Senior Product Owner Consultant

Mission Overview:

Keystone Solutions is looking for a Senior Product Owner to join a consultancy mission at a client site in Brussels. You will be hired by Keystone Solutions and represent Keystone Solutions while working within the client's Transformation Office environment. The mission focuses on customer- and employee-facing digital channels, including web, mobile and employee banking solutions. Projects may cover investment, daily banking, lending, insurance and other banking domains across web and mobile channels.

Working according to Scrum methodology, you will represent stakeholders and the voice of customers by capturing their expectations, preferences and aversions. Alongside the Scrum Master and Development Team, you will form part of the Scrum Team. You will express and prioritize product needs through the Product Backlog, ensure the Development Team fully understands the product, and safeguard consistency across each Sprint. These responsibilities will be carried out under Keystone Solutions' consultancy model.

Role Profile:

• Senior Product Owner within transversal business functions.
• Work primarily within a client-facing consultancy environment in Brussels, representing Keystone Solutions.
• Expected working model: 50% on site and 50% homeworking.
• Planned start date: 1 December 2026.
• No specific travel requirement has been defined.

Design Phase and Project Methodology:

• Build the product's big picture, including its roadmap, and translate this vision for the Development Team.
• Clarify needs and draft the product's 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.
• Ensure that the different stakeholders become and remain aligned on the product to be delivered.

Project Follow-up and Support:

• Initiate a priority-management approach and ensure product consistency and quality.
• Actively participate in Scrum ceremonies, including Agile retrospectives, demos and test labs.
• Act as the decision-maker or have the authority to arbitrate on delivered functionalities.
• Conduct live Sprint Backlog adjustments and follow-up.

Agile Mindset:

The successful consultant must demonstrate an Agile mindset throughout this Keystone Solutions engagement.

• Bring a positive attitude and pragmatism.
• Have a thirst for knowledge: Agile is about learning and adapting, and knowledge sharing is key to success.
• Prioritize team success over individual success or heroic behavior. The team's achievement is more important than simply completing individual tasks.
• Treat outcomes as feedback and learning opportunities, adjusting actions based on feedback to achieve continuous improvement.
• Work effectively in a cross-functional Agile team where all required disciplines, including analysis, development and testing, are represented.
• Be willing to go beyond your primary role and contribute to other disciplines whenever doing so helps the team reach the Sprint goal.

Language Requirements:

• Dutch or French: at least one of these local languages is required.
• English: sound knowledge is required in addition to at least one local language.

Education and Certification:

• Bachelor's degree.
• Product Owner certification is a plus.

Required Experience and Knowledge:

• 2 to 6 years of relevant experience.
• No specific mandatory or preferred technical experience has been defined.
• Mandatory business experience: knowledge of the client's wider group environment.
• Mandatory business experience: knowledge of the department's business environment.
• Mandatory business experience: expertise in Agile methodologies.
• Mandatory business experience: budget management.
• Mandatory business experience: project management.
• Mandatory business experience: Client KYC, Client Onboarding and customer consents.
• Preferred business experience: knowledge of the banking sector.
• Preferred business experience: expertise in digital projects.
• Preferred business experience: mobile expertise.

Soft Skills:

• Ability to see the overall picture and apply strategic, helicopter-view thinking.
• Analytical mind and conceptual thinking.
• Negotiation and persuasion skills.
• Structured approach.
• Quality-minded attitude and attention to detail.
• Goal-oriented approach.
• Openness to change.
• Leadership.

Why Join Keystone Solutions:

This is a consultancy mission where you will bring your expertise directly into a client environment while building your career as a Keystone Solutions consultant. The consultancy model provides exposure to dynamic projects and diverse challenges across client environments, helping you develop a broad professional perspective.

Keystone Solutions promotes turbo-charged learning through hands-on assignments, knowledge sharing and exposure to evolving business and technology challenges. Our skyrocketing ambition means supporting continued career growth and helping consultants expand their capabilities through meaningful engagements. Being a K-Stone means bringing Keystone Solutions' core values, collaborative mindset, adaptability and commitment to quality to every engagement.

Apply:

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