TX Group is the leading private media group in Switzerland. The company was founded in 1893 and today employs a staff of approximately 3,400 in Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Luxembourg and Serbia. It has been traded at the Swiss stock exchange since 2000.
TX Group is a major investor in some of Switzerland's most well known Digital Brands, including news websites (20 Minuten, Tages Anzeiger, Basler Zeitung), verticals ( jobs.ch, Homegate, Tutti, Ricardo, Car For You) and services (Doodle, Zattoo). The combined audience on the web and mobile represents almost 50% of Internet traffic in Switzerland. As such TX Group plays an active role in supporting and guiding these companies to further success.
Data is changing the world
Data Tech Service (DTS) is a specialized group at TX responsible to enable product improvements and new business opportunities using the huge amount of information being generated on a daily basis by our users. We are an international team consisting of product managers, engineers and data scientists. We work together with all divisions of TX: Marketplaces, Publishing, Ventures and Ad Sales teams on various projects using audience information to improve the user experience or revenue streams.
The importance of data has increased over the years and is also anchored in the TX Group strategy. We are looking for a Product Manager able to handle complex projects and integrations.
If you have development experience in the field of data products and understand the potential it can unleash - you are the next Product Owner we are looking for!
We will trust you
Delivery: craft a solution and get it in front of consumers
- Drive adoption of our products and services
- Define and maintain products roadmaps and communicate it
- Identify KPIs to evaluate and monitor the business added-value created by our products and coordinate their computation and exposition
- Write epics and detailed user stories for the software engineering team to fully understand the scope of functionality and business drivers, so they can estimate and deliver in a timely manner with high quality
- Prioritize features and define requirements for successful delivery
- Dig into details and figure things out from detailed business logic to a high-level technical perspective
- Turn high-level ideas and requirements into technical specifications with tech leads
- Maintain the quality of the products that your team is responsible for
- Effectively communicate and collaborate with all groups in the organization over the entire product development lifecycle from requirements gathering to release to rollout training
- Drive one-shot ad hoc projects out of a product roadmap
Discovery, ownership and promotion: find and understand a problem that needs solving
- Contribute to product strategy, vision, roadmapping, and requirement gathering to scale our data products and services portfolio
- Detect ideas for new features to existing products to meet companies development strategy
- Work with the product, tech and management teams of TX Group companies. Propose paths to go from an idea to a new feature or product integrated in the companies' product line
- Promote the power of data for business development
We are looking for:
- Data products lovers
- 3+ years of product owner experience
- Experience owning and delivering high-impact software products and services
- Working experience in Ad Tech
- Experience with audience management softwares (like DMP) is a plus
- Track record of launching data products with a sizable number of customers
- Strong stakeholders management and communication skills
- Experience working directly with software engineering teams
- Ability to work autonomously with a balance of collaboration: You don't need to wait for directions, but know when buy-in is critical
- Creativity to find paths even if teams are focused on their own roadmaps
- Motivated by finding ways to produce results
- Some light programming experience
- Ability to read if/else statements, JSON, and basic API documentation is a must
- Ability to understand a data model is a must
- Ability to write and run SQL statements to crunch and explore data is a must
- Ability to write simple python code is a plus
- Use processes to achieve results and not because you like processes
- Love problem solving, and you are a great problem solver
- Driving the activities by focusing on the top- and bottom-line effects of the investments
- Being able to be the bridge between the business side and the technical team
- Solid technical understanding is a must
- Fluent in English, German is a plus
- Good sense of humor is a must
- Very good interpersonal skills to build strong relationships with CTO, PO, technical teams, end users
- Availability to travel regularly to Serbia
What you can expect from us:
- Flexible working hours and home office possibilities
- We value personal improvement and support you in expanding your knowledge with courses and conferences
- Assistance and Support through all aspects of the onboarding process
- A yearly conference TX Exchange, with international keynote speakers and an opportunity for you to learn how other teams work and show off your own successes and experiences
- Your Laptop of choice and a standing desk
- On-site canteen with plentiful selection of fresh food and salad
- Regular team events in various exciting locations in Europe
Location
Zürich
