Technical Product Owner

DEPT®; Rotterdam; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working policy

24 vacation days per year + extra days

Learning Menu & Special Programs

Job summary

DEPT® is seeking a Technical Product Owner to join the Experience & Engineering team in the Netherlands. Based in Amsterdam/Rotterdam, this hybrid role connects client needs with delivery teams to translate business goals into actionable development steps and measurable improvements.

You’ll gather requirements, define processes, write agile stories and support backlog prioritization, ensuring value delivery and client satisfaction across projects for brands like Gant, Inter Milan, bol.com and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a digital/agency environment.
• Excellent communication and business writing skills.
• Strong understanding of project management and Agile methodologies.
• Ability to interact with a wide range of stakeholders from executives to engineers.
• Fluency in English; Dutch is a plus.
• IREB® Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering Foundation Level is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to defining project scope, objectives and technical feasibility with stakeholders.
• Collaborate with internal teams to design, develop and implement digital projects.
• Define and document client business functions and processes, spotting improvement opportunities.
• Identify common technical issues and recommend product solutions to teams.
• Monitor and improve value delivery through better monitoring and issue discovery.

Skills

5+ years experience

Digital agency experience

Strong communication

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

As a Technical Product Owner in Amsterdam/Rotterdam, hybrid, you will join DEPT®’s 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 documenting 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 teams;
• Stay 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;
• Participates in test case definition and user acceptance testing together with QA teams.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• 5+ years of experience; preferably in a digital agency or client-facing environment
• Are passionate, smart and have endless love for digital;
• Strong Communication and business writing skills;
• 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;
• Are 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.
• DEPT® has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021.
• 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.

WHY DEPT®?

We are a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, we create what is next by pioneering ideas, acting fast, and moving further because standing still just is not in our DNA.

We are drawn to people who stay curious, move with intent, and never stop inventing. Our culture runs on three values: better together, relentlessly curious, and get sh*t done. It is how we work, how we grow, and how we make things that matter.

At DEPT®, you will find the freedom to explore, the space to collaborate, and the trust to make a real impact for our clients, for each other, and for the world we are helping to build.