Freelance Product Owner

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anvers, province d'anvers, Belgique Hays Temps plein

Freelance Project: Product Owner Start Date: ASAP Working Regime: Full-time contract job, minimum 3-4 days onsite per week Location: Mechelen region Languages: English mandatory, Dutch strongly preferred Seniority: Senior, minimum 5 years of relevant experience Role Overview The organization is looking for an experienced Product Owner / Team Manager to lead a team responsible for applications supporting the inventory, design, build and maintenance of HFC and fiber networks. The role combines IT, engineering and telecom infrastructure. You will define the long-term product vision and roadmap, improve delivery quality and operational stability, and guide a multidisciplinary team through modernization and transformation. The assignment also includes people management, stakeholder alignment and vendor management. Key Responsibilities ✅ Product Ownership & Strategy

  • Define and execute the product vision and roadmap for Network Design Tooling.
  • Translate strategic objectives into actionable team goals and priorities.
  • Own, maintain and prioritize the product backlog.
  • Manage the full product lifecycle and overall product health.
✅ Team Leadership & Delivery
  • Lead and coach a multidisciplinary team of analysts, developers and external resources.
  • Take ownership of people management and HR responsibilities for the core team.
  • Drive delivery excellence, quality improvements and operational stability.
  • Monitor capacity, budget and team performance together with leadership.
✅ Stakeholder & Vendor Management
  • Manage external delivery partners and vendors in Belgium and abroad.
  • Align stakeholders across different business and technology domains.
  • Prioritize initiatives and influence stakeholders in a complex environment with competing demands.
✅ Modernization
  • Contribute to the modernization of the application landscape.
  • Support initiatives involving cloud adoption, CI/CD and automation.
Profile & Required Experience Professional Background
  • Master's degree or equivalent through experience.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience as Product Owner, Product Lead or in a similar leadership role.
  • Experience managing and coaching multidisciplinary teams.
  • Proven experience working with software development teams and external vendors.
  • Strong stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills.
  • Experience working in complex enterprise environments.
  • Ability to define a clear long-term vision while remaining hands-on in execution.
  • Experience within telecom, utilities, network infrastructure or engineering environments is highly valued.
Technical & Functional Skills
  • Product Ownership within an IT or telecom-related environment.
  • Backlog management and prioritization.
  • Agile product delivery knowledge.
  • Ability to work effectively with developers, analysts and technical teams.
  • Vendor and partner management.
  • Knowledge of fiber, HFC, network inventory or network design processes is a plus.
  • Experience with Physical Network Inventory tooling or similar network design applications is a plus.
  • Knowledge of OSS/BSS environments is a plus.
  • Experience with modernization initiatives involving cloud, CI/CD and test automation is a plus.
Languages
  • Dutch: Strongly preferred
  • English: Fluent and mandatory