Digital Product Owner - Automotive
Hykmann Global Business Solutions AB · Göteborg · Tills vidare · Deadline 2026-11-26
Hykmann Global Business Solutions AB is seeking a **Digital Product Owner – Automotive** for a consulting assignment focused on automotive aftermarket technology and digital services. Working with a stable, cross-functional team, the role involves translating the overarching digital product roadmap into actionable deliverables and maintaining a transparent, well-prioritised team backlog. Key responsibilities include ensuring digital solutions comply with architecture and security standards throughout their lifecycles, monitoring service-level agreements (SLAs), coordinating product support activities, and aligning team priorities with business strategy while handling complex requirements independently. Candidates need approximately **2–5 years of relevant professional experience** in digital product ownership, product management, or backlog management. Decisive qualifications include a demonstrated ability to turn strategy into clear deliverables, familiarity with product architecture and security compliance, and an understanding of service management and SLAs. While not required, desirable assets include knowledge of the **Global Diagnostic Platform (GDSP)** or equivalent automotive diagnostic platforms, experience with automotive aftermarket systems, and previous work managing enterprise integrations within cross-functional teams.
🚀 We’re Hiring: Digital Product Owner – Product Roadmaps, Backlog Management & Aftermarket Technology
Hykmann Global Business Solutions AB is looking for a motivated Digital Product Owner – Professional Level for a consulting opportunity within the automotive aftermarket and digital technology sector.
Are you experienced in product backlog management, digital product development, and cross-functional collaboration? Do you enjoy translating product strategy into clear priorities and deliverables while ensuring quality, security, and continuous improvement? This opportunity could be a great fit for you!
🔧 About the Role
As a Digital Product Owner, you will help translate the digital product roadmap into actionable deliverables for a stable, cross-functional team. You will be responsible for managing and prioritising the team backlog, ensuring that requirements are clear and transparent, and keeping delivery aligned with the product vision and overall strategy.
The role also includes supporting product lifecycle management, ensuring compliance with architecture and security requirements, monitoring service-level agreements (SLAs), and coordinating the capabilities needed for successful delivery.
🎯 Key Responsibilities
- Translate the digital product roadmap into prioritised backlog items and deliverables.
- Manage, organise, and prioritise the team backlog, ensuring it is visible, transparent, and clearly understood.
- Align backlog priorities with the digital product vision, business strategy, and roadmap.
- Ensure digital products and solutions comply with architecture and security requirements throughout their lifecycle.
- Support product development, maintenance, and eventual decommissioning.
- Establish and monitor service-level agreements (SLAs) for solutions managed by the team.
- Coordinate support activities for digital products and services within the team's scope.
- Help secure the right capacity and competencies to meet delivery commitments.
- Collaborate with team members and stakeholders to clarify requirements, manage dependencies, and achieve shared outcomes.
- Independently manage complex tasks and make informed decisions when requirements or priorities are uncertain.
✅ Required Skills & Experience
- Approximately 2–5 years of relevant professional experience in digital product ownership, product management, backlog management, or a similar role.
- Understanding of digital product roadmaps and how to translate strategy into actionable team deliverables.
- Experience prioritising and maintaining product or team backlogs.
- Ability to define clear requirements and ensure that backlog items are understood by the delivery team.
- Understanding of product architecture, security requirements, and lifecycle management.
- Familiarity with service management, support processes, and SLAs.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work independently, manage complexity, and collaborate effectively across a team.
- A structured, proactive approach to planning, prioritisation, and delivery.
⭐ Nice to Have
- Knowledge of the Global Diagnostic Platform (GDSP) or similar diagnostic platforms used in automotive aftermarket technology.
- Experience working with automotive aftermarket systems, digital services, or enterprise applications.
- Familiarity with system integrations, technical dependencies, and digital product architecture.
- Experience coordinating support, maintenance, and ongoing development of digital products.
- Experience working in stable, cross-functional product teams.
👤 Who Should Apply?
We are looking for a collaborative and delivery-focused professional who can connect product strategy with day-to-day execution. You should be comfortable balancing competing priorities, ensuring the team understands what needs to be delivered, and taking accountability for outcomes that depend on collaboration across multiple team members.
📩 Interested in This Opportunity?
Please submit your updated CV highlighting your experience in digital product ownership, roadmap execution, backlog management, stakeholder collaboration, and product lifecycle management. Include any relevant experience with GDSP or automotive diagnostic platforms.
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