Product Owner Senior Consultant

Keystone Solutions; Brussel; Hybride; EUR 70 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Consultancy on-site projects

Diverse client environments

Professional development opportunities

Career growth within consultancy

Core values in engagement

Résumé du poste

Keystone Solutions seeks a senior Product Owner for a client-site consultancy in Belgium. You will represent Keystone Solutions, bringing expertise and values to engagements and shaping product outcomes across multiple client projects.

Lead stakeholders, translate business needs into clear requirements, manage the initiative backlog, and ensure Scrum ceremonies run smoothly while addressing regulatory considerations and risk impacts.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent based on demonstrable experience.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience.
• Familiarity with customer journey concepts.
• Ability to translate business needs into clear requirements for developers and engage in technical discussions.
• Capacity to integrate technical constraints when interacting with stakeholders.
• Proven maturity in leading a team alongside a Scrum Master and managing stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of credit products and processes.
• Ability to see the overall picture and strategic thinking.
• Analytical mind and conceptual thinking.
• Negotiation and persuasion skills.

Responsabilités

• Represent stakeholders and the voice of customers, capturing expectations and aversions.
• Express and prioritize product needs using a Product Backlog.
• Ensure the Development Team’s understanding of the product and Sprint
• Define objectives and deliverables for specific credit initiatives.
• Lead ideation and refinement to shape business solutions into deliveries.
• Prioritize features based on business challenges and user feedback.
• Manage stakeholder expectations to meet regulatory needs.
• Maintain the initiative backlog with business and technical teams.
• Define clear features with measurable acceptance criteria.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies with the Scrum Master.
• Ensure regulatory and legal requirements are integrated from design.
• Collaborate with Legal, Compliance, and Risk Management to validate regulatory impacts.
• Document decisions and processes for audits.
• Measure initiative impact using key metrics.
• Identify optimization opportunities and automate tasks.
• Train and support end-users on new features.
• Communicate progress to stakeholders with newsletters and demos.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders including other Product Owners.
• Act as a change agent to evolve squad practices.

Connaissances

Customer journey concepts

Requirement translation

Technical discussions

Stakeholder leadership

Credit products knowledge

Strategic thinking

Analytical mind

Negotiation skills

Attention to detail

Adaptability

Team leadership

Languages: Dutch/French/English

Formation

Master’s degree or equivalent

Description du poste

Mission Overview

The Product Owner role is a consultancy mission at a client site, representing Keystone Solutions. As a Keystone Solutions consultant, you will be hired to work on client projects, bringing your expertise and values to every engagement.

Responsibilities

• Represent stakeholders and the voice of customers, capturing expectations, preferences, and aversions according to Scrum methodology.
• Express and prioritize product needs using a Product Backlog.
• Ensure the Development Team’s understanding of the product and consistency of each Sprint.
• Define objectives and deliverables for specific credit initiatives.
• Lead ideation and refinement processes to shape business solutions and translate them into effective, step-by-step deliveries (product increments).
• Prioritize features based on business challenges, technical constraints, and user feedback.
• Manage stakeholder expectations (business, risk, legal) to ensure solutions meet operational and regulatory needs.
• Maintain and prioritize the initiative backlog (features & user stories) in collaboration with business and technical teams.
• Define clear features with measurable acceptance criteria.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies (refinement sessions, sprint planning, sprint reviews) alongside the Scrum Master, ensuring high-quality deliverables.
• Ensure regulatory and legal requirements are integrated from the design phase.
• Collaborate with Legal, Compliance, and Risk Management to validate regulatory impacts of new features.
• Document decisions and processes to support audits and traceability.
• Measure initiative impact using key metrics (processing time, error rates, user satisfaction).
• Identify optimization opportunities (e.g., automating manual tasks).
• Propose incremental improvements based on field feedback and data insights.
• Train and support end-users (advisors, credit analysts) on new features.
• Communicate progress to stakeholders (newsletters, demos, progress reports).
• Collaborate closely with internal and external stakeholders, including other Product Owners, Release Manager, IT Architects, Legal & Compliance, Risk, Global Security, etc.
• Act as a change agent to evolve squad practices.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or equivalent based on demonstrable experience.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience.
• Familiarity with customer journey concepts.
• Ability to translate business needs into clear requirements for developers and engage in technical discussions.
• Capacity to integrate technical constraints when interacting with stakeholders.
• Proven maturity in leading a team alongside a Scrum Master and managing stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of credit products and processes.
• Ability to see the overall picture (helicopter view) and strategic thinking.
• Analytical mind and conceptual thinking.
• Negotiation and persuasion skills.
• Structured approach.
• Quality-minded and eye for detail.
• Goal-oriented.
• Open to change.
• Leadership.
• Fluent in Dutch and French; sound knowledge of English as well as at least one local language.
• Expectation: 50% on site & 50% homeworking.

Keystone Solutions Advantages

• Consultancy Nature: You will work on‑site as a consultant, representing Keystone Solutions and delivering value to our clients.
• Dynamic Projects: Experience a diversity of challenges across various client environments, broadening your expertise.
• Turbo-Charged Learning: Benefit from professional development and broad learning experiences, accelerating your growth.
• Skyrocketing Ambition: Keystone Solutions is committed to your career growth within our consultancy framework.
• Values: Being a “K-Stone” means bringing our core values to every engagement, ensuring excellence and integrity.