Product Owner to Markem-Imaje

About Us

Markem-Imaje is a trusted world manufacturer of product identification and traceability solutions, offering a full range of reliable and innovative inkjet, thermal transfer, laser, print and label application systems. Markem-Imaje delivers fully integrated solutions that enable product quality and safety, regulatory and retailer compliance, better product recalls and improved manufacturing processes.

Markem-Imaje Sweden in Gothenburg is something as unusual as a small innovation and development hub with a startup mindset within an established global company.

Our mission is to lead the development of new innovative products and solutions, from concept to production with the freedom to use the work methods we find most efficient. We love what we do, and we have help from the global organization we are a part of.

The Role

As Product Owner, you will be working as part of the mature agile firmware engineering team to develop our next generation printers, with the opportunity to contribute to the next generation software vision.

In this role, you will:

• Lead efforts focused on development of product capabilities.
• In collaboration with the team and stakeholders, define and prioritize the product vision, goals, and roadmap.
• Lead requirements gathering efforts on high level features and epics, working with Product Marketing, Reliability, Technical Service and Support, and System Engineering.
• Work with other Product Owners to ensure there is a coordinated approach to deliver value.

What You Will Do

Day to day, you will keep the team moving through the sprint cycle, making sure there are always enough refined, right sized stories ready to work on. You will play a core role in sprint planning and review ceremonies, keeping delivery predictable and ensuring every completed story meets the definition of done.

On top of that, you will:

• Provide data driven estimates and metrics.
• Drive backlog refinement activities across the team's stories.
• Prepare and present sprint accomplishments.
• Gather and present project and sprint data to the management team.

What You Need To Have

To succeed in this role, you need solid experience working with hardware or firmware products, either as a developer or as a product owner, together with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field. You bring significant experience using Agile methodologies in a Product Owner role, and a proven track record of delivering data driven solutions with a customer first mindset.

On top of that, you have:

• Confidence engaging directly with firmware and hardware engineering teams on technical trade-offs and constraints.
• Established background launching software or services in partnership with engineering teams, comfortable with prototyping and iterative development.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills, with the ability to engage, influence, and inspire stakeholders to drive collaboration and alignment.
• A proactive, self-starter mindset, and with the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively.
• A high degree of organization, individual initiative, and personal accountability.

If you believe you match our values and have the experience we're looking for, then apply as we review applications on a rolling basis! We can't wait to hear from you!

Department Product & Business Role Product Locations Göteborg Remote status Hybrid