Senior Product Owner - Certified Scrum - Relocation to Brussels

Join our dynamic international team and embrace the adventure of working abroad!

For an European institution in Brussels, Belgium, we are looking for a Senior Product Owner.

Candidates need to be based in Belgium or willing to relocate to Brussels when coming from abroad.

Candidates need to be fluent in English. A work permit is required, but not provided. This position is open for contractors.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Refine and enhance current working methods related to product management across all IT projects;
• Align existing processes with PM² Agile methodologies;
• Collaborate closely with project managers and product owners to ensure proper prioritization, business value assessment, and functionality coverage for all work performed by the Agile development team;
• Validate agreed scopes and deliverables with business stakeholders;
• Prioritize and sequence the product backlog in line with the organization’s strategic priorities;
• Contribute to decisions regarding the scheduling of user stories into sprints;
• Actively participate in project planning, daily Scrum stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, demos, and release planning meetings;
• Review deliverables and demonstrable product features at the end of each sprint;
• Facilitate product acceptance by the business through clear, enforceable processes;
• Report progress to project and portfolio managers;
• Provide guidance on the selected requirements-gathering methodology and review related deliverables concerning product management;
• Participate in working groups and progress meetings;
• Support internal and external communication by enhancing transparency and sharing of relevant information;

Profile:

• Bachelor or Master degree;
• +13 years of IT experience;
• +4 years of hands-on experience implementing Agile methodologies in large-scale enterprise projects;
• +3 years of dedicated experience in Product Management;
• +2 years of experience in Project Management;
• Excellent knowledge of PM² and PM² Agile frameworks;
• Proven success in deploying Agile in complex enterprise environments;
• Experience with Microsoft 365 tools, including Microsoft Project and SharePoint Online;
• Proficiency with Agile tools such as JIRA, Confluence, BigPicture, Gliffy, Balsamiq, etc;
• Solid understanding of the Application Management Lifecycle.
• Good knowledge of software development life cycles (SDLC), including waterfall, spiral, and agile models;
• Required Certifications:

Mandatory: Certified Scrum Product Owner;

At least one of the following is required:

PM² Advanced Certification (Practitioner);

PM² Agile Certification;

PRINCE2 Practitioner, PMP, or equivalent project management certification;

Agile methodology certification (e.g., Scrum Master, Lean);

• Fluent in English;

Interested:

Please send you CV to [email protected].