Technical Product Owner

Role overview

Join CR14 as a Technical Product Owner, where you will own the vision, roadmap, and delivery of our cyber exercise platform, automation capabilities, and supporting tooling. You will work closely with stakeholders, cybersecurity experts, and developers to turn business needs into valuable product features that enhance our cyber exercise services.

The employment contract is until the end of 2028 with an option to extend if agreed. We do not provide relocation package for this position.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the product vision, strategy, and roadmap.

• Gather requirements from stakeholders and translate them into clear user stories and acceptance criteria.

• Manage and prioritise the product backlog based on value, risk, and business needs.

• Plan and coordinate feature releases across development and exercise cycles.

• Work closely with development teams to guide delivery and remove obstacles.

• Track progress, risks, and delivery metrics, and communicate status to stakeholders.

• Drive testing, user acceptance, and release readiness activities.

• Manage technical debt, product security, and platform lifecycle planning.

• Collect user feedback and lessons learned to continuously improve the product.

• Maintain product documentation, release notes, and operational guidance.

Ideal candidate

• NATO country citizenship (for the security clearance).

• Degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

• At least 4 years of experience as a Product Owner, Technical Product Manager, Delivery Lead, or similar role in an agile environment.

• Experience owning a product roadmap and managing a backlog.

• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban.

• Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, containers, and infrastructure automation.

• Experience with tools such as Jira, GitLab, GitHub, or Confluence.

• Understanding of cybersecurity fundamentals and secure development practices.

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to bridge technical and non-technical audiences.

• Fluent in English.

• Willing to apply for security clearance.

Bonus to Have

• Experience with cyber ranges, cyber exercises, CTF platforms, or cybersecurity products.

• Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, and Infrastructure as Code practices.

• Experience defining and tracking product metrics and KPIs.

• Relevant certifications in Product Management, Agile, Scrum, or DevOps.

• Estonian language skills.

• Background in cyber defence, training platforms, or simulation environments.

We offer

• Meaningful work.

• International cyber security community.

• Continuous learning and professional growth opportunities.

• 35 days of annual leave, and additional 1 extra day off each quarter, altogether 39 days of paid vacation a year.

• Employer-provided health insurance (after the probation period).

• Stebby sports compensation (after the probation period).

• Salary maintained during reservist training exercises.

• Average salary (based on the previous 6 months) paid for the first 3 days of sick leave.

• An innovative and driven work environment in a modern office in the heart of Tallinn, with dedicated desks for every employee.

• Fun team events every few months!

Pakutavad hüved ja soodustused

• Erialased arenguvõimalused
• Esimestel haiguspäevadel keskmise palga säilitamine
• Iseseisvus oma töö korraldamisel
• Kaasaegne töökeskkond
• Kaasav töökultuur (töötajate arvamusega arvestamine)
• Motiveeriv lisahüvede pakett
• Paindlikud võimalused töö- ja isikliku elu ühitamiseks
• Peresõbralik tööandja
• Spordiga tegelemise toetus
• Tasustatud lisapuhkus või vabad päevad
• Tööaja osas arvestatakse töötajate arvamusega