KOSTAL Group is a global, family-owned German company that develops market-leading solutions for the solar and automotive industries. The company was established in 1912 and employs about 20 000 people at 47 locations in 22 countries. In Hungary, KOSTAL is building its first business service centre to provide business support in IT, finance, procurement, master data, sales and HR fields. This is a global centre with high value-added and complex processes which you can help to grow.

The work can be managed remotely – with time-to-time office presence depending on the team’s agreement and the demand of the respective professional area – from any location in Hungary. In case of some company events, office attendance is expected from the colleagues. Technical conditions for working from home are fully in place.

The Product owner for the B2C Platform (Terminal) supports the Business unit Photovoltaic driving the development and enhancement of the platform in alignment with customer needs and business goals. This involves gathering and prioritizing requirements collaborating with cross-functional teams ensuring that the platform delivers value to the users by improving their experience with Kostal PV systems and services.

• Receiving business demands and creating alignment with business stakeholders and IT architects in regards of requirements engineering and their prioritization.
• Kick off and steering implementation projects.
• Management of external consultants or developers.
• Advising the company on operational and strategic issues.
• Increasing service availability e.g. due to setting up IT monitoring solutions and Knowledge Items.
• Establish monitoring services and ensure continuous improvement.
• Increasing  efficiency and scalability of the support organization (e.g. by establishing service requests

• Minimum 3 years of experience in managing complex products incl. leading external contractors.
• Common understanding of SaaS solutions and MS Azure
• Bachelor / Master in business informatics or a comparable direction of study
• Experiences in B2C solutions are welcome.
• Experience in requirements management as well as agile methods.
• Positive and integrative collaboration skills, establishing strong supportive relationships across all departments.
• Experienced working in an international, virtual team.
• Good German and English skills (spoken and written)

Why work with us?

• Flexible working conditions with remote work possibility (in-person presence is required from time to time), you can have a real work-life balance
• Modern, newly renovated, sustainable office with parking space and bicycle storage area in the heart of Budapest
• Competitive salary, benefits and compensation packages (Medicover health insurance, bonuses, an extra day off on your birthday, eyeglasses contribution)
• Supportive, diverse and highly skilled community
• Ability to really make a difference and build new processes from scratch, you can participate in the formation and shape of the BSC processes
• KOSTAL is a dynamically developing company (10-20% yearly growth in the automotive and solar industry), an independent, family-run business which provides much flexibility
• You can enjoy our value-oriented work culture: we are down-to-earth, appreciative, inspiring and innovative

If you are looking for new challenges, we are looking for you! Shape the future of KOSTAL Hungary while building an international career at a 100+ years old German company! Our flexible working conditions and the excellent team at KOSTAL make the perfect place for your ambitions.