Product Owner

IT Recruitment is looking for her client in Leiden for a Product Owner. You will make a crucial contribution to the development of our inventory management system, working not only with a professional, but also with a very fun team. We are looking for a Product Owner to translate business requirements into creative, ambitious and feasible IT solutions. Our IT department is driven and passionate about innovation and development. Currently, the IT department consists of 2 teams consisting of front-end, back-end developers and a strong passionate lead. There is a clear link to marketing, including CRO, UX and data. We are looking to strengthen to that colleague who is right in between; the Product Owner!

Responsibilities 

• Build digital platforms and tooling that supports the growth of the organisation. Various (e-commerce, SEO, interactive tooling) projects are planned;
• Manage and own all processes with Development, Business and UX designers;
• Improve the customer experience throughout the journey using data driven insights;
• Creation of a scalable way of working with the CMS’s for all teams in the company by providing guidelines and documentation;
• Focus on how relevant data can be extracted to push CRO higher and to increase sales (preferred).

Skills & experience

• Minimum HBO working and thinking level, preferably certified as Product Owner;
• You have at least 5 years of experience in a similar role in (high-growth) scale-ups;
• Extensive experience with A/B testing, CRO and analytical tools such as Google Analystic (pre).
• You are familiar with backend systems, frontend systems and APIs;
• You have great analytical skills and make thoughtful decisions easily, – you can think strategically as well as execute tactical plans with focus;
• You are not afraid to face some backlash, but understand that the only way to get there is together with your entire team. You believe in the product, but also in the team who are building it;
• You are able to break down complex problems and matter into smaller pieces and translate them into projects for the different team;
• It’s is important that you can convert the desire to the business problem and translate this into a goal. In doing so, it is essential that you can uncover the need and not come up with a solution;

This is what you get in return

• We make sure you get to know our team quickly and feel at home;
• We make sure you can take 27 days of vacation a year and plan your own working hours and days;
• No worries about the distant future! We cover the full pension premium for you at 4%
• Want to go to the office in Dutch style? You can! We facilitate the bicycle lease arrangement where you benefit from gross-net benefits;
• We make sure you can have drinks with your colleagues on Fridays that feel like the third half and relax between working hours;
• We arrange the best team weekends abroad, nights out, boot camps and, of course, nonstop football on TV.