Product Owner Networking

As Product Owner Networking, you are responsible for the strategy, roadmap, and prioritization of Vanderlande’s enterprise networking capabilities. You work closely with network engineers, architects, security specialists, vendors, and business stakeholders to ensure a secure, reliable, scalable, and future-ready network infrastructure. You drive value delivery through Agile ways of working and act as the primary point of contact for networking-related initiatives, improvements, and investments. What will be your responsibilities? Own and manage the Networking product backlog and roadmap. Define priorities in collaboration with stakeholders, architects, and engineering teams. Translate business and operational requirements into clear user stories and backlog items. Balance technical debt, operational excellence, security requirements, and innovation initiatives. Lead networking-related projects and platform improvements. Manage stakeholder expectations and communicate progress, risks, and dependencies. Collaborate with suppliers and technology partners. Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, and cloud strategies. Drive continuous improvement of networking services and processes.

Experience as a Product Owner, Service Owner, Technical Lead, or similar role. Good understanding of enterprise networking technologies, such as: LAN/WAN Wi-Fi Datacenter Networking SD-WAN Cloud Networking (Azure/AWS) Network Security concepts Experience working in Agile environments. Strong stakeholder management and communication skills. Ability to prioritize and make data-driven decisions. What should you bring with you? (Desired competencies) Customer-focused Strategic thinking Strong communication and influencing skills Collaboration and stakeholder management Ownership and accountability Continuous improvement mindset

What we offer In this challenging and responsible position, you will have the chance to make a significant contribution to industry-leading projects and be connected to our dedicated people and customers. We offer a position in an informal, international and professional working environment with a lot of scope for personal development. By joining our profitable and growing company you will be able to reach your goals and focus on your future. This position offers a competitive salary range of € 5665 to € 7639 gross per month (excluding 8% holiday allowance). Through exceeding performance expectations, you even have the possibility to grow outside this scale. On top of your fixed salary you’ll receive the following secondary benefits:

• 40 vacation days (20 statutory days and a flexible budget worth 20 days).
• Flexible working hours.
• A hybrid workplace (40% working from home and 60% in the office).
• A Health & Wellbeing budget worth €300,- per calendar year.
• Commuting allowance, including full reimbursement of travel by public transport.
• Working from home allowance.
• Collective pension scheme and discount on additional health insurance.
• On-site company health centres with a gym, physiotherapists and occupational therapists.
• Vanderlande Academy and training facilities to boost your skills.
• A variety in Vanderlande Network communities and initiatives.
• And a great company restaurant and coffee bar with barista.