Junior Product Owner / Project Manager

Clever Franke; Utrecht; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development budget

Wellbeing budget

Extra holidays

Hybrid work

Healthy lunch in studio

Train expenses

Pension plan

MacBook & peripherals

Team events

Job summary

CLEVER°FRANKE in Utrecht is seeking a Junior Product Owner / Project Manager to coordinate complex digital projects and installations. You’ll bridge clients and multidisciplinary teams, ensure delivery against objectives, and manage scope, timelines and resources with a hands-on approach.

You bring at least 2 years of product owner or project management experience, strong English communication, knowledge of Agile & Scrum, and a keen interest in data-driven projects and AI.

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience as a Product Owner or Project Manager delivering complex digital projects.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate cross-disciplinary project teams (design/development/data) to deliver client objectives.
• Manage project scope, timelines, budgets and risks with a hands-on approach.
• Maintain client relationships and ensure clear communication of progress and blockers.

Skills

Product Owner

Project Management

Agile & Scrum

English communication

Stakeholder management

Time management

Job description

Join our team

CLEVER°FRANKE is an enthusiastic, multi-disciplinary team of 40+ people with 15 different nationalities from across the world and we use English as a primary language to communicate and collaborate. We are interaction designers, visual designers, developers, project managers, data analysts and others. All with a passion for what we do. We are curious about the world around us and apply the same curiosity to our work and projects.

We have been growing and we are looking for a Junior Product Owner / Project Manager to help manage our increasing number of projects.

You run complex projects, including cross-platform digital solutions and interactive installations, so you are able to grasp concepts quickly and help the project team accelerate to make these a reality.

You are the connecting point between the client and the team. You guide and work closely together with a multidisciplinary team (design/development/data), to meet the objectives and deliverables requested by the client. You are self-aware, willing to continuously improve your skills, always ensuring you get everyone onboard and motivating people while taking project constraints into account. You have a hands-on and proactive mentality and take care of the project administration and resource planning that comes with the projects.

You are solution-focused, able to see the bigger picture while zooming into the details when needed. You’re also comfortable with not knowing everything up-front, asking the right questions to avoid assumptions. You are able to connect and build bridges between different disciplines and stakeholders where needed. You are client-oriented and know how to maintain a good relationship by managing expectations and the interests of the client while safeguarding our culture and quality standards. You are able to successfully multitask, taking on responsibilities outside your projects. You are able to perform well under pressure, and help your team members do the same.

What you bring

As a Junior Product Owner / Project Manager, you will bring 2+ years experience as a Product Owner or Project Manager delivering complex digital projects, ideally in a digital agency or similar. You have excellent communication skills in English, written and verbal. You have hands-on experience or you are eager to learn more about project management methodologies like Agile & Scrum. You have a good understanding of design and development processes, the complexity of data-driven projects and interest in AI and new developments. You are able to efficiently manage your time and work under pressure. You have strong analytical, problem-solving, and presentation skills.

We’d be especially excited if you also have:

• Experience in managing data and information design projects (if you don't have this experience, we'll give you a crash course to get you up to speed)
• Experience with account management
• Ability to speak Dutch with occasional (rare) Dutch clients

This is an ambitious junior role, and we don’t expect you to have mastered everything from day one. If you’re excited about the topics above and believe you can add value or want to learn more, we’d be very happy to receive your application.

We’ll give you

• Support from a friendly, passionate, down-to-earth team
• A personal development budget of 1000 euro per year for trainings tailored to your personal and professional growth
• A personal wellbeing budget of 250 euros per year (purchase a bike, fitness or yoga membership)
• Two extra holidays per calendar year, because we all have events in our life that we need time for (weddings, celebrating religious or cultural events)
• Hybrid working from our studio or home – (at least 2 days per week in the studio)
• A healthy, abundant lunch every day in the studio
• Paid train expenses from your home to the studio
• A collective pension plan
• A MacBook and all the peripherals you need
• Inspiring team events; such as our annual team prototyping day, team trainings, sport events and conference visits

We’ll support you

We find it important that you grow and challenge yourself and we want to ensure that you are supported in this. That’s why we offer:

• Training courses: tailored to your experience level and needs, personal development planning, and feedback sessions.
• Our People & Culture Manager and your Lead will help you with your professional and personal development.
• CLEVER°FRANKE Development week: about 3 times a year, we organize a week where the entire studio fully focuses on personal and professional growth, outside of client projects.
• CLEVER°FRANKE Prototype Day: a day full of creativity, innovation, learning, and working with colleagues in a hands-on environment.

Please note that for this position we are looking for someone who has EU working permit.