(Senior) Technical Product Manager (m/f/d)

Company Description

Publicis Media is the world's second largest media agency network and part of the French communications group Publicis Groupe. As a global holding company, Publicis Media lives through its global agency brands Zenith, Starcom and Spark, which manage and continuously develop the customer business in strategic communications consulting in over 100 countries. In addition, central teams of specialists at Publicis Media support the agencies' clients in these areas: Data and Technology, Analytics and Insights, Research, Content, Performance, Buying and Business Development.

Overview

You drive the technical delivery of modern web software products that support core media processes across Publicis Media. Working at the intersection of business and technology, you take ownership of the execution within a cross-functional engineering team (Software, QA, DevOps, and a Lead Developer). In close collaboration with a dedicated Business Product Manager who owns the product strategy, you act as the primary interface to engineering, translating requirements into actionable work packages and ensuring that priorities are delivered efficiently, predictably, and at high quality.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Business Product Manager to identify business needs and priorities.
• Translate business requirements into clear, actionable user stories and tasks, ensuring technical feasibility and a shared understanding with the development team.
• Take responsibility for the Product Backlog and its ongoing development to make sure all items are clearly structured and ready for implementation.
• Plan and manage sprint execution in close collaboration with the development team.
• Track and communicate development progress and provide transparency regarding status, risks and dependencies.
• Take responsibility for delivery quality by reviewing implementation against acceptance criteria.
• Translate roadmap inputs into concrete delivery plans and coordinate releases and feature launches to enable efficient and predictable implementation.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a Technical Product Manager, Product Owner, Delivery Manager, or in a comparable role within software product development.
• Proven experience working in Agile environments (e.g. Scrum, Kanban) and managing product backlogs throughout the software delivery lifecycle.
• Strong ability to translate business requirements into clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and actionable engineering work.
• Practical experience working closely with cross-functional engineering teams, including software engineering, QA, and DevOps.
• Solid understanding of modern web application architectures, software development processes, and technical delivery challenges.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to structure complex requirements and define scalable solutions.
• Experience with Agile delivery and collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to align technical and non-technical audiences.
• Fluency in English; Good command of German is a plus.

Sounds like you? Please apply!

Additional Information

What We Offer

• Good Work-Life Balance: With flexible working hours and hybrid work possible
• Appreciation: Regular discussions with supervisor for appreciation of work and to plan personal development
• Real team spirit: High level of collegiality and fun at work as well as joint celebrations and events.
• Working in global teams: Exciting and varied projects in a global environment (Germany, India, USA, UK, France, etc.)
• Strategic partner of Microsoft: Sponsored acquisition of Microsoft certificates and direct collaboration with Microsoft experts
• Further education and career: Continuous training and further education of our employees within the framework of Publicis Learning as well as diverse career perspectives in one of the world's largest agency networks

Your Benefits

Learn&Grow

• Development with a digital learning platform
• Individual career perspectives and structured development
• Extensive national and international development programs
• Open feedback culture with structured performance management
• Mentoring program

Work Your World

• Opportunity to work worldwide for up to 6 weeks per year

Flexible Work

• Hybrid work model
• Flexible working hours
• The "Notfallmamas" - company-supported emergency childcare
• Subsidy for the Deutschlandticket and BusinessBike

Feel Well

• Overtime compensation
• 30 days of vacation plus additional special leave days
• Agency sports activities | Urban Sports Club
• Mental Health Program and Working with Cancer Policy

Responsibility

• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion initiatives
• Sustainability Squad
• Social projects

Your Start

• Welcome Week
• Buddy Program
• Intensive onboarding

We value diversity and are excited to learn how your previous experience could enrich our team.