Product Owner

Location: Brussels

Start Date: Asap

End Date: 28/02/2027

Mission Context:

The role involves working within the Channels & Customer Experience Individuals tribe, focusing on Customer and Employee facing channels such as Easy Banking Web, App, and Easy Banking for Employees. Projects may span various banking domains including investment, daily banking, lending, and insurance, across different channels like Web and Mobile. The Agile Product Owner will represent stakeholders and the voice of the customers, capturing their expectations and preferences. The role requires collaboration with the Scrum Master and Development Team to embody the Scrum Team, express and prioritize product needs using a Product Backlog, and ensure the Development Team's understanding and consistency of each Sprint.

Responsibilities:

• Design the product’s big picture, including its roadmap, and translate it to the development team.
• Clarify needs and draft key functional specifications according to agile methodology.
• Plan iterations and define priorities to ensure proper content delivery.
• Define and monitor 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 such as agile retrospectives, demos, and test labs.
• Make decisions or arbitrate on delivered functionalities.
• Conduct Sprints Backlog live adjustments and follow-up.

Agile Requirements:

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

Language Requirements:

• Dutch and/or French
• English

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Product Owner certification is a plus.

Telework Expectation:

50% on-site and 50% homeworking.

Required Experience/Knowledge:

• 2 to 6 years of relevant experience.
• Knowledge of the banking sector and digital projects.
• Expertise in agile methodologies, budget management, and project management.
• Mobile expertise.

Soft Skills:

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