Product Owner - Platform Engineering (m/f/d)

We are looking for a Product Owner who will take end-to-end ownership of our cybersecurity platform backlog and enable a senior, self-organized full-stack engineering team to deliver outcomes efficiently. You will operate at the intersection of strategy, stakeholder needs, and technical execution—ensuring that platform features across e-learning, phishing simulation, security assessments, user management, and data/BI are coherent, measurable, and aligned with our mission: making cyber risks manageable for insurance partners and their SMB customers.

Core product ownership  

• Own the platform-level backlog and ensure alignment across modules and shared services.  

• Define roadmap themes and outcome goals together with the CTO and internal stakeholders.  

• Drive consistency across the user experience, platform navigation, roles & permissions, and reporting patterns.  

Discovery & requirements engineering  

• Translate ideas and stakeholder needs into clear problem statements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.  

• Work with UI/UX to prototype, validate flows, and continuously improve usability.  

• Ensure non-functional requirements (security, privacy, performance, reliability, observability) are explicit and prioritized.  

Delivery enablement & stakeholder management  

• Prioritize work based on value, impact, risk, dependencies, and delivery constraints—making trade-offs transparent.  

• Keep engineers unblocked by clarifying decisions, resolving scope questions, and managing dependencies.  

• Facilitate effective refinement and planning practices that fit a self-organized senior team.  

• Communicate roadmap, progress, and learnings clearly to heads of departments and relevant stakeholders.  

Metrics & continuous improvement  

• Define success metrics and evaluate whether features deliver measurable value after release.  

• Build feedback loops using customer insights, stakeholder input, and data from the platform.  

• Improve product operations and delivery workflows to reduce friction, rework, and time-to-value.  

• Strong technical product ownership skills and experience working closely with engineering teams in software delivery.  

• Ability to discuss solutions at eye level with engineers, understand architectural trade-offs, and translate them into product decisions.  

• Proven experience creating clarity in complex environments with multiple components and stakeholders.  

• A structured, independent, and outcome-driven working style with a strong sense of ownership.  

• Strong communication skills in English; German is a plus.  

• Experience with B2B platforms (RBAC, multi-tenancy, integrations, analytics/reporting) is a plus.  

• Experience with partner-driven (B2B2B) business models is a plus.  

• Introducing a platform-wide product operating rhythm (intake, discovery, refinement, metrics review) that improves delivery efficiency.  

• Reducing engineer downtime and context switching by improving prioritization, dependency handling, and decision-making speed.  

• Driving a unified platform experience across modules while enabling independent, scalable development.  

• Partnering with stakeholders to connect feature delivery to measurable partner and SMB outcomes (risk reduction, activation, adoption).  

• Strengthening telemetry and KPI tracking across the platform to make product decisions more data-informed.  

• You like taking ownership of complex platforms and bringing structure without slowing teams down.  

• You combine technical depth with pragmatic prioritization and stakeholder alignment.  

• You care about outcomes and learning loops, not feature factories.  

• You enjoy collaborating with senior engineers and enabling them to do their best work.  

• You want to help reduce cyber risk for thousands of SMBs through a product with purpose.  

• A transparent, open company culture with direct communication and real impact.  

• A diverse and committed team built on trust, collaboration, and shared purpose.  

• A centrally located office in Berlin-Kreuzberg plus flexible working hours and remote options.  

• Regular professional development and personal growth opportunities.  

• Strong employee benefits such as EdenRed, mobility budget, team events, and more.  

Perseus Technologies was founded in 2017 in Berlin and has since specialized in helping companies protect themselves against cyber threats. Our mission is to support especially small and medium-sized businesses in identifying, assessing and effectively managing digital risks.

We offer a comprehensive cybersecurity solution that covers both technical and organizational aspects, including:

• Risk assessments to evaluate IT and security infrastructure

• Online trainings and phishing simulations to educate employees on handling digital threats safely

• 24/7 cyber emergency support, in case something goes wrong despite all precautions

Many of our solutions are easy to integrate into existing systems and help organizations build a sustainable cybersecurity culture.

A unique aspect of our approach is our close collaboration with the insurance sector: Today, Perseus is included in nearly every second cyber insurance policy on the German market.

We are currently a team of around 30 employees from various national backgrounds — international, committed and united by strong teamwork.

Our name is inspired by Greek mythology: Just as the hero Perseus faced dangerous creatures, we tackle new digital challenges every day — with determination, pragmatism and a strong team by our side.