DevOps Product Manager (m/f/d)

<p><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">At ARISE, responsibility is at the heart of everything we do.</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72"> Every day, we dedicate ourselves to realizing our clients’ visions and driving their digital projects to success. As a community of experts, we support each other and grow together to achieve exceptional results. Our sense of responsibility – toward our clients and our colleagues – defines our success.</span></p><p style=";"></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">Join us at ARISE </span><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">in shaping a new DevOps Product Management role</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">. This is a unique opportunity to help </span><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">build an offering at the intersection of DevOps and product management</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">. You will </span><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">work on complex delivery challenges</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72"> with our clients while </span><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">actively contributing to the evolution and impact of this role</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72"> in the market.</span></p><p style=";"></p><p><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">ARISE with us</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72"> and apply now as a </span><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">DevOps Product Manager (m/f/d)</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72"> in a permanent position. This role can be performed </span><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">remotely from anywhere in Germany</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">, with </span><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">regular on-site client engagements</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72"> (approx. 2 days per week). </span></p><p style=";"></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000">Your Responsibilities</span>:</strong> </p><p style=";"></p><ul><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">You work as a </span><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">DevOps Product Manager (m/f/d)</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72"> on complex platform and infrastructure initiatives, helping our clients improve the stability, scalability and effectiveness of their delivery systems.</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">You analyze existing </span><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">delivery setups across engineering, operations and platform teams</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">, </span><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">identify systemic bottlenecks</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72"> such as fragile releases, inefficient handoffs, unclear ownership or low platform adoption and </span><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">make these issues visible to technical and business stakeholders</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">.</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">You approach DevOps and platform capabilities as a product: defining a </span><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">clear vision, strategy and roadmap for delivery improvements</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72"> across areas such as </span><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">CI/CD, platform engineering, release processes and developer experience</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">.</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">You prioritize </span><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">systemic improvements</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72"> to the delivery system, ensuring that investments focus on the highest leverage points for </span><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">reliability, delivery speed and operational efficiency</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">.</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">You collaborate closely with </span><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">Engineering, Operations, Security and Product teams</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72"> to align technical improvements with business priorities and ensure sustainable implementation.</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">You translate developer and operator needs into structured </span><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">product requirements, feature definitions and outcome-oriented backlogs</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72"> that guide </span><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">platform and DevOps initiatives</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">.</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">You use hands-on knowledge of </span><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">modern DevOps toolchains</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72"> (e.g. GitLab, Harbor, Harness, ArgoCD, Artifactory, Renovate, Aqua, Jira) to </span><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">understand operational realities and support pragmatic improvements</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72"> in tools, workflows and automation.</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">You contribute to the </span><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">development of ARISE’s DevOps Product Management offering</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72"> by shaping approaches, discovery formats and consulting perspectives that help clients identify and address delivery system challenges earlier.</span></p><p style=";"></p></li></ul><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">Depending on the engagement, you </span><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">may initially enter organizations through DevOps or platform engineering work, build operational credibility and from this position help establish broader mandates</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72"> that address systemic delivery</span><span style="color: #1ab616"> </span><span style="color: #5a5f72">challenges.</span></p><p style=";"></p><p><strong>Your Benefits:</strong> </p><p style=";"></p><ul><li><p><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">Attractive compensation:</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72"> We offer a competitive overall package consisting of an annual salary aligned with current market standards, plus an additional bonus package with further individual benefits.</span></p></li><li><p><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">Extensive development opportunities:</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72"> You’ll receive comprehensive onboarding and have access to exciting, hands-on learning modules through our </span><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">ARISE College</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">, where you can continuously expand your skills.</span></p></li><li><p><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">Modern company culture:</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72"> We embrace flat hierarchies and a value-driven culture where people come first. Your opinion and your contribution truly matter to us.</span></p></li><li><p><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">Opportunities to shape and grow:</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72"> Be part of our growth story and actively help shape the future of </span><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">ARISE</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">. Your ideas and commitment are welcome and appreciated.</span></p></li><li><p><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">Community and team spirit:</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72"> You’ll work with a team that is more than just colleagues – we are a community that supports, challenges, and inspires each other.</span></p></li><li><p><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">Flexibility:</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72"> With a high degree of remote work, you can work from anywhere in Germany and organize your workday flexibly.</span></p></li><li><p><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">Investment in your future:</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72"> </span><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">ARISE</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72"> actively invests in your professional growth through trainings, workshops, and personal coaching. You can also look forward to annual </span><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">workations</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72"> in inspiring European destinations, regular </span><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">offsites</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">, and many other benefits that enrich both your professional and personal life.</span></p><p style=";"></p></li></ul><br /><br /><ul><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">At least 2 years of experience in </span><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">technical product management</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">, ideally in platform engineering or cloud.</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">You have a strong understanding of </span><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">DevOps practices and delivery systems</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">, including areas such as CI/CD, platform engineering, release processes, developer experience or infrastructure automation.</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">You are able to </span><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">analyze</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72"> </span><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">complex engineering environments, identify systemic bottlenecks in the delivery process</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72"> and derive pragmatic improvements together with engineering teams.</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">You </span><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">understand the needs of developers and IT operators</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">, ideally through past or current practical experience as a DevOps engineer or practitioner, or through deep technical product management.</span></p></li><li><p><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">Familiar with platform engineering and cloud-native concepts</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72"> (Kubernetes, GitOps, etc.) and modern CI/CD tools for cloud-native development.</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">You don't shy away from </span><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">security and compliance</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72"> while optimizing the developer experience.</span></p></li><li><p><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">You bring an agile mindset</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72"> and you are confident in Scrum or SAFe. You prioritize outcome over output and focus on continuous value delivery.</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">You are able to communicate effectively with both engineers and business stakeholders and can </span><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">explain technical trade-offs in a clear and pragmatic way.</span></strong></p></li><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">Strong communication skills in </span><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">English</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72"> (German is a plus).</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">Values such as </span><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">loyalty, fairness, and empathy</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72"> shape your actions. You seek a balance between professional recognition and human appreciation.</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">You think in terms of </span><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">solutions and recognize business potential</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">. In doing so, you act like an entrepreneur within the company.</span></p></li></ul><p>Find more <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.com/english-speaking-jobs">English Speaking Jobs in Germany</a> on Arbeitnow</a>