Service description:

• Product Vision and Strategy: Develop and communicate the product vision and strategy aligned with company goals and digital transformation efforts.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders to design and evolve data products, ensuring alignment with business goals and data needs.
• Backlog and Requirements Management: Translate business data needs into comprehensive data user stories, manage the data product backlog, prioritize user stories, and ensure efficient delivery.
• Information Modeling: Develop and manage information models and operational information for IT tools, including data products, data warehouses, ensuring data governance standards are met.
• Agile Product Ownership: Act as the Product Owner following Agile-Scrum methodology, collaborating on sprint and release plans with the Scrum Master and other Product Owners.
• Implementation Oversight: Oversee the development and implementation of data products within cross-functional projects, ensuring high-quality outcomes.
• Testing and Validation: Prepare and execute test scenarios to validate datasets implemented at the end of each sprint and support user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Training and Support: Train and assist business users in the optimal usage of data products and tools, ensuring they understand and can effectively use the solutions provided.
• Continuous Improvement: Promote a culture of innovation and continuous improvement, identifying and acting on opportunities for product and process enhancements.

Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in science, analytics, computer science, engineering, or a related field; a master’s degree is a plus.
• Experience: At least 5 years of relevant experience, or 3 years in a similar role. Experience leading data product teams or managing Business Intelligence or Data Warehousing projects is highly beneficial.
• Technical Skills: Proficient in information modeling, business process modeling, and understanding data governance concepts. Familiarity with Data Lake, Databricks, PowerBI, and other data tools is a plus.
• Agile Methodology: Proficient in Agile-Scrum methodology with experience as a Scrum Product Owner.
• Analytical and Conceptual Skills: Strong analytical and conceptual skills with the ability to translate complex business requirements into detailed technical specifications.
• Communication: Strong communication skills in Dutch and/or French, with a good knowledge of English. Ability to communicate complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders effectively.
• Project Management and Leadership: Good project management skills with the ability to work autonomously and effectively and exhibit strong leadership qualities. Capable of making fast, difficult decisions and persuading a diverse team.
• Customer Orientation: Strong customer orientation, flexibility, critical thinking, and team spirit.