NES Fircroft
* Jobtitel: Product Owner GenAI (m/w/d)
* Start date: 01.11.2025
* End date: 30.04.2027
* Duration: 18 project months (ANÜ)
* Location: Karlsruhe/Remote
* Workload: Full-time; 36 hours/week
* Annual gross salary: 92,000 euros
Work environment: The Product Owner is part of the GenAI Competence Center in EnBW's central IT department. The Competence Center supports business units in the implementation of GenAI use cases and provides a scalable, secure tech stack for generative AI applications. The focus is on supporting projects from implementation to quality assurance, operating a high-performance infrastructure including LLM access, prompt frameworks, API management, MLOps, and governance, as well as providing reusable components and guidelines. Collaboration takes place closely with business units, data & analytics, IT architecture, and other product owners, supplemented by the management of external service providers. Technologically, modern cloud environments (Azure, AWS), containerization, CI/CD, MLOps, as well as open source and commercial LLMs are used – always with a focus on security, scalability, and compliance.
Your tasks
* Collection, structuring and prioritization of requirements from specialist departments.
* Managing implementation in agile teams (Scrum, Kanban), including backlog maintenance and sprint planning.
Collaboration with internal teams
* Close coordination with data scientists, AI developers, UX/UI designers and IT architects.
* Ensuring technical feasibility and integration into existing systems.
Collaboration with other internal product owners
* Coordination and liaison with other POs responsible for GenAI use cases.
* Ensuring synergies, consistency and reusability of components and models.
* Participation in overarching governance structures and knowledge exchange (e.g., GenAI community, best practices).
* Support prioritization and resource planning across multiple GenAI initiatives.
Management of an existing external service provider
* Coordination of cooperation with an already selected GenAI service provider.
* Definition of work packages, review of results and ensuring quality.
* Interface between service provider and internal teams to ensure target achievement and schedules.
* Conducting regular status meetings, feedback loops and escalation management.
Monitoring & Reporting
* Definition of KPIs to measure the success of GenAI products.
* Preparation of reports and presentations for management and stakeholders.
Your profile
Technically
* Several years of experience as a product owner or in a comparable role in the digital environment.
* Good knowledge of AI/ML, especially Generative AI and Large Language Models.
* Experience in managing external partners or service providers.
* Familiar with agile methods and tools (Scrum, Jira, Confluence, etc.).
Technical
* Understanding of cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and MLOps.
* Basic knowledge of software development and data architecture is an advantage.
Personal
* Strong communication and coordination skills.
* Structured working methods, high level of personal responsibility and a passion for innovation.
* Negotiating skills and diplomatic skills in dealing with service providers and internal stakeholders.
* Required preventive medical examinations: G 37 (will be covered by NES if not available)
Your benefits
* 30 vacation days, paid sick days and holidays
* vacation pay
* Christmas bonus
* Possibility of mobile working
For more information
Alphonsina Cyril
Recruitment ConsultantNES Fircroft
Tel: +49 621 37031977 | Mobile: +491757707136
Email: Alphonsina.Siril@nesfircroft.com | Web: