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Senior Product Owner

Hybrid in Madrid·Full-time·Added 2 days ago (last checked 22 Oct)

SGS

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Work mode: Hybrid, Madrid
Contract: Full-time
English: Required
Experience: 5+ years

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What we're looking for

Product Ownership: 5+ years owning digital products in agile teams, with a strong track record of shipped outcomes — not just delivered features.
AI / Data Fluency: Comfortable working on AI, ML, or data-heavy products. You don’t need to write the code, but you need to understand what’s possible and what’s hard.
Discovery & Delivery: Solid skills in user research, requirements gathering, and modern agile practices (story mapping, OKRs, dual-track agile).
Tooling: Hands-on with the standard product toolkit (Jira / Linear, Figma, product analytics, etc.).
Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication in English; able to bridge deeply technical engineers and senior business stakeholders.
You have 5+ years of product ownership or product management experience, ideally in a B2B, industrial, or AI-heavy context.
You are a pragmatist who values shipping over perfect plans.
You enjoy spending time with engineers and understanding the systems being built, not just the roadmap on the wall.
You’re comfortable with ambiguity and high autonomy — you don’t wait for someone else to set the direction.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

Join a globally recognized and stable company, a leader in the Testing, Inspection, and Certification (TIC) industry.
Enjoy a flexible schedule and a hybrid work model.
Access continuous learning opportunities through SGS University and Campus.
Collaborate in a multinational environment with colleagues from various continents.

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At SGS, we are committed to fostering an open, friendly, and supportive culture that thrives on teamwork. We value diversity and provide endless opportunities to learn, grow your expertise, and fulfill your potential. Apply now to join our motivated and dynamic team!

The role

You’re a product person who would rather sit next to the engineers shipping the product than spend your days in steering committees. We need someone who can turn ambitious AI and digital product ideas into clear, shippable roadmaps — and stay in the room while we build them.

As a Senior Product Owner, you will own the product direction and delivery of one or more of our flagship digital and AI-powered products. You’ll work hand-in-hand with engineering leads, designers, and business stakeholders to turn ambitious goals into a sharp, prioritized backlog — and stay close enough to the work that you actually understand what’s being built.

What you'll do

Own the Roadmap: Define and maintain a clear, prioritized roadmap for your product area, balancing user needs, business value, and engineering reality.
Translate Strategy into Backlog: Break down ambiguous problems into well-scoped epics and stories that engineers can pick up and ship.
Partner with Engineering: Work shoulder-to-shoulder with AI, full-stack, and data engineers — making real-time trade-off calls as we build.
Engage Stakeholders: Be the trusted voice of the product to business stakeholders; gather requirements, manage expectations, and communicate progress honestly.
Measure What Matters: Define success metrics for your products, instrument them, and use the data to decide what to build (or stop building) next.

Hiring process

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Application
Recruitment team contact
With recruitment team
If your skills and experience match current or future needs, a member of the recruitment team contacts you.
Interviews
Face-to-face or virtual interviews, also a chance to learn about the job, your future manager and the culture.
Assessments
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For some positions: personality, cognitive and technical assessments, a short psychometric study, or more thorough assessments by external consultants.
Additional screening and reference check
Selection and offer · With HR team

An email acknowledges receipt of every application.
Unsuccessful candidates are informed and may be contacted for future openings.

About SGS

SGS is a Swiss-headquartered multinational company and the world's leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. Founded in 1878, it operates across diverse industries including agriculture, construction, energy, manufacturing, mining, and public sector, providing services such as quality assurance, risk management, and sustainability solutions. With over 99,000 employees and a network of more than 2,600 offices and laboratories worldwide, SGS is a category-defining player in the Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) sector.

In Spain, SGS has a significant presence with offices in Madrid, Barcelona, and other major cities, offering a wide range of technical and inspection roles. The company is known for its strong commitment to safety, quality, and regulatory compliance, making it a relevant employer for international professionals with backgrounds in engineering, environmental science, and industrial safety. SGS provides opportunities for career growth in a global environment, and its Spanish operations are a key part of its European network.

Industry: Testing & Certification
Founded: 1878
Employees: 50,000–100,000
Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
In Spain: Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and 7 more
Website: sgs.com

Good to know if you are moving

SGS operates in over 140 countries, offering international professionals the chance to work in a truly global environment with potential for cross-border projects and career mobility.
The company provides extensive training and development programs, including language courses and technical certifications, which can be valuable for professionals relocating to Spain.
SGS has a structured career path with opportunities to progress from technical roles to management positions, appealing to those seeking long-term growth.
The Spanish offices are well-established and integrated into the European network, offering a stable work environment and exposure to diverse industries.
SGS is a large, stable employer with a strong brand name, which can be reassuring for international professionals seeking a secure position.

In their own words

About the company & team

SGS is the world’s leading Testing, Inspection and Certification company. We operate a network of over 2,500 laboratories and business facilities across 115 countries, supported by a team of over 100,000 dedicated professionals. With more than 145 years of service excellence, we combine the precision and accuracy that define Swiss companies to help organizations achieve the highest standards of quality, compliance and sustainability.

Our brand promise – “when you need to be sure” – underscores our commitment to trust, integrity and reliability, enabling businesses to thrive with confidence. We proudly deliver our expert services through the SGS name and a portfolio of trusted specialized brands, including Applied Technical Services, Brightsight, Bluesign and Nutrasource.