Senior Product Owner – Recognition Systems

Our client, a leading organization in the public safety sector, is seeking a professional to oversee the strategic direction and lifecycle of operational recognition systems. The role focuses on managing product evolutions in a run-mode environment, translating business needs into clear roadmaps, and ensuring seamless transitions from development to daily operations.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business needs for product evolutions and translate them into clear requirements.
• Develop and maintain a prioritized product roadmap in alignment with stakeholders and partners.
• Evaluate the impact of new features on existing systems and support the handover from project to operational maintenance.
• Design and document service, incident, and operational workflows for product management.
• Establish a structured knowledge base to capture requirements, processes, and technical decisions.
• Identify risks and dependencies while reporting progress and bottlenecks to stakeholders.
• Implement quality management plans to ensure product evolutions meet defined standards.
  
  

Requirements

• You possess 10+ years of experience in IT project management and product management.
• You bring 7+ years of experience in a Product Owner role.
• You have experience with process modeling, knowledge management, and service management.
• You possess functional knowledge of data flows and system integrations.
• You're proficient in Jira and Confluence.
• You have strong analytical, communicative, and stakeholder management skills.
• You are native in Dutch with a strong knowledge of French and active knowledge of English.
  
  

Nice to Haves

• 5+ years of experience in the public sector.
  
  

Offer

• Start date: 01/12/2026
• Duration: 1 month, extendable
• Work regime: Full-time
• Location: Brussels
• Working model: Hybrid (minimum 2 days per week onsite)
• Contract: open to both permanent employees and freelancers