RWE Supply & Trading GmbH

To start as soon as possible, Full time, Permanent

Your future plans
It’s an exciting time to join us!  RWE Supply & Trading GmbH has recently introduced a new cloud based data analytics platform and as part of a new and expanding team we are looking for a Product Owner to play key role in the transition from a Project to a BAU Product team. 
Using the latest tech, the Lead in Data (LiD) platform has revolutionised the searching, sharing, transforming and on-boarding of Data within our organisation. Data is the fundamental backbone to the company’s trading and analysis communities as well as support functions and will become an ever increasing asset across the group in the future.

We are looking for a keen, motivated tech enthusiast to join us as a Product Owner. Someone who wants to contribute in shaping the future data needs of our organisation in close collaboration with our business stakeholders, and support the team in defining the platform roadmap.
If this sounds appealing, then apply now or contact me for an informal chat!

• Own the Lead in Data product vision and key objectives for our product ensuring this aligns to the overall Business goals and objectives
• Act as the interface between key stakeholders within the business, transporting business requirements into a sustainable technical backlog, design and related roadmap
• Build, shape and influence the technical delivery backlog with innovation ideas, enhancements and technical requirements from a variety of sources
• Be a real technical hands-on problem solver, able to work closely with the team on data solutions for complex requirements with a can do attitude
• Engage with our platform vendors (DREMIO, Databricks, Tableau and Alation), prioritise fixes and understanding their product roadmaps, assessing impact and manage usage / billing
• Work closely with the respective IT and business Product Owners, particularly within the Data space (Market Data IT, Embedded IT, Governance Office, Licensing etc)
• Keep up to date with new Data Analytics trends, always looking to new solutions to solve complex problems 

Your powerful skills

• Fluent in English (verbal and written)
• The ability to translate business requirements into a technical design; Review and further improve existing technical designs
• Have good understanding of cloud architecture and have awareness of production system design principles
• Able to balance technical understanding with business acumen and user engagement
• Work with a collaborative mindset focused on delivering value to our users
• Solid understanding of operational aspects like high availability, monitoring, security and robustness
• Experience in DevOps best practices
• Be able to communicate to customers, stakeholders and the IT community at all levels
• Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with peers
• Excellent communication skills
• Good Conflict Management skills
• Ability to inspire trust / confidence in others
• Highly motivated self-starter, independent and reliable team player

Advantageous, but not a must

• Experience of coaching and/or mentoring colleagues who do not directly report to you
• Knowledge of key data engineering technologies (Python, Spark, SQL, Parquet, Delta, etc) 

What we value most is passion, willingness to learn and a determined and resilient work ethic. So, if you can’t display all of the skills above then we would still love to hear from you!

Benefits you can rely on

• Working in one of the most interesting business contexts; a mixture of energy supply, trading and of course IT!
• Working in an large agile team on things which matter
• Evolve your skills together with us – we offer comprehensive on the job learning as well as support from internal experts to develop your existing skills even further
• Competitive salary plus annual discretionary bonus
• Open and diverse company culture

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Any questions? Deborah Münz (Recruiting), +49 152 57906888

We look forward to meeting you!

We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications, irrespective of gender, disability, nationality, ethnic and social background, religion and beliefs, age or sexual orientation and identity. #inclusionmatters

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RWE Supply & Trading is the interface between RWE and the energy markets around the world. Approximately 1,700 employees from over 50 different countries trade (renewable) electricity, (green) gas, commodities and CO2 emission allowances. The trading entity also ensures the commercial optimisation of RWE’s power plant dispatch and markets electricity from renewables.