Product Owner

Coolblue; Rotterdam; Hybrid; EUR 44,640 - 52,452; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Over 30 training courses at Coolblue University

Travel allowance

Retirement plan

25 days of leave

Discount on products

Positive work environment

Job summary

Coolblue is looking for a Product Owner in Rotterdam to combine the roles of Product Owner and Product Manager. You will enhance the customer journey and internal tools by defining the product vision and motivating your team to achieve goals.

The role requires collaboration with Analysts, Developers, and other stakeholders. You will create a prioritized roadmap, manage stakeholder relationships, and ensure the product delivers maximum value. A competitive starting salary between €4000 and €4700 gross is offered, along with various employee benefits.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years full-time experience as a Product Owner of multiple teams.
• Resides in the Netherlands.
• English level at least B2.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a vision for a valuable product.
• Create and implement a prioritized roadmap.
• Inspire the development team and manage stakeholders.
• Validate assumptions quickly.
• Make impactful decisions based on value assessment.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Data-driven decision making

Ability to formulate research questions

Experience building relationships with stakeholders

Curiosity and passion for technology

Knowledge of user needs

Education

University degree

Job description

At Coolblue, you’ll have the unique opportunity to combine the roles of both Product Owner and Product Manager. Working closely with development teams and stakeholders, you’ll enhance the customer journey as well as internal tools. You'll define the product vision and roadmap, motivating your colleagues to achieve tangible goals.

What does a Product Owner at Coolblue do?

• Own a product that helps users move forward within a multidisciplinary Scrum team.
• Work closely with Analysts, Developers, Customer Journey Specialists, and other Product Owners.
• Collaborate on ideas to improve the product, prioritize them, and break them into manageable increments with the development team to deliver maximum value.
• Present vision and roadmap for upcoming quarters at the executive level.

Open positions and domain focus

There are several open positions, and together you'll determine which domain suits you best. As one of the +-40 Product Owners, you will focus on a specific part of the customer journey, a data product, tools for colleagues, and/or our infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Developing and executing a vision to create a valuable product with your team.
• Creating and implementing a prioritized roadmap.
• Inspiring your development team and discussing the value of epics and user stories.
• Managing stakeholders to ensure the best results within your domain.
• Quickly validating assumptions.
• Making impactful decisions by determining what needs immediate action and what can be addressed later.
• Assessing requests based on their value, determining which ones are truly important.

Qualifications

• Successfully completed a University degree.
• At least 2 years full‑time experience as a Product Owner of multiple teams.
• Resides in the Netherlands.
• Strong communication skills with experience building relationships with stakeholders and development teams.
• Data‑driven decision maker, enthusiastic, curious, and passionate about technology.
• Enjoys immersing in the ideal customer journey daily.
• Strong ability to formulate research questions and quickly discern user needs.
• English level at least B2.

Benefits

• A starting salary between €4000 and €4700 gross, based on experience.
• Over 30 training courses at our own Coolblue University.
• Travel allowance, retirement plan, and workplace allowance.
• 25 days of leave.
• Discount on all our products.
• Positive work environment with colleagues from around the world.
• International collaboration with colleagues from the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Turkey, Brazil, Mexico, and Italy.
• Room for new initiatives and ideas.
• Office located at a great location in Rotterdam.
• Hybrid working: balance office and home work, with support for home‑office setup.