About the role

Agile Product Owner in Brussels coordinating with internal teams and external contractors in a dynamic multinational IT environment. Fluent in English with extensive experience in IT and Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

Coordinate with internal teams to ensure clear and consistent input is provided to external contractors throughout the full development cycle;
Work within an agile environment, setting priorities and defining business value and functionality for the development team;
Oversee activities across multiple projects and contractors, tracking progress, ensuring quality and gathering input from relevant teams;
Maintain a strong understanding of project goals and objectives;
Review and validate requirements, taking into account input from key stakeholders and partner organisations;
Propose practical solutions by combining technology and improvements to business processes;
Contribute to planning and scheduling work within development cycles (sprints);
Review deliverables and product features at the end of each development cycle;
Organise and support live product demonstrations;
Monitor progress and support reporting activities;
Support clear communication and transparency across teams and stakeholders;
Help prioritise and resolve issues or bugs;
Collaborate closely with analysts, architects, stakeholders, project managers, and developers.

Master’s degree in IT or relevant discipline, combined with minimum 17 years of relevant working experience in IT;
Experience with (Open-Source) data sharing tools (EDC, Gaia-X, others), models and standards (W3C DID, W3C DCAT, W3C ODRL, …);
Experience with large, enterprise-level multi-user information systems;
Experience with large projects or programmes;
Experience in Agile as well as agile toolbox (i.e., JIRA, Confluence, Big Picture, Gliffy, Balsamiq, etc.);
Excellent knowledge of Application Management Lifecycle;
Good knowledge of cloud architecture best practices and patterns;
Good knowledge of applications design;
Good knowledge of modelling tools;
Good knowledge of relational DBMS;
Good knowledge of business process analysis;
Good knowledge of interoperability technologies at cloud infrastructure level but also at service level (web services, message-oriented middleware, service-oriented bus, event architecture);
The following certifications would be strongly preferred: Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Project Management certification: PMP, PMI, Prince2 Foundation, PM2 or equivalent;
Excellent command of the English language.

If you are seeking a career in an exciting and dynamic company, where you will offer your services as part of a team of a major European Institution, operating in an international, multilingual and multicultural environment where you can expect real chances to make a difference, please send us your detailed CV in English, quoting reference **(19874/04/2026).**
We offer a competitive remuneration (either on contract basis or remuneration with full benefits package), based on qualifications and experience. All applications will be treated as confidential.