Data Product Owner Lead Amsterdam, Netherlands

Metyis; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Adaptfy, a joint venture formed by SHV and Metyis, is seeking a seasoned Data & Analytics leader to drive product development and client implementations across Europe and beyond. You will own product roadmaps, run workshops, and lead multi-disciplinary teams to deliver measurable business impact while collaborating with senior leaders.

The role requires strong data analytics experience, project leadership, and proficiency in SQL and BI tools.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in data analytics, technology, or consulting delivery with 1+ year in a lead role
• 2+ years delivering data analytics solutions with cloud exposure
• Degree in a quantitative field or MBA
• Experience owning products and managing backlogs with stakeholder alignment
• Experience with Waterfall and Agile methodologies and running scrum teams
• Strong business acumen and problem solving in client contexts
• Basic SQL skills and comfort with multidimensional data sets
• Knowledge of data warehousing, BI, and AI trends
• Excellent communication in English; other EU languages a plus

Responsibilities

• Lead development of Data & Analytics products and client implementations
• Lead projects and client interactions and manage workshops/discovery sessions
• Define product requirements and shape roadmaps for measurable business impact
• Develop viable project execution plans with multiple stakeholders
• Oversee sprint goals, progress, risks, and on-time delivery
• Maintain and communicate a clear product roadmap to stakeholders
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including architects and developers
• Support adoption of solutions to drive process improvements and ROI
• Travel as needed for client projects
• Assist sales with proposals and case studies

Skills

Data analytics

Project leadership

SQL

Waterfall/Agile

Business acumen

Education

Quantitative degree or MBA

Tools

Python

PowerBI

Tableau

Cloud analytics

Job description

Adaptfy is a turnkey data & analytics solution for the SHV family of companies. We support multiple SHV Groups with advanced Data & Analytics in all areas, elevating their operations in diverse industries across international markets and throughout entire valuechains.

Adaptfy is a joint venture formed by SHV and Metyis. Metyis embodies visionary thinking in the digital world, while SHV is a globally established family of companies built on the values of integrity, trust, curiosity, passion, and inclusivity.

SHV has a presence across four continents, with businesses spanning energy, heavy lifting and transport, animal nutrition & aquaculture, testing, inspection & certification, and more. The organisation’s history reflects its courage to care—for people, for performance, and for future generations. Their success is a testament to constant reinvention through innovation.

At Adaptfy, we play a pivotal role in bringing SHV’s digital vision to life. From optimising supply chains across Europe to enhancing operational efficiency in South America, we connect the dots for SHV, shaping a data-driven future for the entire family of companies.

What we offer

Opportunity to accelerate the pace of digitalization growth through either e-commerce, advanced technology, business intelligence and analytics.

Driving high-impact insights enhancing decision making across the entire organization.

Driving brand equity and digital sales through enhanced digital experiences.

Interaction with senior business (and/or ecommerce) leaders on regular basis to drive their business towards impactful change.

What you will do

Champion the cause of our clients by leading development of Data & Analytics products and their implementation; and help build lasting client relationships

Lead projects and client interactions

Set up and facilitate workshops, interviews and discovery sessions with client teams to understand business processes, aspirations & challenges, define product requirements, and shape roadmap priorities for effective Data & Analytics solutions.

Shape a clear product vision for each engagement — defining the outcomes that matter, identifying where current processes fall short, and ensuring solutions are designed around measurable business impact

Prepare viable and efficient plans for project execution, in conjunction with various stakeholders across multiple organizations and disciplines

Actively manage execution of Data Analytics projects with activities including, but not limited to:

• Define sprint goals and priorities in close collaboration with the development team; run or oversee regular sprint ceremonies to maintain cadence, reveal blockers, and keep delivery aligned with product goals
• Monitor & manage project progress, delivery risks, and ensure project completes on time, within budget and the full scope is delivered
• Maintain and communicate a clear product roadmap to client stakeholders, balancing short-term delivery needs with longer-term product goals
• Trouble shoot & help manage challenges faced by the team
• Ensure effective & timely communication with all stakeholders
• Take ownership of project governance and adherence to execution plans

Lead a cross cultural and multi-skilled team of solution architects, functional experts, Data & Analytics developers to design and implement effective solutions

Partner clients in adoption of the developed solutions to derive business process improvements and ROI

Have a willingness to travel as needed for client projects

Support sales efforts via preparation of proposals, case studies and client presentations

What you’ll bring

Must haves

5+ years of experience in Data analytics, technology or consulting project execution & delivery, with 1+ years at a project lead level

2+ years of experience with data & analytics solutions delivery, with exposure to cloud computing environments

A degree in a quantitative field (e.g. Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, etc.) or MBA

Experience in product ownership and project management, including backlog management, stakeholder alignment, and delivering successful data & analytics products

Experience with Waterfall and/or Agile way of working and running scrum teams

Consulting bent of mind, with strong business acumen, problem solving abilities and quantitative aptitude

Minimum basic level programming skills in SQL with high levels of comfort in handling multidimensional data sets

Awareness of Data & Analytics solution concepts and current trends on Data Warehousing, BI, Reporting, Data Science and AI

Strong communication skills (oral and written); fluent in English. Knowledge of other EU languages is a plus

Ability to innovate and deal with a constantly changing environment

Experience in managing multiple stakeholders across clients, peers, and supervisors

Good to have

Knowledge of Python, PowerBI, Tableau, cloud analytics solutions, Data Science Modelling, Deep Learning & AI

Knowledge of Data warehouse design, development and maintenance

Experience with designing and developing solution architecture

Experience with product discovery techniques such as user research, opportunity mapping, or jobs-to-be-done frameworks

At Adaptfy, we are driven by curiosity and collaboration. We value diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) in all its forms as it makes us stronger as an organisation and promotes creativity and innovation. We welcome all talents and are committed to creating a workplace where every employee can make a meaningful impact and grow.

We are united by our differences

At Metyis, we are driven by curiosity and collaboration. We value diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) in all its forms as it makes us stronger as an organisation and promotes creativity and innovation. We welcome all talents and are committed to creating a workplace where every employee can make a meaningful impact and grow.

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