Product Owner - Digital Operations & Lean Excellence

Damco Spain SL; Den Haag; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Maersk is seeking a Product Owner for the Digital Operations domain to deliver end-to-end digital products used in live terminal environments. You will translate business needs into product scope, own the backlog, guide engineering delivery, and manage stakeholders to generate measurable operational value.

You will work across operations, engineering and leadership to align roadmaps, define requirements, and validate solutions ready for operational use, while driving Lean performance and

Qualifications

• Proven product ownership experience, including backlog ownership, Agile delivery and launching products in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment.
• Experience in terminal operations, maritime, port technology or a comparable operational environment.
• Continuous improvement mindset, curious about how work gets done and motivated to make meaningful, sustainable improvements over time.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Finance or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Professional proficiency in written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Manage diverse stakeholder groups across Operations, Engineering, Programmes and Leadership, ensuring alignment through clear and audience-appropriate communication.
• Translate business needs and operational pain points into product use cases that reduce waste, improve flow and increase reliability.
• Lead product roadmaps, proactively managing risks, dependencies and constraints while supporting repeatable and standardised solutions that enable faster deployment across terminals.
• Translate business and user needs into clear requirements and acceptance criteria, identifying opportunities to improve systems and operational workflows.
• Own and prioritise the product backlog, balancing business value, operational needs and technical constraints, while aligning major scope and product direction decisions with the Product Line Manager.
• Develop and refine user stories with Engineering, maintaining a healthy and delivery-ready backlog.
• Lead product validation and user acceptance testing with Engineering and terminal stakeholders, ensuring solutions meet agreed requirements and are ready for operational use.
• Define and track product performance metrics and KPIs connected to Lean performance drivers, including safety, productivity, stability and cost.
• Establish structured feedback loops with terminals to identify pain points, gather insights and fuel continuous improvement cycles (Kaizen)
• Apply industry trends, emerging technologies and market insights to keep the product relevant and support the evolution of the Execution Products portfolio.

Skills

Product ownership

Backlog ownership

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Maritime/Port tech experience

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Finance

Job description

Maersk is seeking a Product Owner for the Digital Operations domain to deliver end-to-end digital products used in live terminal environments. You will translate business needs into product scope, own the backlog, guide engineering delivery, and manage stakeholders to generate measurable operational value.

You will work across operations, engineering and leadership to align roadmaps, define requirements, and validate solutions ready for operational use, while driving Lean performance and