Technical Product Owner- UI/UX (m/f/d)

Become Technical Product Owner- UI/UX (m/f/d) at Retarus.

Retarus is a worldwide provider of cloud-based messaging solutions at enterprise scale. We serve over 40% of the companies listed on the S&P Global 100, e.g. Adidas, Bayer, SAP, BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs, T-Systems, Swarovski & UPS, as well as governmental agencies and major players in markets across the world. Privately owned and founder-managed for over thirty years, Retarus is customer-oriented, stable, a fair employer, and a strategic business partner with a long-term vision. With some 500 employees in 19 offices on four continents, Retarus operates locally and thinks globally: our teams are organized across borders and are highly integrated. This makes Retarus a multicultural, multilingual, and engaging workplace. We are committed to creating a diverse and dynamic environment for our employees, with generous compensation, time off, and a global, collaborative workplace.

What we offer

Mobile working and flexible working time
Collaborative, diverse company culture and superior team spirit
Flat hierarchies and great feedback culture
Development opportunities & career perspective
International business & cross-site collaboration
Modern, dog-friendly offices with nice amenities
Company-paid health insurance, public transportation, lunch vouchers and further benefits

What you'll do

Drive execution of the UI/UX roadmap together with the Technical Product Manager UI & Analytics, breaking down the domain roadmap into epics, features, and user stories for the UI & Analytics Competence Center.
Continuously refine and prioritize the backlog to balance strategic UI/UX improvements with the short-term needs and dependencies of product teams.
Own the backlog for shared UI components, design system elements, and UX patterns, including clear functional and technical acceptance criteria that reflect performance, scalability, accessibility, and maintainability.
Act as Product Owner in one or more agile Scrum teams, collaborating closely with front-end engineers in planning, refinement, reviews, and retrospectives, and reviewing implementations against UX concepts and design system guidelines.
Collaborate with UX/UI designers and the Technical Product Manager to transform user journeys and UX concepts into implementable, reusable UI patterns and stories across different products and technologies (React, Angular).
Improve and maintain documentation, guidelines, and enablement materials for the design system and UI platform, and support knowledge sharing to increase UI/UX platform competence across the organization.
Align regularly with Product Managers and Product Owners to understand their needs, promote the use of shared UI capabilities, support migration from legacy implementations, and use feedback and analytics to refine the backlog.

What you'll need

Degree in Computer Science, (Business) Informatics, Engineering or a comparable qualification.
Several years of professional experience as a Software Engineer / Developer (ideally front-end) and subsequent experience as Product Owner, Technical Product Manager, or similar in complex enterprise or B2B environments.
Strong experience with agile methods, sprint planning, backlog management, and working as Product Owner in Scrum teams, including the ability to transform strategic direction and UX concepts into structured epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
Solid understanding of modern web UI technologies (e.g. JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Angular) and front-end architecture, enabling you to have meaningful technical discussions with development teams.
Familiarity with design systems, component libraries, and UX patterns, as well as an appreciation for UX quality, usability, and accessibility and how to reflect these aspects in backlog items.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; you can quickly grasp complex domain topics and technical constraints.
Excellent communication skills in English (German is a plus) and a proactive, hands-on attitude: you enjoy digging into details, supporting the team, and seeing features through to completion.

What you can expect

At Retarus, you will work on impactful and dynamic projects, with real opportunities to make a difference. Our customers are leaders across diverse industries, with constantly evolving needs and high expectations. You’ll be working with cutting-edge technology and great creative leeway to meet customers’ needs – and the projects you work on will be deployed globally. Working at Retarus, you will collaborate closely with convivial, culturally diverse teammates. You will grow professionally in a dynamic and exciting workplace and design impactful solutions in real time with top companies.

Very important

Come as you are. Retarus is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status.

Apply via our online application portal – it’s easy and doesn’t take long. Our colleague Felix Gansmeier is happy to field any questions you may have: [email protected]

We’re looking forward to getting to know you!