Senior Product Owner - AI Platform (m/f/d)

Knauf stands for opportunity. This exciting role offers you the ideal opportunity to begin and further develop an impressive career within a values-driven culture.

As a global building materials manufacturer with 43,500 employees in 90 countries, we offer diverse opportunities to ambitious talent. We value every contribution and are committed to creating a safe and inclusive work environment with the aim of developing sustainable solutions for a better future.

Knauf Digital GmbH is proud to be a part of the Knauf Group. With a long-standing tradition, and a growing international presence, we are seeking dedicated individuals to help us achieve our long-term vision.

Can you say ‘yes’?

• Is respectful and appreciative interaction within the team a given for you?
• Do you always put the customer at the center of your actions?
• Do you consider the future and upcoming generations in your actions?
• Do you strive for personal and professional growth?

What you'll do

• Define and drive the product vision and roadmap for Knauf’s agentic AI platform, ensuring alignment with enterprise objectives and business priorities
• Manage the platform backlog end to end by creating, prioritising and refining epics, features and user stories to support effective delivery
• Collaborate closely with AI development and data platform teams to clarify requirements, remove blockers and maintain delivery momentum
• Act as the main point of contact between internal stakeholders and the development team, creating alignment, transparency and shared direction
• Operate with agility in a fast-evolving technology environment, adapting priorities where needed while supporting responsible and scalable AI adoption

Who you are

• An experienced Product Owner with a strong track record of leading platform products in complex enterprise environments
• Comfortable bridging strategy and execution, with the ability to translate business priorities into tangible product outcomes
• Strong in stakeholder communication, with the confidence to engage C-level leaders and articulate product value, strategic relevance and expected return on investment
• Knowledgeable in AI technologies such as LLMs, SLMs, machine learning and generative AI, with the judgement to apply them to real business needs
• Confident navigating responsible AI topics, including ethics, governance, low-code or no-code agent democratisation, Workers’ Council considerations and the EU AI Act

What we offer you

We all shape our lives individually. As an employer, we play a significant role in the daily life of our employees and aim to support them with various offerings. This includes, among other things:

• Security: Permanent employment contract in a stable, successful family-owned company.
• Flexibility: 30 days of vacation, special leave for certain occasions, a broad time window for flexible working and weekly home office days.
• Fitness and health: Offers of active health promotion, company doctor, occupational health and safety, etc.
• Welcome approach: Individual onboarding days, company and team events.
• Career and professional development: Individual support and promotion for part-time studies, further education and training.
• Benefits and vouchers: Discounts on well-known brands and reduced-price employee purchases.
• E-Bike leasing: Using tax advantages while promoting your own health.
• Relocation support: Assistance with international relocation

Knauf as an employer

Knauf Digital GmbH is the innovation hub of the Knauf Group and is shaping the future of construction through digital solutions. With creative software developments and smart services, we optimize construction processes and create added value for our customers.

The Knauf Group is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment, and we make all personnel decisions across all areas of our company based on experience, skills and integrity. We encourage applicants from all walks of life to apply for our positions, regardless of age, gender, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, origin, religion and so forth.

Share our values and become part of the team to shape the future of Knauf together.

Department

Technology & Data

Locations

Munich

Firma

Knauf Digital GmbH

Contact Lena Lautenbacher Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

About Knauf Digital

As a subsidiary, Knauf Digital GmbH has the mandate to drive commercial excellence through digitalization for all companies of the Knauf Group globally. Our mission is to rethink what it means to provide value to our customers and thereby drive growth for our businesses around the world. We focus on reinventing marketing, sales and service processes and integrate these processes with custom-made software and digital interaction solutions that we build for our customers along the entire construction value chain.