Senior Product Owner

October 24, 2026

Hybrid

Senior

Breukelen, Zaandam, Netherlands

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Dutch

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Part-time role

Description

Senior Product Owner role focused on setting the direction and development of software products with social impact. The position combines product strategy, backlog prioritisation and stakeholder alignment in a complex domain where business, users, data and technology meet. You work closely with developers, business analysts and testers and translate strategy into concrete priorities. The role combines part-time hours with hybrid work across two Dutch locations.

Responsibilities

Translate complex business questions into a clear product vision and concrete software choices
Determine where the most value lies and bring focus to the product work
Set the direction and development course of the product beyond the next sprint
Explain which direction the product should take, why, and what is needed to get there
Bring different stakeholder interests together and make clear choices
Take decisions independently and translate product strategy into concrete priorities
Maintain a clear product backlog for the development team
Work closely with developers, business analysts, testers and other stakeholders
Help the team turn strategy into working solutions

Requirements

HBO or WO working and thinking level
Extensive experience as a Product Owner in software development
Experience working with teams that develop applications
Experience defining and executing a product strategy
Strong stakeholder management and prioritisation skills
Ability to make independent decisions and weigh different interests
Experience with Agile/Scrum ways of working
Experience as a Product Owner in multiple organisations is a strong plus
Experience in a service organisation or outside a pure IT organisation is a plus
Good command of the Dutch language
Understanding of how software development works and what a development team needs

Conditions

Part-time employment with a choice of 40, 36 or 32 hours per week
Hybrid work from Breukelen and Zaandam with at least one day per week at each location
30 vacation days based on a 40-hour working week
Pension plan, collective health insurance and access to LifeCheck
Laptop and ergonomically furnished workplace
Travel allowance, home-office allowance and allowance for furnishing a home workplace
In-house training platform and onboarding programme
Annual events and additional perks