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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Robotics Product Owner - **Company:** IDEALworks GmbH - **Location:** München, Germany - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** €68,500.0 - €76,500.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Systems Engineering, Software as a Service, Communications Protocols, Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Interoperability, Software Engineering - **Published:** June 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.xing.com/jobs/muenchen-robotics-product-owner-155727790 ## About the Role We are looking for a driven and experienced Product Owner to shape, evolve, and scale our core products across fleet management software and autonomous robotics platforms, with a strong focus on partner robot integrations. Depending on business needs, the role may focus on SaaS, robotics, or the intersection of both, with a key responsibility in enabling third-party robot providers to integrate seamlessly into our ecosystem., * Bachelor's or Master's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Robotics or a related field. * 2+ years of experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or similar role. * Experience with robotics systems, hardware-software products, or complex technical products * Solid technical foundation in software, systems engineering, robotics, or hardware-related domains. * Strong ability to understand and discuss APIs, communication protocols, and system interactions, ideally in robotics or industrial environments. * Experience working with external partners, system integrations, or interoperability standards. * Comfortable operating in environments with high technical complexity and many stakeholders. * Ability to work closely with developers and debug integration issues with partners in a hands-on manner. * Strong communication and relationship-building skills. * Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, with the ability to work independently and a passion for driving continuous improvement and excellence. * Fluency in English is required, proficiency in German is a significant plus. ## Description * Define and continuously refine the product vision and strategy in close collaboration with internal & external stakeholders, ensuring alignment with business objectives and customer value. * Translate strategic goals into clear, actionable product outcomes, including scalable and standardized partner integration capabilities (e.g. VDA5050-based interoperability). * Own and maintain the product roadmap, balancing features, reliability, and technical health. * Prioritize initiatives based on customer feedback, business impact, technical constraints, and market dynamics. * Ensure partner robot enablement and integration scalability are consistently represented in roadmap decisions. * Gather, clarify, and challenge requirements from customers, sales, deployment, and internal teams. * Convert complex needs into well-structured epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria, including clear integration requirements, API behaviors, and protocol compliance expectations. * Act as the primary interface between stakeholders and development teams. * Support engineering teams with clear priorities, fast decisions, and pragmatic trade-offs. * Work closely with developers and partners to troubleshoot integration issues, unblock technical challenges, and ensure successful end-to-end integration delivery. * Act as a key point of contact for external robot partners, guiding them through the integration journey from initial alignment to production readiness. * Support partners hands-on in achieving full integration with our fleet manager (e.g. VDA5050), including clarification of requirements, debugging, and validation. * Identify recurring integration challenges and translate them into product improvements, tooling, and standardization efforts. * Work with a wide range of stakeholders, including teams with a long product ownership history and external technical partners with varying levels of maturity. ## Related Videos - [Robots are coming into the wild! 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