Technical Product Owner

Overview

At Bayer we’re visionaries, driven to solve the world’s toughest challenges and striving for a world where ,Health for all, Hunger for none’ is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We’re doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining ‘impossible’. There are so many reasons to join us. If you’re hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there’s only one choice.

Position Overview :

We are seeking a talented and highly motivated individual with a strong background and relevant experience to join Bayer’s Vegetable R&D Engineering and Automation Hub as a Technical Product Owner. The Engineering and Automation Hub carry out a mission to create data-driven end-to-end digital workflows that improve operational efficiency and support predictive breeding for the R&D organization.

This technical product owner role combines traditional product ownership responsibilities with technical leadership and some primary scrum master duties. The ideal candidate will bridge the gap between technical implementation and product strategy, working closely with our software engineering team and collaborating with our digital enablement team to deliver high-quality digital solutions for our end-users. You will play a crucial role in developing and maintaining key projects in the Vegetable R&D portfolio. This involves cross-functional collaboration with a diverse, global group of plant breeders, genomic scientists, engineers, developers, and IT teams.

Responsibilities

• Product Ownership & Agile Leadership – Manage and prioritize the product backlog, ensuring comprehensive, well-defined user stories
• Lead technical refinement sessions with the scrum team to break down complex features into actionable user stories
• Facilitate sprint ceremonies including planning, daily standups, reviews, and retrospectives
• Drive sprint execution, monitor sprint progress and team velocity to ensure predictable delivery
• Support the scrum team in maintaining high-quality standards and technical excellence
• Oversee end-to-end execution of software development initiatives from conception to delivery
• Technical Planning & Implementation – Collaborate with engineers across the full software stack (cloud infrastructure, database, API, and frontend) while guiding backlog and story refinement
• Lead strategic planning sessions to align technical roadmap with business objectives
• Facilitate the creation of detailed technical work plans for new product development efforts
• Support the development of comprehensive testing strategies, including functional testing and user acceptance testing plans
• Champion best practices, ways of working, and continuous improvement within the software team
• Leverage generative AI tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot) to enhance productivity in user story creation, technical documentation, and requirement analysis
• Cross-functional Collaboration – Partner closely with the Digital Enablement team to translate business requirements into technical specifications
• Support Digital Specialists in gathering user feedback and defining requirements
• Engage with stakeholders, users, and subject matter experts to ensure alignment on technical direction
• Facilitate communication between technical and non-technical team members
• Monitor relevant support channels, assist in communication with users, and assist in transferring support issues onto the backlog
• Work with enterprise IT teams to ensure proper system integration and compliance with security policies and practices

Qualifications

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