Technical Product Owner

DEPT® is a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, our 4,000+ specialists deliver growth invention services across Brand & Media, Experience, Commerce, CRM, and Technology & Data. We’re 50|50 tech and marketing, partner-led, and first to move. Clients include Google, Lufthansa, Meta, eBay, and OpenAI. We have been certified B Corp and Climate Neutral since 2021.

JOB PURPOSE

This role is part of our 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;
• Are passionate, smart and have endless love for digital;
• Strong Communication and business writing skills;
• Have completed a degree, preferably in Industrial Design, Business or IT;
• 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.
• Get a discount on your lease bike and ride in style. You can also enjoy hassle free-commutes with an NS Business Card.
• A reputation for doing good. DEPT® has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021, has been named a Great Place To Work since 2022 in the Netherlands and named ‘Agency of the Year’ at both The Lovies and The Webby Awards.
• Awesome clients. Whether big, small, local or global — at DEPT® you’ll get the opportunity to work with all of them. And we celebrate all of our successes together!

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.