IT Consultant Data & Analytics Product Owner

Job Description - Lead the product management for data & analytics solutions across the Suply Chain Management (SCM) domain with an end-to-end perspective - Act as the central interface between business stakeholders and the IT organization for the assigned data & analytics solutions — coordinating with data domain owners, source system specialists, data engineers, ML/AI engineers, BI specialists, architects, governance, and DevOps. - Translate business needs into actionable, scalable solution designs — spanning data integration, data modeling, descriptive analytics, reporting, machine learning, and AI-based services — that deliver measurable value with high adoption and low complexity. - Coordinate end-to-end implementation, from backlog management to validation and go-live, and ensure stable operations and ongoing enhancement in close collaboration with business key users. - Reports into the IT Data & Analytics organization of ContiTech. - Cross-functional role interfacing with a large variety of business, IT and data & analytics roles - Owner of multiple IT services in the form of data & analytics business solutions Main Taskts: • Understand business processes and strategic goals in Supply Chain Management • Translate needs into robust data & analytics solution concepts that address business impact, usability, compliance, and scalability • Lead and support various stages in the data & analytics product lifecycle such as design, development, testing, continuous improvement, maintencance & support • Engage with business stakeholders, data owners, IT system owners, and internal specialists to align on goals and technical direction • Secure approvals and alignments with legal, compliance, and governance functions (e.g., Data Protection, Workers Council) • Lead backlog creation and refinement based on the approved solution design • Coordinate delivery by data engineers, BI developers, ML/AI engineers, and other relevant specialists • Coordinate business validation and user testing with key stakeholders • Ensure smooth go-live and monitor solution performance and user adoption • Serve as the first point of contact for business key users on solution enhancements • Manage change requests and continuously evolve the solution based on business priorities

Qualifications Degree in Business Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Analytics, or comparable field.

Several years of experience in data & analytics, ideally as a product owner, solution architect, or similar role Proven experience in delivering data & analytics solutions in cross-functional and international settings Experience in coordinating cross-functional teams and managing stakeholders Comfortable working in global teams and across cultural contexts