IT Product Manager - Digital Health & Sports Performance (m/f/d)

Field of activity: Product management / IT strategy

Black Digits creates the technological foundation for digital freedom of choice in Europe. As an IT and digital division of the Schwarz Group, we develop and manage the IT infrastructures for the Lidl and Kaufland trade divisions as well as the Black Production and PreZero. At the same time, we act as an independent provider on the external market to support companies across Europe in their digital transformation. We bundle our core services in the areas of cloud, cyber security, data & AI, communication and workspace. You also contribute to the digital freedom of choice in Europe.

With us you work at the interface between agility and security: You benefit from the fast decision-making, enjoy real design spaces in your projects and build on the stable foundation of the Schwarz Group.

About us Health & Performance within the Black Group is at the intersection of elite sports, health and technological innovation. We use the extreme requirements of top sports as a blueprint to develop customized applications that make people healthier and more efficient. We are looking for a technological bridge builder who shares our vision: to use data and AI in such a way that athletes and society can retrieve their full potential. As an IT Product Manager (m/w/d), you are the strategic head at the interface between our specialist and software development.

Strategic product leadership: You develop and manage the digital product vision for the Health & Performance sector in close coordination with stakeholders. Interface Management: You act as a primary link between discipline and software development (Data Science, Software Engineering, DevOps). Requirements Engineering: You translate technical requirements into precise technical user stories and prioritize the product backlog taking into account business value and technical feasibility. Innovation enabler: You identify trends in the fields of sports technology, wearables and AI and check their integration into our existing system landscape. Lifecycle Management: You accompany the entire software life cycle – from the first idea to the architecture decisions to the deployment and continuous optimization. Compliance & Quality: In cooperation with Medical Affairs, you ensure that our products meet the highest standards in terms of data security (GDPR) and, where appropriate, regulatory requirements (MDR). .