Senior Product Owner

Job Title: Product Owner

Location: Brussels

Start Date: 22/09/2025

End Date: 31/12/2026

Mission Context:

The Agile Product Owner represents stakeholders and the voice of customers, capturing their expectations, preferences, and aversions according to Scrum methodology. Alongside the Scrum Master and Development Team, the Product Owner embodies the Scrum Team. Responsibilities include expressing and prioritizing product needs using a Product Backlog and ensuring the Development Team's understanding of the product and consistency of each Sprint.

Responsibilities:

• Build the product’s big picture, including its roadmap, and translate this to the development team.
• Clarify needs and draft key functional specifications according to agile methodology.
• Define iteration planning and priorities to ensure proper content delivery.
• Monitor and prioritize the Product Backlog, continuously prioritizing key business needs.
• Ensure stakeholder alignment on the product to be delivered.
• Initiate priority management, ensuring product consistency and quality.
• Actively participate in Scrum ceremonies (agile retrospectives, demo, test labs).
• Conduct Sprints Backlog live adjustments and follow-up.

Agile Requirements:

• Positive attitude and pragmatism.
• Thirst for knowledge and knowledge sharing.
• Focus on team success over individual success.
• Embrace feedback for continuous improvement.
• Cross-functional team collaboration.

Language Requirements:

• Dutch: Fluent
• French: Fluent
• English: Fluent

Education:

Master or Bachelor Certification

Required Experience/Knowledge:

• At least 5 years of relevant experience.
• Technical experience mandatory; knowledge of SAP HR is a plus.
• Expertise in agile methodologies.
• Project Management preferable.
• Knowledge of HR processes (payroll, benefits, ...) is a plus.

Soft Skills:

• Strategic thinking and ability to see the overall picture.
• Analytical mind and conceptual thinking.
• Negotiation and persuasion skills.
• Structured approach and quality-minded.
• Goal-oriented and open to change.
• Leadership skills.