AI Product Owner - Brussels

Project overview

IT-Planet is the HR specialist for flexible and temporary staffing in IT. We manage IT projects for various top 100 clients across Flanders and Brussels in the following IT domains: Application Development, Infrastructure Services & Software Testing. With 15 years of experience, we can perfectly meet your individual needs. With us, you can and may grow and learn, in short, flourish in your job. Sounds good? We already have 180 great colleagues on projects. To further strengthen our team, we are currently looking for an AI Product Owner (m/f/x) to start at our client in Brussels.

As a Product Owner, you will work within an Agile team on the development and further expansion of digital projects, specifically setting up a Virtual Assistant/Chatbot. You will represent the business perspective in these projects, gather information from various parties, and translate it into concrete requirements. You will work with the development team according to the principles of Agile working, specifically following the Scrum method. You will collaborate with the designer(s), developer(s), tester(s), and analyst(s) to realize the digital roadmap.

• This position can be filled with either a permanent contract (employee status) or a freelance contract
• Duration: Long term
• Region: Brussels
• Fulltime

Responsibilities

Profile

What's included

You will be compensated according to your tasks, knowledge, and competencies. We will carefully develop a motivating salary package, including an attractive fringe benefits package with group and hospitalization insurance, meal vouchers, eco-cheques, an annual budget for the purchase of personal IT equipment, etc. We also offer you a company car with a charging or fuel card.

What really matters

You and your personal wishes and needs are central to us. Through personal follow-up and contact, we strive together for your desired career. We offer you the growth opportunities and challenges you aspire to, and guide you through a professional training and development policy. We consider work-life balance important; in this context, we also offer flexibility. In addition, we organize numerous great events annually to which you are always invited! We are also present as a sponsor at several festivals each year!

All of the above, and much more, ensures that we win the Great Place to Work award year after year!

Freelance? Don't hesitate to contact us for a tailor-made proposal. And yes, even as a freelancer, you can enjoy training and events through IT-Planet!

• Vision and strategy around the application or project
• You will examine similar applications within other organizations, both within and outside the sector
• You will follow developments and look at possible future developments of the application
• You will consider all this within the context and the existing digital strategy, and you will also take this into account
• You have knowledge of KPIs and know how to set and monitor them
• Representation of customer interests
• You will gather information from other departments within and outside our organization (e.g., membership, Gerust, , …)
• You will keep internal customers informed of developments
• You will consult with other Product Owners
• You will consider the impact of changes in light of your internal customers and prepare them for it where necessary
• You will keep the end-user in mind and ensure that the solution is user-friendly and meets their needs
• You will conduct UX research to understand the end-user's needs
• Defining business requirements and managing the product backlog
• Based on the business requirements, you will develop user stories that the agile team can work with
• You will coordinate the testing of the solution and provide full feedback to the development team
• You will take responsibility for making decisions together with the team and determine the order in which the product backlog is included
• You will ensure clear communication with the team so that everyone is aware of the goals and requirements of the projects they are working on. This also includes providing a clear description of the items so that the project team understands the items from the Product Backlog
• You will ensure the follow-up and maintenance of existing projects
• Monitoring and collaborating with the agile team
• You will follow up on the functional analysis and provide feedback to the functional analyst. You will make decisions where necessary
• You will make the final decision and take responsibility for the solution and the decisions made
• You will keep an eye on the progress of the project and monitor it
• You will monitor the budget and adjust where necessary
• Overall
• You will act as a discussion partner/expert when other Product Owners need it
• You will delve into trends and developments in web and digital services
• Experience with setting up a Virtual Assistant/Chatbot/AI is an absolute must!
• You preferably have a master's degree, or equivalent through experience
• You have a clear interest in web and digital projects, and you are quick to grasp digital applications and programs
• You are analytical and critical. You question solutions
• Working with different parties and the resulting limitations does not deter you
• You can quickly learn new material
• You are able to set priorities
• You are stress-resistant
• Customer focus is a guideline in all your work
• Experience in product ownership, or in general with digital projects, is a must
• Quality of delivery is your top priority
• You maintain the overall overview and can delegate
• You speak fluent English and Dutch

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Brussel, Brussels, Belgium, BE
• Languages: English, Dutch