Product Owner

We are looking for an experienced Product Owner to lead a multidisciplinary Agile/DevOps squad. The Product Owner translates business, customer and technology priorities into a clear and actionable backlog and ensures that the squad focuses on the work that creates the highest value.

Key responsibilities

• Own, refine and prioritize the squad backlog
• Translate business and technology priorities into epics, features and user stories
• Define product, quarterly and sprint goals
• Develop roadmaps and milestone plans
• Balance business change with operational stability, technical debt, security and compliance
• Align stakeholders and manage cross-squad dependencies
• Participate actively in Agile ceremonies and steer effective squad delivery
• Monitor KPIs, risks, dependencies, capacity and delivery progress
• Make timely prioritization decisions and remove or escalate impediments
• Represent customer and business interests within the squad

Required skills

• Master's degree in finance, economics, technology, engineering or a related field
• Proven Product Owner experience in an Agile/DevOps environment
• Strong backlog management and prioritization skills
• Strong stakeholder and dependency management
• Excellent analytical, communication and decision-making skills
• Ability to translate strategic priorities into executable work
• Results-oriented and customer-focused mindset
• Comfortable working with multidisciplinary and distributed technology teams
• Experience within complex enterprise IT environments
• Resident in the Netherlands
• Excellent communication skills in English. Proficiency in Dutch is a big plus.

Preferred

• Financial Services / Banking experience
• Experience in regulated environments
• Experience with e.g. CRM, data, cloud or enterprise platforms
• Understanding of software engineering, integrations and IT service management

What we offer

• Work-Life Flexibility: 4x9 Workweek Option, Hybrid Working, FlexDay
• Financial Well-being: Competitive Base Salary, MyBenefits Budget, Annual Bonus, Net Allowance, Employee Share Purchase Plan
• Health & Wellness: Collective Health Insurance Scheme, Mental Health Support, Well-being Hub
• Time Off & Leave: 26 Vacation Days, Special Leave Types, Culture Days
• Mobility & Commuting: NS Business Card, Mobility Budget
• Career Development: Performance Achievement Program, Learning & Development Platform, Guidance from People Leads
• Inclusion, Diversity & Social Impact: Do Good Volunteer Program, I&D Networks, Refugee Talent Track
• Culture & Community: Accentrics & Friday Drinks, Annual Accenture NL Party, Flat Organizational Hierarchy

Apply now

Apply online and remember to attach your CV and cover letter. We look forward to receiving your application.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services-creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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