Product Owner Consultant

Mission Overview:

The Product Owner consultancy mission is offered by Keystone Solutions, where you will represent our company on-site at the client. As a Keystone Solutions consultant, you will be embedded in the client's Transformation Office, focusing on Professional Credits for business clients.

Responsibilities:

• Act as the Agile Product Owner, representing stakeholders and the voice of customers, capturing expectations, preferences, and aversions.
• Express and prioritize product needs using a Product Backlog.
• Ensure the Development Team’s understanding of the product and consistency of each Sprint.
• Build the product’s big picture, including its roadmap, and translate this vision to the development team.
• Clarify needs and draft key functional specifications according to agile methodology.
• Plan iterations and define priorities to ensure proper content delivery.
• Define priorities and monitor the Product Backlog, continuously prioritizing key business needs.
• Align stakeholders on the product to be delivered.
• Initiate priority management, ensure product consistency and quality.
• Participate actively in Scrum ceremonies (retrospectives, demos, test labs).
• Make decisions or arbitrate on delivered functionalities.
• Conduct live adjustments and follow-up of Sprints Backlog.

Agile Requirements:

• Positive attitude and pragmatism.
• Thirst for knowledge, with a focus on learning and adapting; knowledge sharing is key.
• Team success is the goal; no individual heroic behavior.
• Continuous improvement through feedback.
• Cross-functional contribution: team members are expected to take on other roles as needed to reach sprint goals.

Language Requirements:

• Sound knowledge of English and at least one local language (Dutch or French).

Education:

• Master’s degree.

Certification:

• Certifications in Product ownership, business analysis, agile methodologies, workshop facilitation, innovation, or design thinking are a plus.

Travel:

• Limited need for international and domestic travel within Belgium.

Telework:

• Expectation: 50% on-site, 50% homeworking.

Required Experience / Knowledge:

• At least 5 years of relevant experience.

Business Experience:

• Expertise in agile methodologies.
• Budget Management.
• Project Management.
• Knowledge of the BNPP group and department’s business environment is preferable.

Soft Skills:

• Strategic thinking and ability to see the overall picture.
• Analytical mind and conceptual thinking.
• Negotiation and persuasion skills.
• Structured approach.
• Quality-minded and attention to detail.
• Goal-oriented.
• Open to change.
• Leadership.

Why Keystone Solutions?

• Consultancy Nature: You will work on-site as a consultant, bringing Keystone Solutions’ expertise to client projects.
• Dynamic Projects: Experience a diversity of challenges across various client environments.
• Turbo-Charged Learning: Accelerate your professional development and broaden your skills through exposure to multiple industries and methodologies.
• Skyrocketing Ambition: Keystone Solutions is committed to your career growth within our consultancy framework.
• Values: As a K-Stone, you bring our core values to every engagement, ensuring excellence and integrity in all you do.

If you are ready to tackle technical and strategic challenges in a dynamic consultancy environment, apply today at Keystone Solutions Career Portal .