Product Owner - Channels Product Management (f/m/d)

Your area of work:

As an international central securities depository (ICSD) headquartered in Luxembourg, Clearstream Banking S.A. operates the post-trading business – i.e. issuance, settlement and custody – for the Eurobond market and services for securities from over 55 domestic markets worldwide.

We are looking for a Product Owner to drive the evolution of our primary client Portal into a next-generation gateway for Clearstream's digital services. Collaborating closely with the Product Manager and development teams, you will provide the coordination, problem-solving leadership, and execution oversight needed to keep streams aligned and unblocked. If you enjoy connecting the dots across complex initiatives and enabling high-impact delivery at scale, we would love to hear from you.

Your responsibilities:

•           Be accountable for Xact product implementation initiatives in line with DCSD, ensuring all inputs required for development and production deployment are complete, consistent and approved.

•           Own Requirements Phase activities, with accountability for the creation, maintenance and quality of the PRD as the primary work product in that phase and business analysis support for the streams

•           Ensure structured handover and continuity between Requirements Phase and Implementation Phase, maintaining requirement clarity and decision traceability.

•           Act as point of contact for requirement-related questions, reducing ambiguity and delays (together with Functional Analysts).

•           Identify and manage dependencies, escalating and resolving impediments in collaboration with the Team and structure the required Jira set-up.

•           Be accountable for backlog completeness during the Implementation Phase

•           During Implementation phase, support the Product Backlog creation, including refinement, maintenance and lifecycle management of backlog items.

•           Prioritize the product backlog based on business value, risk and delivery constraints, in alignment with the Product Manager’s direction.

•           Provide support during functional end-to-end and BAT testing phases

•           Enforce a clear “Definition of Ready”, ensuring items entering development meet agreed quality standards.

•           Provide continuous stakeholder feedback to the team.

•           Collaborate with the Scrum Team (Developers, Scrum Master, Testers) to clarify requirements and support delivery.

•           Support preparation of Sprint Planning, including sprint goal definition and backlog ordering.

Your profile:

•           Experience managing or coordinating multiple initiatives or workstreams in parallel

•           Strong delivery mindset with the ability to structure work, track progress, and drive follow-through

•           Confidence engaging with diverse stakeholders (delivery teams, product, architecture)

•           A transformational mindset, characterized by a passion for continuous improvement, innovation, and driving change in a dynamic environment

•           Pragmatic problem solver who can help teams navigate complexity and ambiguity

•           Comfortable working in an Agile or hybrid delivery environment