Senior Product Owner

Our offer for you

As a Senior Product Owner (m/f/d) at Xayn, you will take end-to-end ownership of one of our cross-functional product teams. You will be responsible for the entire product development lifecycle – from discovery to delivery – and will work closely with engineers, designers, and stakeholders to ensure alignment, prioritization, and a focus on delivering value to our users.

YOUR TEAM

You will be part of one of our two cross-functional product teams, collaborating closely with engineers and product designers. The team consists of 6-7 developers, a product owner, and a designer.

YOUR HIRING MANAGER

You will report to Ruth, Chief Product Officer at Xayn, who leads the product and design strategy for Noxtua, our Legal AI solution. With extensive experience in product management and user-centric design, Ruth is passionate about creating intuitive and impactful digital products. She fosters a collaborative and agile work environment, ensuring that design, engineering, and product teams work seamlessly together. Ruth values user feedback, accessibility, and innovation, making her a strong advocate for human-centered AI solutions.

OUR BENEFITS

• Working hours: Flexible workinghours: Full-time (32- 40h/week).
• Vacation: 26 days + December 24th & 31st off
• Remote: 100% remote work possible (given a German residence), other countries upon request
• Discounts: e.g. Urban Sports Club Membership
• Equipment: Laptop (Lenovo or Mac), second screen, keyboard etc.

Your responsibilities

• Own and lead the full product lifecycle for your product area — from vision to roadmap execution.
• Balance the four key product risks — value, usability, feasibility, and business viability — when making decisions and setting priorities.
• Manage and maintain the product backlog, write and refine user stories, and drive sprint planning with your team.
• Translate user needs and stakeholder input into actionable, validated product initiatives.
• Manage stakeholder relationships by understanding their needs, aligning on priorities, and keeping them informed about progress and product developments.
• Utilize product analytics and user feedback to inform product decisions and measure success.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineers, designers, legal experts, and leadership to ensure successful delivery.
• Drive usability and adoption by conducting user testing, iterating on feedback, and supporting go-to-market strategies.
• Analyze the market and competitive landscape to inform product positioning and maintain long-term competitiveness.
• Champion Legal AI innovation by integrating legal domain expertise into product development.

About you

• 5+ yearsofexperienceas a ProductOwner, ideally in B2B SaaSorlegal techenvironments
• Provenexperiencelaunching and growingcomplexsoftwareproductsfromthegroundup
• Solid understandingofagile methodologies and enthusiasmfor iterative productdevelopment
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical and legal concepts into intuitive product solutions
• Strategic thinkerwith a user-centricmindset and a passionforgreatproductexperiences
• Bachelor's degree in Law, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field; advanced degrees are a plus

About us

The AI Startup Xayn develops Noxtua, Europe's leading sovereign Legal AI. The legally compliant and competent AI helps legal professionals to research legal issues and review, and draft legal documents. The GDPR-compliant Legal AI meets the high professional and data protection requirements for lawyers (§ 203 Penal Code, § 43e Federal Lawyers' Act) and is certified according to ISO 27001, 9001, 27018, 27017, 42001, and BSI C5. The product version Beck-Noxtua is based on the exclusive data of Germany’s leading legal publisher C.H.Beck and Germany’s largest business law firm CMS.

Emerging from a 2017 research project by Dr. Leif-Nissen Lundbæk and Professor Dr. Michael Huth at Oxford University and Imperial College London, the Berlin-based Legal-Tech company, formerly known as Xayn, boasts extensive experience in developing highly efficient GDPR-compliant AI solutions. Strategic partners, including Germany's leading legal publisher C.H.Beck, the High-Performance Computing specialist Northern Data, Germany's largest business law firm and co-initiator of the Legal AI Noxtua CMS, as well as the world's largest law firm Dentons, have invested a total of € 80.7 million in the German startup as part of its Series B funding round.