Product Owner Salesforce (m/f/d) in Ludwigsburg

As worldwide experts in filtration, MANN+HUMMEL develop solutions for vehicles, industrial applications, clean air inside vehicles and the sustainable use of water.

With team spirit and an open culture of communication, we are continuously working towards achieving our vision of ‘leadership in filtration’.

Become part of our team.

Role Summary

Are you looking for a new challenge beyond managing requirements and maintaining systems?

Do you have the credibility and confidence to engage with senior leaders and international stakeholders, challenge priorities, and drive decisions?

If so, this could be the ideal opportunity for you.

As a Product Owner Salesforce, you will take global ownership of our Salesforce landscape within the Life Science & Environment Division (LS&E).

Acting at the intersection of Business, Sales, and IT, you will play a key role in shaping the future of our CRM processes.

In this highly visible position, you will work closely with international leaders and key decision-makers across our Water & Air Filtration business units.

• Your Challenge
• Own the product strategy and roadmap for our global Salesforce platform within the Life Science & Environment (LSE) Division and serve as the central point of contact for all Salesforce-related topics.
• Prioritize requirements from a diverse stakeholder landscape and translate business needs into a clear product vision and roadmap.
• Continuously develop and enhance global Salesforce processes, governance structures, and standards while driving the standardization and harmonization of CRM and sales processes across regions and functions.
• Drive Salesforce user adoption and ensure the platform delivers measurable business value to its users.
• Analyze business processes and identify opportunities for optimization across the entire customer journey and sales process.
• Act as the key interface between Business and IT, collaborating closely with Salesforce Architects, Administrators, and international project teams.
• Support global rollouts and transformation initiatives, ensuring sustainable implementation and long-term success across the organization.
• Bring forward innovative ideas and proactively drive the continuous evolution of our Salesforce ecosystem.

Your Profile

• Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration, Business Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Professional

Experience: Several years of professional experience as a Salesforce Product Owner, Salesforce Consultant, CRM Product Owner, Salesforce Business Analyst, CRM Manager, or in a comparable role.

• Technical & Professional Expertise

• Strong knowledge of Salesforce Sales Cloud and a deep understanding of CRM and sales processes.
• Proven track record in international transformation, rollout, or digitalization projects.
• Ideally, practical experience in sales or a sales-related function, enabling you to understand user challenges and translate them into valuable business solutions.
• Experience in requirements management and the prioritization of complex stakeholder landscapes.
• Ability to balance strategic objectives with operational execution and deliver tangible results.
• Languages: Business fluent English skills; additional languages are considered an advantage.

• Personality

• Strong presence and the ability to operate confidently in an environment with high expectations and diverse stakeholder interests.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to engage effectively with senior leaders.
• Ability to combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution, whether defining a product roadmap or detailing specific business requirements.
• High level of initiative, ownership, and drive, paired with a pragmatic and solution-oriented mindset.
• Passion for change, continuous improvement, and creating meaningful business impact.

Diversity and inclusion are part of our DNA.

We select solely based on the best talent.

We therefore welcome applications from all individuals regardless of age, gender, origin, ethnicity, disability, or any other characteristics protected by law.

If you have any questions about this job posting, please contact our recruiting team.

You can reach us at Talent Acquisition Germany@mann-hummel. com.

Please include the job title and location of the position you are interested in in your email.

Please also note that for data protection reasons, we cannot accept applications by email; please use our online form exclusively for this purpose.

• Social Benefits
• You will work with a high degree of independence and decision-making freedom
• Performance-based pay and comprehensive benefits
• 35 hours per week with flexitime or trust-based working hours (depending on the position) plus 30 days of vacation
• Option for hybrid working (4 days in Ludwigsburg, 1 day mobile; for employees with children under 12 years of age, the following applies: 3 days in Ludwigsburg, 2 days mobile)
• Everyone has talent: Our talent management process supports you in your professional development
• Company restaurant
• Places in a private daycare center closeby (both for children under and over 3 years of age)
• A modern company pension plan to supplement your statutory pension insurance
• Additional private health insurance (e. g., supplementary dental insurance)
• A large number of discounts in our corporate benefits portal (e. g., on vacations, fashion, insurance, etc.)
• Mobility offers: subsidy for the Deutschlandticket, Job Rad leasing, and e-charging stations in the free parking garage with company charging rates

Are you full of ideas?

Are you keen to take on responsibility and really achieve something?

Then our doors are open to you.

This company lives out its values, gives people the freedom to use their own initiative, and offers many development exciting opportunities and many exciting projects – all of which awaits you here.