Product Owner

Our client is seeking a strong Product Owner with a focus on Professional Credits & to own the professional credit experience for business clients. According to Scrum methodology, the Agile Product Owner represents both stakeholders and the voice of the customers capturing their expectations, preferences and aversions. Along with the Scrum Master and the Development Team he/she embodies the Scrum Team. Context The Agile Product Owner is in charge of expressing and prioritizing the needs of the product using a Product Backlog. The Agile Product Owner has to ensure the Development Team’s perfect understanding of the product and the whole consistency of each Sprint. Design Phase And Project Methodology build the product’s big picture including its roadmap and translate this picture towards the development team clarify the need and draft the product’s key functional specifications according to the agile methodology iteration planning and priorities definition to ensure the proper content delivery defines the priorities and monitor the Product Backlog, thus he continuously prioritizes the key business needs make sure that the different stakeholders become and stay aligned on the product to be delivered Function description Project Follow-up And Support initiates a priority management approach, ensure the product consistency and quality actively participates into Scrum ceremonies (agile retrospectives, demo, test labs…) is the decision maker or has the authority to arbitrate on delivered functionalities conducts Sprints Backlog live adjustments and follow-up Language requirements French/Dutch : native English : fluent Education Master’s degree Certifications Certifications linked to Product ownership, business analysis, agile methodologies, workshop facilitation, innovation, design thinking, etc. are a plus Travel Limited need for international travel Limited need for travel inside Belgium. Telework Expectation: 50% on site & 50% homeworking Required Experience/knowledge At least 5 years of relevant experience Technical experience Mandatory : N/A Preferable : N/A Expertise in Agile methodologies Business experience Mandatory : Budget Management Project Management Soft skills Ability to see the overall picture (drone view)
- strategic thinking Analytical mind – conceptual thinking Negotiation and persuasion skills Structured approach Quality-minded and eye for detail Goal-oriented Open to change Leadership Agile requirements A professional involved in Agile projects must have the "Agile mindset" which implies: a positive attitude and pragmatism thirst for knowledge: Agile is about learning and adapting. Knowledge sharing is key to success. The goal of team success: Agile is about the success of the team, no individual success or heroic behaviour. It is more important for the team to succeed than for the individual to have completed his/her tasks. There is no failure, only feedback: Agile is about taking everything as lessons, adjusting actions based on the feedback, resulting in continuous improvement. Beyond the roles: Agile teams are cross-functional. All required disciplines are represented in the team (analysis, development, testing, … ). However, although team members have a primary role representing a discipline, they are expected to take on other roles and contribute to other disciplines whenever it helps towards reaching the sprint goal.