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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