P2P Product Owner, PO

🕒 August 15, 2025

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Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA

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10,000+ employees

👥 B2C

📱 Media

📚 Education

B2C • Media • Education

Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA is a global media and education company that has evolved from a small book publisher founded in 1835 into a diverse organization with over 80,000 employees worldwide. The company operates various business units, including the RTL Group, Penguin Random House, BMG, Arvato Group, Bertelsmann Marketing Services, and Bertelsmann Education Group, which offer job opportunities across about 50 countries. Bertelsmann is dedicated to fostering an equitable and inclusive workplace, encouraging personal initiative, creativity, and diverse perspectives among its workforce.

📋 Description

• Represent the needs of Business Units (BUs), Global Business Services (GBS), and Internal Controls to prioritise & build the right solutions, whilst improving consistency across all units. • Own and manage the Product Backlog, approving backlog items based on Definition of Ready (DoR) and Definition of Done (DoD). • Prioritise the Product Backlog and determine release dates and content in alignment with the project roadmap and milestones. • Lead Backlog Refinement, Sprint Planning, and Review processes. • Responsible for test case management, integration testing, training material development, and "train the trainer" sessions. • Define, maintain, and own the business processes. • Conduct workshops to gather and understand business requirements. • Propose and justify custom developments where necessary, collaborating with the development team for implementation. • Prepare Functional Specifications and work closely with developers to bring solutions to life. • Test processes and improvements while working with IT Leads to resolve defects. • Develop training materials and (where required) deliver training sessions for Key / End users. • Monitor process performance, gathering user feedback for continuous improvement. • Drive the continuous improvement of system templates and business processes. • Collaborate in the solution design process to ensure business needs are met effectively. • Prepare and review system testing plans, scripts, and test results to ensure comprehensive coverage of business processes and requirements. • Organise and lead project workshops across multiple time zones. • Participate in Change Management activities to facilitate successful go-live and business adoption of new systems and processes. • Provide support to key and end-users during post-go-live and business-as-usual phases. • Proactively identify issues, document solutions, and facilitate testing and training as required. • Undertake ad hoc tasks as required by the TRANS4M Programme, P2P Business Owner, or Functional Lead.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related field • Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a P2P user or SAP (ECC/S/4HANA) implementer • At least 1 year of experience as a Product Owner or in a similar role • Strong understanding of P2P processes in an SAP environment • Experience in system testing and end-user training (documentation and delivery) • Ability to summarise and communicate key issues/themes to diverse stakeholders • Highly organised, proactive, and a self-starter • Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to engage and collaborate across teams • High attention to detail and accuracy • Ability to work effectively under time constraints • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio (Intermediate+ level) • Adaptability to evolving project requirements and deadlines • Willingness to travel internationally up to 25% • Multilingual / cross-cultural skills are an advantage • Jira, qTest, or SAP Signavio are advantageous skills

🏖️ Benefits

• generous company pension • summer Fridays • audience tickets • hybrid working • employee assistance programme • access to free courses and training • local discounts • cycle to work scheme • season ticket loan • volunteer days