Product Owner

Achmea B.V.
Tilburg, Netherlands
10 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English

Job location

Tilburg, Netherlands

Tech stack

JIRA
Azure
Software Engineering

Job description

Role purpose: Own product vision and delivery by translating business goals and customer needs into a prioritized backlog, ensuring measurable value through iterative releases., * Define and communicate product vision, goals, and success metrics aligned with stakeholders.

  • Create, refine, and prioritize the product backlog; write clear user stories and acceptance criteria.
  • Collaborate with engineering, design, and QA to plan sprints, manage scope, and remove ambiguity.
  • Lead backlog grooming, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives; ensure readiness for development.
  • Validate solutions through user feedback, analytics, and testing; iterate based on outcomes.
  • Manage trade-offs across timeline, scope, quality, and risk; escalate decisions when needed.
  • Coordinate releases and communicate progress, changes, and dependencies across teams.

Requirements

  • Proven experience as a Product Owner or similar product role in Agile/Scrum environments.
  • Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, and communication skills.
  • Ability to translate requirements into actionable user stories and prioritize using value-based methods.
  • Data-informed decision making; familiarity with KPIs, product analytics, and experimentation.
  • Working knowledge of software development lifecycle and cross-functional delivery.
  • Comfort with product tools (e.g., Jira/Azure DevOps), documentation, and roadmap planning.

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