Product Owner - Technical Applications

About the role

Inetum, a European technology consultancy, is looking for a Product Owner to guide a multidisciplinary team developing applications that support infrastructure planning, design, construction and maintenance. You will turn strategic priorities into a clear roadmap and backlog, connecting business needs with technical delivery while working with stakeholders, technical specialists and external partners.

Key responsibilities

• Translate strategic priorities into clear team objectives and measurable results.
• Create and maintain the product backlog, keeping priorities, scope and expected outcomes clear.
• Refine requirements and follow up on progress with the team and the Scrum Master.
• Identify opportunities to improve applications and processes in line with business needs.
• Define and drive a technical roadmap balancing functionality, modernisation and maintainability.
• Work with technical colleagues on improvements involving cloud technologies, CI/CD and test automation.
• Oversee the product lifecycle and the technical health of the applications in scope.
• Manage team capacity and budget considerations with the relevant leads.
• Coordinate with suppliers and partners, clarifying expectations, dependencies and responsibilities.
• Support a self-organising team by providing direction, removing obstacles and encouraging ownership.

Required profile

• Master's degree and at least ten years of professional experience.
• Customer-focused, results-oriented approach and strong technical understanding.
• Ability to translate complex priorities into clear objectives and practical decisions.
• Strong stakeholder management and effective communication with business and technical colleagues.
• Experience guiding and coaching multidisciplinary teams and coordinating external suppliers and partners.
• Analytical mindset, structured approach and collaborative leadership style.
• Fluency in English, combined with Dutch and/or French.

Required skills

• Plus: experience in complex IT environments with multiple applications, teams and partners.
• Plus: familiarity with applications supporting infrastructure planning, design or asset management.
• Plus: experience with Agile ways of working.
• Plus: familiarity with cloud technologies, CI/CD and test automation.

What we offer

• Long-term freelance assignment.
• A challenging environment combining business, process and technology topics.
• Hybrid working model.