Job Description
Questel's mission is to facilitate the development of innovation in an efficient, safe and sustainable way.Questel provides an integrated platform of software and services to meet all needs in terms of intellectual property and innovation management.
With more than 20,000 customers in 30 countries, Questel has become a world leader whose IT expertise is recognised throughout the world and is reflected in all its offerings.
At Questel, our employees, based in Europe, North America, China, Japan, India and many other countries, are the company's main shareholders. On a day-to-day basis, this is reflected in the strong involvement of our teams, collaborative processes and short decision paths.
Our company, supported by first-class investment funds and based on strong values of entrepreneurship, respect and honesty, pursues both a strategy of strong growth and a commitment to social and environmental responsibility.
Are you an IP expert eager to grow into a tech/product-focused role? Your next adventure awaits here Step into a position where your product ownership skills will thrive and evolve.
Be part of our so called "Heimdall" project ! Support the development of an exciting project where we are reinforcing and upgrading our software and business processes. Reporting to our Product Manager, and as the Product Owner of a new "to be built" Intellectual Property management software, your main tasks will be :
- Collaborating with prospective users and clients to understand and anticipate their needs and translate them into product requirements
- Developing a deep understanding of user needs, their challenges, and unmet needs
- Understanding individual requirements and defining concrete prerequisite
- Evaluating through KPIs (Key Performance Indicators, benefits vs efforts)
- Aligning tool specifications with different entities' requirements
- Developing user stories
- Managing the product backlog and prioritizing them following Development Committee's decisions
- Overseeing all stages of product creation including design and development
- Monitoring and evaluating product progress at each stage of the process
- Liaising with the product team and end-users to deliver updates
- Participating in Scrum meetings
The perfect match...
You possess a deep understanding of the Intellectual Property landscape and has at least 3 years of experience working in an IP law firm or an IP service provider company or in a related field
- Tech-savvy, you have a first successful professional experience developing or supporting software for legal or IP processes
- Knowledge of Agile software development methodology and Agile frameworks such as Scrum and Kanban, to develop products iteratively
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in German and English
- Process productivity minded
- You can stick to timelines and measure progress during development
- Prioritize effectively using data driven rationales and a discipline focusing on high impact activities
- Knowledge of product development architecture and understanding of design quality and user experience standards
- First experience working as a Business Analyst or a Product Owner in a similar environment
- Proficiency in the use of analytic tools and a good knowledge of software development and other relevant web technologies
- You have the ability to work with small and large development teams
What we offer...
- A really exciting new project with lots of challenges
- Modern technical environement (Azure DevOps)
- Pleasant working atmosphere in a dynamic and international environment
- Permanent full-time position
- Possibility to work fully remotely if willing to travel to the Starnberg and Ljubljana office once per quarter
- Future-oriented and crisis-proof service company with flat hierarchies and short decision-making paths
- Regular company events