Technical Program Manager (Engineering Platform) Job in Germany with Visa Sponsorship

Job Position: Technical Program Manager (Engineering Platform) Job in Germany with Visa Sponsorship.
Company: Bonial.
Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

Job description

Bonial helps you save time, money and paper!

We are a digital advertising partner for offline businesses – we support retailers in their marketing activities and help them find a new audience. Would you like to join and be a part of digitalisation of retail?

Platform Engineering Department Overview:

Our in house engineering platform at bonial empowers engineers to build world-class products efficiently and reliably. It supports the entire development lifecycle, from idea generation to production deployment, enabling our teams to focus on delivering customer value. By continuously improving tooling, infrastructure, and processes, we aim to streamline development and operational workflows, ensuring teams can innovate quickly and securely.
The mission of Platform Engineering is “Giving engineers the easiest to use, most productive and most reliable platform to build and run solutions” – which in turn enables our engineers to focus more on the Bonial products and spend less time reinventing the wheels and solving standard problems.

Short Position / Team Introduction

As a Technical Program Manager for the Engineering Platform, you will be at the center of driving the strategic direction and development of our engineering tools, infrastructure automation and own the entire software delivery lifecycle. You’ll work closely with all teams in Tech to ensure the platform meets the evolving needs of our growing organization. Your role will be critical in shaping the future of our technical ecosystem, enhancing developer productivity, and ensuring our platform scales with the business.

If you’re passionate about creating impactful platforms that support engineering teams in building high-quality, scalable software, and are ready to own the product that is foundational to our company’s success, this is the perfect role for you.

Why Apply?

• Play a key role in shaping the tools and infrastructure that drive innovation across the company.
• Collaborate with a diverse set of professionals in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• Drive platform improvements that have a direct impact on developer experience and product delivery.

Job requirements

What we are looking for:

Your Responsibilities

• Product Ownership: Own the roadmap for the engineering platform, defining priorities based on business needs and technical requirements.
• Stakeholder Management: Engage with engineering, and leadership teams to gather feedback, align on goals, and manage expectations.
• Platform Strategy: Develop a long-term strategy for platform scalability, reliability, and innovation, ensuring our engineering teams have the tools they need to succeed.
• Product Management: Oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of platform initiatives, from ideation and design to implementation and rollout.
• Collaboration & Communication: Foster close relationships with internal teams to ensure the platform meets their needs and facilitates effective cross-team communication.
• Continuous Improvement: Ensure the platform evolves by implementing improvements based on feedback and emerging technologies.
• Measuring the success of platform initiatives by tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) and iterating based on feedback.

Your Profile

• 3+ years of experience in product management, ideally in an engineering platform or developer tooling role.
• Strong technical background and understanding of software development lifecycles, CI/CD, and DevOps practices.
• Proven experience in defining and delivering technical products or platforms.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work closely with engineering teams and stakeholders. English is our primary language, German is nice to have.
• A passion for problem-solving and a keen interest in emerging trends and technologies.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and an iterative approach to product development.
• A curious, growth-oriented mindset, always looking to innovate and improve.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.
  Nice to Have:
• Previous experience as a Product Owner for an engineering platform.

What we can offer you:

Diversity – proud to be an equal opportunity workplace where we aim to enable everyone to show up as their full selves. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and to being a safe space regardless of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender, gender identity or gender expression.

Development – strong support for your professional development with an internal Learning Hub and a feedback culture to help you identify your strengths and opportunities.

Wellbeing – we believe mental health is as important as being fit. That’s why we’re giving you free access to Nilo, a mental health app. And we can also offer you a corporate pension scheme so you don’t have to worry about your retirement.

Sustainability – together with our Green team, we offer you the opportunity to engage in projects that promote sustainability, environmental development and the impact that we make on our planet.

Flexibility – we offer flexible hours, a hybrid setup, and the option of working from abroad 30 days per year. We offer 28 days of holiday, additionally, you get an extra day for each calendar year (up to 30 days) and other occasions (moving, working on a social project, etc).

Modern office – Zen Rooms where employees can pray, relax or simply have some quiet time; fully equipped gym in the office; and a roof terrace for amazing social events.

Free lunch – whenever you’re at the office, we currently offer you different lunch options – and it’s all on us! Hot and cold drinks, fruit, and other snacks at the office are, of course, also free for our employees.

Social Culture – which encourages people to start conversations, build relationships and participate together in the community through regular team events.

Visa Sponsorship – We are pleased to offer visa sponsorship and professional support throughout the process for candidates relocating from outside of Germany. Additionally, if you relocate together with your family (spouse and/or children), we provide some assistance with their visa applications, supporting you and your loved ones.

How To Apply

If you think you could fit the bill, we’d love to hear from you! “Apply Now“

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