We are looking for an experienced Product Owner / Team Manager to lead a tooling team within a product-focused organisation. The team is responsible for applications supporting the inventory, design, development and maintenance of complex technical infrastructure.
The role involves defining and executing the product vision and roadmap for the tooling domain, translating strategic objectives into team goals, managing the product backlog, and driving delivery excellence and operational stability.
The Product Owner leads and coaches a multidisciplinary team of analysts, developers and vendor resources, takes on people management responsibilities, and manages relationships with external partners in Belgium and abroad.
The environment combines IT, engineering, and technical infrastructure domains. The candidate should understand Agile methodologies, have experience in technical infrastructure or engineering environments, and strong stakeholder management skills.
A master’s degree or equivalent experience is required, along with at least 5 years in a Product Owner or similar leadership role, team management, and fluent English. Dutch is strongly preferred.
The contract starts ASAP until the end of 2026 with possible extension in 2027, full-time onsite in Mechelen with 3 to 4 days per week required on-site.