Product Owner - Payroll, Rostering & Finance

EG; Aarhus; On-site; DKK 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

EG Silkeborg Data in Skejby near Aarhus seeks a Product Owner to own the backlog for payroll and workforce planning software used by municipalities and regions. You will balance customer needs, agile delivery, and complex domain logic, acting as bridge between stakeholders and the development team.

You will collaborate with a Product Manager, report to a Senior Manager, and contribute to AI-driven product development.

Qualifications

• 3–4 years as Product Owner in a larger software organisation.
• Hands-on experience owning and prioritising product backlog in Agile/Scrum.
• Strong stakeholder management and prioritisation decisions.
• Fluent Danish and English in speaking and writing.
• Interest in AI and applying it to product development.

Responsibilities

• Own the backlog, prioritise value, and align team efforts with stakeholder priorities.
• Serve as primary contact for stakeholders and coordinate with the team and Product Manager.
• Refine requirements with Business Analyst and accept features with QA.

Skills

Backlog ownership

Agile/Scrum

Stakeholder management

Danish & English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, CS, SE, or related

Job description

Own the backlog that keeps payroll and workforce planning running for Danish municipalities and regions.

Do you want to help develop tomorrow's payroll and workforce solutions for the Danish public sector? Are you a technology-minded Product Owner who thrives at the intersection of customer needs, agile delivery, and complex domain logic?

Then you might be our new Product Owner!

As part of the department

EG Silkeborg Data is part of the EG Group. We develop software solutions for the public sector, primarily municipalities, regions, and hospitals. We are experts in payroll and workforce planning with deep digital insight and strong competencies, delivering stable solutions with high professional standards, ensuring correct payroll, optimal shift schedules, and flexible systems 24/7.

You will join Team TID within the PRF (Payroll, Rostering and Finance) division, which owns SD Løn, ØS Indsigt, Optima, and EG Altiplan, products that are central to how Danish municipalities and regions run payroll and workforce planning. Team TID is responsible for time registrations coming in from various sources, and the team has colleagues in both Denmark and Poland. As Product Owner, you will act as the bridge between customers, stakeholders, and the development team. You will report to Senior Manager, Michael Haahr Troelsen, who leads 18 employees across three teams. The role is based in Skejby, near Aarhus.

Your Tasks: Own the Backlog, Prioritise Value, and Drive Team Alignment

As Product Owner, you own the product backlog, ensuring it is continuously prioritised, refined, and clearly defined to guide development team efforts and reflect stakeholder priorities. You act as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, balancing competing needs and resolving conflicts, while partnering with the development team and Product Manager to align the product vision with delivery goals.

In Addition, You Will

• Understand customer needs and prioritise the tasks that deliver the greatest value at any given time.
• Ensure your team understands what needs to be built, and why.
• Create and continuously update the product backlog, keeping it clear, transparent, and easy for the team to understand.
• Work with the Business Analyst to turn needs and feedback into clear requirements and prioritise the resulting improvements.
• Accept delivered features and fixes against stakeholder expectations, working with QA on delivery quality.
• Help decide where AI creates real value for our customers, with a clear commercial and customer focus.

You are the ideal candidate if you

Have a degree in Business, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field is an advantage, along with knowledge of the Danish public sector, payroll, or workforce planning. Experience with integrations across systems, hands‑on use of AI in product development, or a track record of releases that consistently met real customer needs will help you stand out.

• Have at least 3-4 years of experience as a Product Owner in a larger software organisation.
• Have hands‑on experience owning and prioritising a product backlog in an Agile/Scrum setup, working closely with cross‑functional development teams.
• Can make quick, binding decisions on priorities based on business value, feasibility, and impact, and explain them to stakeholders.
• Have proven stakeholder management skills and are comfortable balancing competing needs from customers, colleagues, and management.
• Speak and write fluently Danish and English.
• Have a genuine interest in AI and how it can strengthen product development and prioritisation, ideally already putting it into practice in your daily work.

What's in it for you?

• An informal, agile environment with a strong focus on collaboration and knowledge sharing, and real influence on how we work.
• A Product Owner community within EG of more than 30 colleagues, with sparring from experienced peers.
• Room to grow toward Senior Product Owner or Product Manager.
• The chance to help shape how AI is used in product development at EG.

Our Values

• Lead the Industry - We bring deep industry expertise and help our customers lead their industry.
• Make it Happen - We take ownership, move fast and deliver real impact.
• Stronger Together - We collaborate across borders with high standards, trust, openness and no politics.

At EG, we build software that makes a difference.

Our industry‑specific software help people and businesses work smarter every day. From doctors spending more time with patients to builders running safer, more efficient projects.

Our software is built by peers from the industry and backed by EG's scale for stability, innovation, and security.

If you're ambitious, curious, and take pride in ownership, you'll thrive here. You'll be trusted to grow your skills, shape meaningful solutions, and make an impact together with talented colleagues across borders.

Join us in creating software that works for people - not software that makes people work.