfolio strategy and investment priorities into clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and sprint goals.
 * Define and maintain a prioritised roadmap aligned to portfolio objectives.
 * Ensure backlog items are outcome-led and tied to measurable success criteria.
 * Continuously refine and reprioritise work based on performance, insight, and evolving business needs., * Work closely with UX/UI, Research, and CRO to ensure solutions are grounded in user insight and behavioural data.
 * Participate in and support research, testing, and experimentation initiatives.
 * Ensure product decisions are informed by data, experimentation, and validated learning, not opinion.
 * Identify friction, failure points, and improvement opportunities within the owned product area.
 * Champion consumer-centric thinking within the squad and across stakeholders.

Delivery & Cross-Functional Collaboration

 * Partner with Engineering, Design, and Data teams to ensure high-quality, timely delivery.
 * Balance discovery and delivery to ensure the team is solving the right problems while shipping value regularly.
 * Manage dependencies across teams and portfolios in a complex, global environment.
 * Escalate risks, trade-offs, and delivery constraints clearly and early to the Teamhead.
 * Ensure alignment with Finance, Legal, Compliance, Security, and other relevant functions where required., * Contribute directly to the portfolio KPIs defined by the Teamhead (e.g. conversion, payment success, engagement, reliability).
 * Define feature- and initiative-level success metrics in collaboration with Data & Analytics.
 * Monitor performance trends and use insight to inform backlog refinement.
 * Support experimentation and continuous optimisation within the product area.
 * Clearly communicate impact, learnings, and performance updates to stakeholders., * Work closely with the Teamhead / Portfolio Owner to align on priorities and trade-offs.
 * Collaborate with global and regional stakeholders to ensure relevance and scalability.
 * Represent the product area in relevant forums and planning sessions.
 * Ensure transparency of progress, risks, and outcomes.