This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a GitHub Product Owner based in Germany.
This role offers an opportunity to shape and govern a large-scale GitHub Enterprise ecosystem that supports modern software development practices across a complex organization. As the owner of the GitHub platform, you will define standards, security frameworks, automation strategies, and developer workflows that drive consistency, efficiency, and compliance. Working closely with engineering, security, and platform teams, you will influence how software is built, secured, and delivered at scale. The position combines technical leadership, product ownership, and platform governance, making it ideal for professionals passionate about developer experience and enterprise DevOps transformation. This fully remote role provides significant impact, autonomy, and the chance to help define the future of software delivery practices.
Accountabilities:
- Own and manage the end-to-end GitHub Enterprise platform strategy, including organizational structure, repository governance, and integration architecture.
- Define, implement, and maintain standards for repository configuration, development workflows, and platform usage across engineering teams.
- Design and oversee platform security controls, including secrets management, code scanning, compliance guardrails, and pipeline-based security practices.
- Establish remediation frameworks and governance processes to address security findings and operational risks consistently across the platform.
- Create and evolve reusable workflows, automation capabilities, and GitHub Copilot Agent strategies to improve developer productivity and platform adoption.
- Continuously assess emerging GitHub features, security requirements, and industry best practices to enhance platform capabilities and governance standards.
- Collaborate with stakeholders across engineering, security, and operations functions to ensure alignment between platform strategy and organizational objectives.
Requirements:
- Minimum of 10 years of recent experience owning, managing, or architecting GitHub Enterprise environments at organizational scale.
- Deep expertise in GitHub Enterprise administration, repository governance, workflow automation, and enterprise platform management.
- Strong understanding of DevOps methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and software development lifecycle best practices.
- Experience designing and implementing security controls, code scanning solutions, secrets protection mechanisms, and compliance frameworks within GitHub environments.
- Knowledge of GitHub Actions, reusable workflows, automation patterns, and developer productivity tooling, including AI-assisted development capabilities.
- Proven ability to establish platform standards, governance models, and scalable operating procedures across large engineering organizations.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, leadership, and decision-making skills.
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to balance security, compliance, developer experience, and operational efficiency.
Benefits:
- Fully remote working arrangement with flexibility to work from anywhere.
- Opportunity to lead a strategic enterprise platform with significant organizational impact.
- Exposure to cutting-edge DevOps, automation, cloud, and AI-powered development technologies.
- Collaborative environment focused on innovation, engineering excellence, and continuous improvement.
- Long-term career growth opportunities within large-scale technology and transformation initiatives.
- Competitive compensation package aligned with experience and expertise.
- Opportunity to work alongside highly skilled engineering, security, and platform professionals.