Hybrid Value Stream Manager – Lead Product Manager

at Wolters Kluwer

• Job title: Value Stream Manager – Lead Product Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Mechelen, Belgium

About the role

• Value Stream Manager leading product management & operations for Kyte, an e-invoicing solution for small businesses. Driving strategic vision and collaboration to achieve market needs and business goals.

Responsibilities

• As the Kyte Value Stream Manager, you will lead the department and take full business ownership of Kyte product management & operations.
• You'll take full accountability for the performance, growth, and end‑to‑end success of Kyte.
• Your role will be critical in driving the strategic vision for Kyte, ensuring market needs and business goals are met.
• Through close collaboration with cross-functional teams, you will help deliver innovative products and a top-class experience that delight our customers.
• Directly lead and manage the Kyte value stream (product and operations).
• Organize and drive day‑to‑day governance to align stakeholders and deliver outcomes (e.g. owning and hosting Value Stream management meetings).
• Allocate resources and manage budgets effectively.
• Liaise with shared service teams to enable optimal functioning of the value stream and implement corporate initiatives.
• Actively participate in yearly VSP and budget discussions (e.g. revenue forecasting, cost estimations).
• Provide regular input for leadership meetings at Finca and TAA Europe level.
• Define and own the long‑term vision and strategy for Kyte, together with the Product & Operations Director.
• Oversee the product roadmap and ensure delivery in close collaboration with development teams.
• Analyze market trends, regulatory developments, and competition.
• Represent Kyte in customer, partner, and internal stakeholder meetings.
• Oversee and support onboarding, customer support, operations, customer success.
• Ensure a coherent and scalable end‑to‑end flow for Kyte as it grows and evolves as a stand‑alone product.
• Ensure Marketing, Sales and Development teams have the information and direction needed to support Kyte’s growth.
• Ensure international alignment on go-to-market strategies.
• Collaborate with peer Value Stream Managers to strengthen alignment and collaboration across the Finca product portfolio.
• Define and execute Kyte’s internationalization and growth strategy together with the International Business Development Manager.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in product leadership, with exposure beyond classic product management into business, operations, marketing, sales.
• Proven ability to act as a business line manager or value stream leader, coordinating multiple stakeholders without direct reporting lines.
• Strong strategic thinking skills, able to translate market opportunities and customer needs into concrete plans.
• Comfortable operating in an international context, working across markets, teams, and cultures.
• Strong stakeholder management capabilities, able to align product, technology, operations, marketing, and sales.
• A pragmatic leader with a hands‑on mindset, ownership mentality, and natural authority.
• Fluent in both English & Dutch.

Benefits

• A flexible, hybrid working setup across locations (Mechelen, Berchem, Leuven)
• A high‑impact leadership role at the heart of a rapidly growing product
• An engaged, diverse, and quality‑driven environment
• A culture that values ownership, collaboration, and entrepreneurship