Job | IT Product Owner | Brussels

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DKV Belgium a loyal partner in insurance but theres more than meets the eye were a dynamic team of around 500 engaged colleagues driving digital transformation. As part of the international Munich Re Group we proudly lead private health insurance in Belgium supporting our clients during good and difficult times. You will arrive in an environment where everybody is able to be who they are where you can get the most out of yourself day in and day out with the support of your colleagues.

Together we put our values of success diversity collegiality and development into practice every day to strengthen the trust of our two million clients.

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What the key tasks will look like

As an IT Product Owner you will lead a growing IT team and take ownership of the technical quality roadmap and performance of several software products. You ensure alignment between the product vision backlog priorities and the needs of the business.

This role combines technical depth people leadership and strong planning & stakeholder management. You will work closely with developers the Scrum Master and international teams including outsourced teams.

Product Ownership & Delivery

• Safeguard backlog priorities based on business objectives and technical requirements.
• Ensure and continuously improve the technical quality of IT products.
• Apply the full Software Development Life Cycle to deliver changes smoothly into production.
• Oversee project followup within governance structures (Security IDM Compliance etc.).
• Review story and increment delivery in close collaboration with the Business Product Owner.
• Work closely with the Scrum Master and development teams to achieve sprint goals.

Team Leadership

• Lead a team of internal and external collaborators and prepare the team for further scaleup.
• Support team members through change increased workload and structural evolution.
• Conduct constructive sometimes challenging conversations to improve performance and collaboration.
• Build efficient collaboration with international and outsourced teams (including India).

Stakeholder & Communication

• Communicate priorities risks and progress clearly and on time to all stakeholders.
• Provide structured reporting to project management and leadership teams.
• Work in close tandem with the Business Owner focusing on technical and delivery responsibilities (without requirements analysis).

Required Skills & Competencies

• At least 5 years of leadership experience in IT environments.
• Strong technical expertise (software processes development deployments) and deep knowledge of the full Software Development Life Cycle.
• Language skills: Excellent English good knowledge of one of the national languages (French and/or Dutch).
• People management: ability to lead and guide a team in a context of growth high workload and transformation; ability to collaborate with local and outsourced development teams.
• Planning & time management: ability to handle high volumes and tight deadlines in a dynamic IT environment.
• Communication: clear transparent and structured communication with technical teams business owners project managers and international partners.

Want to grow with us

At DKV we offer you a varied job with growth opportunities (thanks to training coaching growth projects and internal mobility) and all this at a prime location in the heart of Brussels.

Besides a competitive gross salary we offer an extensive standard package of extra-legal benefits such as:

• insurance package (hospitalization ambulatory insurance guaranteed income insurance pension plan)
• a year-end premium collective company premium and individual bonus
• flex reward-plan
• meal and eco vouchers
• internet and homeworking allowance

Moreover you can count on an attractive leave scheme (up to 34 days) flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home up to three days a week. This way of hybrid working guarantees you a good balance between work and your private life.

We are an equal-opportunity employer. All aspects of employment are based solely on performance competence conduct or business needs. If you require any support or access requirements we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can make any reasonable adjustments needed to support you through your recruitment journey.