Product Owner Groningen

Company Description

Sopra Steria offers tailored, end-to-end corporate technology and software solutions to help clients make bold choices and deliver results. Successfully so! With more than 56.000 colleagues in 30 countries, we rank as Europe’s leading digital solutions provider. Some of the most successful companies in Europe rely on our technology due to our commitment to innovation, collaboration, and value in business development. The world is how we shape it. Let’s shape it together.

Job Description

Digital transformation is the cornerstone of Sopra Steria’s commitment to innovation and collaboration. It’s what brings businesses up to the present and secures them for the future. It’s how we align our tech and business goals to keep pace with emerging tech trends and best practices. To do so, you’ll need a forward-thinking, long-view, adaptable mindset to go with your problem solving and analytical skills. Proficiency in cloud computing, data analytics, cybersecurity, and AI skills all help us to collaborate in the business ecosystem to manage digital projects and make adoption of new tech simple and beneficial.

For our clients to make the most of the software solutions they’ve purchased, our Product Owners must understand and anticipate their wants and needs. Working between clients and internal teams means you’ll need good communication skills and take the long view when it comes to strategic planning, all the while making sure all details align with the client’s specifications. Taking a proactive approach means using original thinking to identify client needs and gleaning insight from complex client interactions. Meeting client needs may involve a larger than usual workload and your ability to manage it will be just as crucial as your ability to exercise analytical thinking and solve problems as they arise.

Qualifications

Thanks to your experience with complex analyses, you have the ability to formulate the requirements clearly with all the information. You know how to hold your own in different corporate cultures and always have your sights set on the continuous improvement of organizations. You inspire others to promote cooperation and thus achieve the optimal result.

In addition, you have: 

• Minimum of a college degree in an IT field ;
• You can communicate fluently in Dutch;
• Proven track-record as a Product Owner with at least 3 years of experience ;
• Expertise within one or more of the following areas: Finance, Public, Utilities and/or Industry is an advantage ;
• In-depth knowledge and experience with Agile working ;
• Good command of the Dutch language, both verbally and in writing.

Additional Information

As Europe’s leading digital service provider, Sopra Steria expects our workers to make bold choices and deliver results. We attract high-level professionals at the forefront of corporate software solutions and innovation. Working for us means driving success for Europe’s most prominent businesses across multiple industries. We offer a generous employee benefits package that includes:

•  A permanent contract and an attractive salary proper to your role ; 
• The opportunity to work from home if this suits your client ; 
• A generous mobility budget that suits your preferred way of traveling ; 
• A wide range of fringe benefits such as a home office, laptop and phone, pension plan, internet allowance, and group health insurance ; 
• 20 paid vacation days and a part of your salary to be filled in flexibly, for example 7 extra vacation days or additional cash ; 
• The opportunity to attend events ; 
• A chance to expand and share your ability through knowledge and network sessions, and fun social activities: gaming nights, escape rooms, laser games, and much more. 

You’ll become a part of a major Tech player in Europe recognized for its consulting, digital services, and software development. On top of that, you’ll join a team that The Digital Product Management team consists of product managers, (lead) product owners, business analysts and agile analysts with a passion for the business, each with his/her own area of expertise. Besides individual customer assignments, we work together a lot on developing new propositions and crack challenging customer cases. A dynamic team where sharing knowledge and insights is a great thing. 

Within Sopra Steria’s Digital Product Management Practice, we help companies become more product-driven. We support the creation of a (product) vision, strategy, product roadmaps and their implementation. You work together with the customer and your own multidisciplinary team. 

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Sopra Steria is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, ancestry, nationality, color, family or medical leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. We foster a work environment that is inclusive and respectful of all differences.