Product Owner

QLS; Netherlands; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 vacation days

Pension scheme

Travel allowance

Training budget

Claude subscription

Equipment provided

Hybrid working

Job summary

QLS is building a leading logistics platform for e-commerce. As Product Owner, you’ll own part of my.QLS, focusing on WMS, OMS and warehouse automation, working with a global team across Alblasserdam, the UK and other locations.

You’ll shape problems into pitches, manage backlogs in Jira/Confluence, and drive AI-enabled features from concept to live use with internal teams and B2B customers.

Qualifications

• 2 to 5 years of experience as a Product Owner or in a comparable product role.
• Experience with Shape Up is a plus; you have the drive to pick it up quickly.
• You already use AI daily in your work.
• Basic knowledge of Figma.
• Comfortable in the Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence).
• Strong communication skills.
• Analytical and pragmatic. You make decisions based on data and common sense.
• Fluent in English; Dutch is a strong plus given HQ and team setup.
• Affinity with e-commerce, logistics, fulfilment or warehouse automation is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of a clearly defined part of my.QLS and decide with stakeholders what to build and why.
• Work according to Shape Up: shape problems, fix scope, keep the team focused.
• Use AI as a core component of your product and work; apply AI to warehouse flows and logistics features.
• Collaborate day-to-day with developers, designers and stakeholders from operations, sales and customer success.
• Sketch wireframes and flows in Figma and manage backlog in Jira/Confluence.
• Steer on impact, balancing roadmap with details.

Skills

Product ownership

Stakeholder management

AI usage

Excellent communication

Tools

Figma

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Help us build the smartest logistics platform for e-commerce.

QLS is a forward-thinking logistics company built around e-commerce, with a no-nonsense mentality. We process 34 million orders a year for 3,000+ webshops with a team of 1,000+ colleagues, from our highly automated warehouses (think AutoStore and our own packaging machines) and through partners like DHL, PostNL, DPD and FedEx. We operate internationally and ship worldwide. The beating heart of our operation is our own software: my.QLS. And you’ll co-own a meaningful part of it.

The role

As a Product Owner, you’ll own (part of) my.QLS, with a focus on WMS, OMS and warehouse automation. You’ll work on software used both internally (by our own warehouse operations) and externally (by thousands of B2B webshops and, to a lesser extent, consumers).

You’ll join an international product team of 4 Product Owners. You work closely with our Tech department every day, in particular with the Tech Leads and developers. Both the product team and your Tech colleagues are based in Alblasserdam (the Netherlands), the UK and various other locations around the world. You report directly to the Head of Strategy & Product.

What you’ll do

• Take ownership of a clearly defined part of my.QLS. You decide, together with stakeholders, what we build and why.
• Work according to Shape Up: shape problems into clear pitches, protect scope inside fixed cycles, and keep the team focused.
• Use AI as a core component of your product and of how you work. Think smarter warehouse flows, predictive logistics, AI-driven features inside my.QLS, and leaning on AI tools to build faster and better.
• Collaborate day-to-day with developers, designers and stakeholders from operations, sales and customer success.
• Sketch wireframes and flows in Figma and manage your backlog in the Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence).
• Steer on impact rather than output, keeping an eye on both roadmap and details.

What we’re looking for

• 2 to 5 years of experience as a Product Owner or in a comparable product role.
• Experience with or knowledge of Shape Up is a plus. If you don’t have it yet, you have the drive to pick it up quickly.
• You already use AI daily in your work. You actively work with AI tools and continually think about where AI makes your product and your team better.
• Basic knowledge of Figma. You don’t need to be a designer, but you can sketch screens independently.
• Comfortable in the Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence).
• Strong communication skills. You switch easily between developers, operations and commercial stakeholders.
• Analytical and pragmatic. You make decisions based on data and common sense.
• Fluent in English; Dutch is a strong plus given our HQ and team setup
• Affinity with e-commerce, logistics, fulfilment or warehouse automation is a strong plus.

What we offer

• A competitive, market-conform salary based on your experience.
• 25 vacation days, a pension scheme and travel allowance.
• A personal training and development budget. We’re happy to invest in your growth.
• A Claude subscription at the right tier, so you work with the right tools from day one.
• Laptop, phone and all the kit you need to do your best work.
• Hybrid working: a good balance between the office (Alblasserdam) and working from home.
• A friendly, no-nonsense culture with enthusiastic, international colleagues, Friday drinks and regular team activities.
• A scalable, technically ambitious company where you’ll have real impact on a product used daily by thousands of webshops.

Interested?

At QLS, you’ll work on software that sends parcels around the world every day. What you shape in a cycle, you’ll see on the warehouse floor shortly after: a flow that runs more smoothly, a robot that picks smarter, a webshop with time to spare. You get ownership, direct lines to Tech and the room to really put AI to work. Do complex logistics puzzles give you energy, and are you only satisfied once something works in practice? Then we’d love to get to know you.

Please note: you will be redirected to the online application environment of J&J Global Fulfilment, part of the QLS Group.