Product Owner for Avionics Business

Location: Bucharest, Romania

Thales is a global technology leader trusted by governments, institutions, and enterprises to tackle their most demanding challenges. From quantum applications and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity and 6G innovation, our solutions empower critical decisions rooted in human intelligence. Operating at the forefront of defence and security, aerospace and space, cybersecurity and digital identity, we’re driven by a mission to build a future we can all trust.

 

In Romania, we are advancing innovation through software engineering, research and development, delivering solutions in key markets in which Thales Group operates. Our engineers design, develop and integrate solutions that impact global industries – from fully operational systems and subsystems for naval warfare and maritime security operations, to air traffic management systems, satellite-based solutions, tactical indoor simulations, identity and biometric technologies and more.

Product Owner for Avionics Business

Job Summary

We are looking for a passionate and experienced Proxy Product Owner to join our team to deliver complete screening solutions for TACTIS Project.

You will be part of a cross-functional software team responsible for the end-to-end development life cycle, including architecture, design, development, integration and validation of the complete system. The team works in a multicultural environment in co-engineering with equipment and solution teams in France to deliver fast and secure solutions.

The Proxy Product Owner is responsible for the software engineering activities and the delivery of product components.

Main Responsibilities

• Support the Software Engineering Manager to analyze system/product specifications and roadmap in order to provide software features breakdown for the development team.

• Understand customer needs, adopt a UX approach to proactively manage users' expectations through effective communication, collaboration and coordination.

• Translate user needs into clear and actionable user stories for the development team and provide technical feedback to the Product Owner (SwEM).

• Prioritize the product backlog based on value, ensuring the delivery of essential features and managing dependencies with other teams.

• Collaborate with all stakeholders to ensure engagement and satisfaction throughout the product lifecycle, secure the budget needed to meet both corporate and engineering needs, and ensure the product vision always aligns with the business strategy.

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies and actively participate in Scrum events (demos, retrospectives and backlog refinement sessions).

• Regularly communicate product status and release progress, while sharing team concerns.

• Proactively identify potential risks and issues, implementing appropriate and effective solutions.

Required Competencies

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a similar field.

• Ability to understand and interpret product specifications and write software requirements.

• Good understanding of the business approach and ability to provide a software architecture vision.

• Experience with Software Integration and Verification activities.

• Experience with Agile Scrum methodology and Jira.

• Good communication, summarizing and reporting skills (data-driven approach).

• Strong analytical, problem-solving and diagnostic skills.

• Fluency in English.

Would Be a Plus

• Development background.

• Excellent stakeholder management and negotiation skills at all levels.

• UX knowledge and principles.

• Avionics domain knowledge.

• French language.

Personal Competencies

• Intercultural communication, including the empathy to work in an international team.

• Team-working.

• Solution-oriented while being open to embrace new technologies.

• Flexibility and availability to travel abroad from time to time.

Benefits

• Challenging projects with state-of-the-art technology.

• Professional development in a multinational environment.

• Training opportunities.

• 24 paid vacation days.

• Benefit Online.

• Good work-life balance, including flexible working hours.

• Comprehensive compensation and benefits package.

• Medical coverage and life insurance.

• Hybrid workplace.

• Udemy Subscription.

• Restaurant tickets.

• Sports programs.

• And many more.

At Thales, we’re committed to fostering a workplace where respect, trust, collaboration, and passion drive everything we do. Here, you’ll feel empowered to bring your best self, thrive in a supportive culture, and love the work you do. Join us, and be part of a team reimagining technology to create solutions that truly make a difference – for a safer, greener, and more inclusive world.