Technical Product Owner

DEPT®; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 vacation days per year

Flexible hybrid working policy

Health contributions

Skill development programs

Global DEPT® Cares Month

Job summary

DEPT® is looking for a passionate Technical Product Owner based in Amsterdam. In this hybrid role, you will be key in linking clients and teams to ensure efficient execution of digital projects. Your responsibilities include defining scope and functionality, collaborating with teams, and optimizing product performance.

The ideal candidate has a degree in Industrial Design, Business, or IT, with at least 5 years of experience. You will thrive in an inclusive environment where your contributions help clients like Gant and Inter Milan improve their digital efforts.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a relevant field.
• Ability to interact with business executives and technical teams.
• Fluent in English; Dutch is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to project scope and technical feasibility.
• Collaborate on digital project implementation.
• Define and document business functions.

Skills

Digital passion

Strong communication skills

Organizational skills

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder interaction

Education

Degree in Industrial Design, Business or IT

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Amsterdam/Rotterdam, hybrid

DEPT® is a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, our 4,000+ specialists deliver growth invention services across Brand & Media, Experience, Commerce, CRM, and Technology & Data. We’re 50|50 tech and marketing, partner-led, and first to move. Clients include Google, Lufthansa, Meta, eBay, and OpenAI. We have been certified B Corp and Climate Neutral since 2021.

Job Purpose

This role is part of our Experience & Engineering team based in the Netherlands. We combine our skills in developing future-ready technical solutions with our expertise in creating beautiful designs to deliver exceptional and engaging digital experiences that build lasting relationships with our clients like Gant, Inter Milan, bol.com and Just Eat Takeaway. As a Technical Product Owner, you step into a project when the vision is set and it’s time to help the client with their next step: fast and sustainable execution. You’ll be the key link between the client and the teams we provide, ensuring that their business goals are clearly defined and understood. And finally, you help clients explore new business propositions and continuously improve their digital efforts based on research and data analyses.

What You’ll Do

• Contribute to the development, documentation and understanding of the project scope, objectives and technical feasibility involving all relevant stakeholders
• Collaborate with internal teams to solution, develop and implement digital projects
• Define and document the clients business functions and processes while keeping an eye out for any process important opportunities
• Identify and report on common sources of technical issues or questions and make recommendations to product teamsStay on the lookout for ways to improve monitoring, discover issues and deliver better value to the customer
• Requirements definition or clarification and writing/updating agile stories
• Support with backlog preparation and prioritization
• Participate in test case definition and user acceptance testing together with QA teams

What You’ll Bring

• 5+ years of experience
• Passionate, smart and have endless love for digital
• Strong communication and business writing skills
• Have completed a degree, preferably in Industrial Design, Business or IT
• Advanced knowledge of project management and agile methodologies
• Ability to interact across a range of stakeholders, from business executives to creatives, engineers, managers, SMEs and vendors
• Great organizer, facilitator and collaborator
• Working knowledge in the use of JIRA/Confluence
• Fluent in English, Dutch is a plus
• IREB® Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering Foundation Level is a plus

WE OFFER

• A flexible, hybrid working policy (2-3 days from the office, depending on location) and the opportunity to work from abroad for 13 weeks a year
• 24 vacation days per year and the possibility to buy an unlimited number of extra vacation days
• DEPT®/YOU Learning Menu and DEPT®/YOU Special Programs. Develop your skills with courses and programs tailored to your needs
• Stay happy and healthy with a contribution to your health through the OpenUp platform, gym and wellness discounts, and healthy lunches at the office
• A reputation for doing good. DEPT® has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021 and named ‘Agency of the Year’ at both The Lovies and The Webby Awards
• Awesome clients. Whether big or small, local or global — at DEPT® you’ll get the opportunity to work with clients of all sizes and across all industries. And we celebrate all of our successes together
• The opportunity for possibility. We want to enable you to do what you do best and help you develop your skills further with training, development and certifications
• Global annual DEPT® Cares Month in which employees come together and donate their skills to support local charities
• You can discover even more employee benefits here

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION

At DEPT®, we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We actively seek to recruit, develop, nurture, and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with varying skills and perspectives. We also encourage you to reach out to us and discuss any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you throughout the recruitment process and your time with us