Senior Technical Product Owner – Embedded Components and Devices - Digital Emergency Services (DES) (d/f/m)

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We strive to make cities the best ever places to live, by advancing an industry that moves over 1 billion people each day. We are transforming our business by driving the industry norm and challenging ourselves, fostering a culture of internal and external collaboration, and building on our unique engineering capabilities to optimize existing and create new products and solutions for our customers that cater to real mobility needs.

Who we are

TK Elevator (TKE) is a global leader in vertical transportation and urban mobility. We provide engineering that keeps the world moving, including design, installation, and maintenance of elevators, escalators, walkways, lifts, passenger boarding bridges, stairlifts, platform lifts and home elevators – including multi-brand modernization and service any place, any time. With TK Elevator’s AI and digital solutions there are no longer any limits to urban mobility. TK Elevator became independent following its separation from the thyssenkrupp group in 2020. The company achieved sales of €9.2 billion in fiscal year 2024/2025. With around 50,000 employees, 25,000 service technicians and over 1,000 support centers globally, we are moved by what moves people. TKE – Move Beyond.

What we expect

We are looking for a Senior Technical Product Owner (d/f/m) to drive future delivery for our Digital Emergency Services (DES) product - a mission-critical solution enabling reliable emergency communication for elevators worldwide. In this role, you will own epics and features end-to-end, collaborate deeply with cloud and embedded engineering teams, align stakeholders across multiple regions, and contribute to the product roadmap together with our global PO team. A strong technical foundation - IoT/embedded concepts - is essential. This position is based in Brazil, working closely with teams in Germany, India, Hungary, Spain and the United States.

Your Responsibilities:

Product Strategy, Backlog & Prioritization

• Define epics and features with clear scope, requirements, and business value
• Create high-quality user stories and acceptance criteria for cloud, embedded, and system-level features
• Own, maintain, and prioritize the product backlog aligned with roadmap objectives
• Balance technical constraints, customer needs, and business priorities
• Assess business value, customer impact, technical feasibility, and KPIs to drive prioritization and roadmap decisions
• Facilitate trade-off discussions and ensure transparent priority setting

Technical Delivery & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with cloud, firmware, and engineering leads to ensure timely, high-quality delivery
• Manage dependencies across cloud services, device firmware, communication modules, and emergency protocols
• Support teams in work sequencing, requirement clarification, and blocker resolution

Stakeholder & Vendor Management

• Collaborate with the global Product Owner community to shape the roadmap and define quarterly priorities
• Engage business stakeholders, service teams, and field organizations to capture needs, urgency, and commercial impact
• Communicate progress, risks, and decisions across regions and stakeholder groups
• Coordinate external vendors and development partners, ensuring transparency, quality, and expectation alignment

Performance Management & Reporting

• Define, monitor, and report key product performance KPIs
• Leverage data and performance insights to optimize backlog priorities and drive continuous product improvement
• Provide clear, data-driven reporting to leadership and Product Owner peers

Who we are looking for

We are looking for individuals who act with security, respect, and integrity in everything they do, valuing teamwork as one TKE team.

Professionals who are eager to learn, take ownership of their development, and contribute to the delivery of high-quality results, always focused on achieving and exceeding our customers’ expectations.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 5+ years in Product Ownership, Technical Product Management, or a similar role
• Good technical understanding of cloud services (Azure preferred)
• Good understanding of IoT or embedded system development
• Proven ability to define epics, features, user stories, and acceptance criteria
• Experience working with globally distributed engineering teams
• Excellent analytical and prioritization skills with a focus on business value
• Excellent communication and stakeholder alignment abilities
• Fluent English (spoken and written)

Nice-to-Have:

• Experience with Azure-based cloud architectures
• Exposure to firmware, device communication protocols, or connectivity modules
• Experience in safety-critical, regulated, or high-availability systems
• Familiarity with agile frameworks
• Experience collaborating with external vendors

Contact

Please apply online in English, including your notice period and salary expectation.

Talent Acquisition

Uwe Hüsken

What we offer

• Health and Safety –Highest standards and a wide range of health promotion and healthcare activities
• Flexibility –We support, for example, through flexible yet regulated working hours and remote working options
• Collaboration & diversity –Collegiality is of huge importance – we treat everyone with respect and appreciation
• Development –Individual support to help you get started in your new job as well as training and education programs to help you develop professionally and personally
• Creative leeway –We offer an environment in which you can try out new solutions in a no-blame-culture
• Sustainability –We act with responsibility and environmental awareness
• Work environment –We have modern workplaces and IT equipment, subsidized lunchtime meals in the canteen, free parking and discounted public transport tickets

Additional information

At TK Elevator, we aim to embrace diversity and welcome everyone -no matter the ethnicity, nationality, gender or gender expression, age, social background, religion or world belief, sexual orientation, disability, marital status or any other legally protected characteristic or status.

Do you have a disability and would like to work with us? Then we look forward to your application!

As a signatory of the Charter of Diversity, TK Elevator is committed to a prejudice-free and diverse working environment with equal opportunities. Although we are not completely barrier-free yet, we are working every day to improve ourselves. Let’s overcome barriers together and work on individual solutions that work for you.