> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/1244303-senior-product-owner](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/1244303-senior-product-owner). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Product Owner - **Company:** IKEA B.V. - **Location:** AMSTERDAM ZUIDOOST, Netherlands - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Application Integration Architecture, JIRA, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Middleware, SuccessFactors, Fastapi, Event Driven Architecture, OpenText, Integration Frameworks, Data Pipelines, Servicenow - **Published:** July 12, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.jobbird.com/nl/vacature/25429892-senior-product-owner ## About the Role Are you passionate about compensation and how it creates a comprehensive offer for co-workers? Do you enjoy understanding how systems, processes, and workflows connect end-to-end? Are you someone with a genuine interest in how to improve through a smart combination of technology and processes? If yes - keep reading, this might be your next role!, * Has strong experience (8-10yrs) in integration product ownership or architecture - ideally within an HR technology or enterprise platform environment * Has worked across platforms such as SAP SuccessFactors, Avature, OpenText, or ServiceNow and understands how they connect and interact * Understands integration patterns and middleware - familiar with APIs, event-driven architecture, ETL/ELT pipelines, and tools such as Astronomer, DBT, Fast API, or similar * Has a solid grasp of API governance, integration standards, and enterprise architecture principles * Naturally connects strategy to execution - able to work at both architectural and delivery levels * Is curious and forward-looking - translating AI, automation, and integration trends into actionable roadmap decisions * Thrives in cross-functional environments - managing dependencies across engineering, architecture, and business teams * Communicates complex data and integration concepts clearly and confidently to senior stakeholders ## Description We are looking for a Senior Product Owner to join our People Platform You will play a key role in shaping and maintaining our People Platform area., As a Senior Product Owner, you will own the strategy, roadmap, and evolution of our People Platform - ensuring reliable, connected, and intelligent data flows across our HR technology ecosystem. This includes ownership of integrations, middleware, pipelines, and reporting that underpin our People & Culture platforms. This role is for someone who understands integrations deeply - how it moves, how it's governed, and how it creates value across an organisation. This means that you will: * Define and own the multi-year data platform roadmap - covering integrations, middleware, system sources, pipelines, and reporting across the HR technology landscape * Define and own the integration roadmap across the People platform ecosystem - covering middleware, APIs, data pipelines, and system-to-system connections * Stay close to emerging integration technologies, tools, and market trends - translating them into practical direction * Lead planning and prioritisation - managing cross-platform dependencies across SuccessFactors, Avature, OpenText, ServiceNow, and adjacent systems * Define and govern integration standards, API frameworks, and middleware patterns across the People platform landscape * Translate complex business and technical needs into a clear, well-structured backlog using roadmap tools and Jira * Drive stakeholder alignment across engineering, architecture, business, and platform teams * Act as a trusted advisor on integration architecture, technical trade-offs, and platform connectivity decisions * Ensure reliability, performance, and governance across all integration flows and middleware components * Continuously improve integration quality, observability, and operational efficiency Together as a team You will work in Group Function Digital Area. The Digital Area - Group Functions is a new area built to strengthen digital partnership and delivery across all Group Functions and Global Business Operations (GBO). We develop and deliver digital capabilities across key areas like Finance, People & Culture, Procurement, Legal, Business Risk & Compliance, Communications, Real Estate, Business Steering in Ingka's global organisation. You will be part of a team driving the future of People Platform solutions - with a clear vision to deliver seamless, human-centred HCM processes and experiences for our co-workers across IKEA. We are a team that: * Leads with data - our decisions are grounded in insights, not assumptions * Collaborates openly - we work across people and teams in a pragmatic, inclusive, and transparent way * Never stops learning - the technology landscape is evolving fast, and we evolve with it * Owns our commitments - we communicate our roadmap clearly and hold ourselves accountable to delivering it ## Related Videos - [IKEA Story: Transforming an Iconic Retail Brand](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/444-ikea-story-transforming-an-iconic-retail-brand) - [Intro to FastAPI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/462-intro-to-fastapi) - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [What if your HR software adapted to you, not the other way around?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100259-what-if-your-hr-software-adapted-to-you-not-the-other-way-around) - [Building and Deploying Multi-Agent Systems with ADK and Vertex AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1918-building-and-deploying-multi-agent-systems-with-adk-and-vertex-ai) - [Collaboration Quantified: Lessons from Open Source Developer Networks](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1422-collaboration-quantified-lessons-from-open-source-developer-networks) ## Related Articles - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [How to land a developer job in Amsterdam](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/36-how-to-land-a-developer-job-in-amsterdam) - [How to Find Tech Jobs in Amsterdam](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/279-how-to-find-tech-jobs-in-amsterdam) - [Software Developer Salary in The Netherlands [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/217-software-developer-salary-in-the-netherlands-2023) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Best Companies in the Netherlands: Top 25 Companies in 2023 ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/193-best-companies-in-the-netherlands-top-25-companies-in-2023)