Our client is looking for a Senior Product Manager IT
Location:
Hybrid – Home working combined with office days in Brussels
Role Overview
Within the IT division we are seeking a Senior Product Manager IT to join our
Commercial Channels and Products team.
The successful candidate will play a key role in identifying, analyzing, and translating business needs into actionable initiatives that drive product success.
You will act as a critical bridge between business stakeholders and agile development teams, guiding the vision and ensuring continuous value delivery.
You will be responsible for a portfolio of IT Solutions which includes the management of the along coming roadmaps.
Key Responsibilities
- Capture and structure high-level business requirements (epics) from diverse stakeholders
- Translate business needs into functional requirements (features) ready for agile teams
- Write clear and structured documentation, including high-level business epics and detailed functional requirements (features)
- Organize and lead structured workshops with clear agendas and tangible outcomes
- Draft, maintain, and evolve IT Solution roadmaps based on business input and technical feasibility
- Define and prioritize Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) to accelerate value delivery and validate assumptions together with the business PO
- Collaborate closely with agile delivery teams to ensure user stories are clear, testable, and aligned with value goals
- Build and maintain strong relationships with business and technical stakeholders to ensure continuous alignment
- Identify risks, dependencies, and potential impacts early; propose mitigation strategies where needed
- Define key business outcomes and success metrics (KPIs) to measure delivered value
- Support user acceptance testing (UAT) and facilitate change management efforts
- Contribute to backlog management, refinement, and sprint planning activities
Required Skills & Experience
- Minimum 5 years of experience in a Business Analyst, Product Manager, or similar role
- Strong organizational, facilitation, writing, and presentation skills
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
- Helicopter view
- Proven ability to translate high-level or vague requirements into actionable deliverables
- Skilled in distinguishing between business-level goals (epics) and functional system features
- Excellent communication skills, with experience engaging senior business leaders and executive stakeholders
- Experience working within agile development teams, preferably using Scrum or SAFe
- Solid understanding of product lifecycle, MVP definition, prioritization techniques, and value delivery
- Proficient with common agile and collaboration tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, Miro)
- Ability to work in a dynamic, multi-stakeholder environment and manage competing priorities
- Extensive knowledge in and practical experience with the usage of BPMn and UML
Qualifications
- Certification or formal training in Agile Product Management (e.g., CSPO, SAFe PM/PO, etc.)
- Master education (or equivalent through experience)
- Experience in digital products, customer-facing platforms, or large-scale IT transformations
- Familiarity with Lean Business Case approaches or Value Proposition Canvas
- Experience in an e-commerce environment is considered a must.
- Experience within the public transport domain is considered a plus.
Languages
- Proficiency in English, Dutch and French (mandatory)
Seniority Level
- Senior to Lead level
