Technical Product Owner

Technical Product Owner Amsterdam/Rotterdam, hybrid DEPT® is a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, our 4,000+ specialists deliver growth invention services across Brand & Media, Experience, Commerce, CRM, and Technology & Data. We’re 50|50 tech and marketing, partner-led, and first to move. Clients include Google, Lufthansa, Meta, eBay, and OpenAI. We have been certified B Corp and Climate Neutral since 2021. JOB PURPOSE This role is part of our Experience & Engineering team based in the Netherlands. We combine our skills in developing future-ready technical solutions with our expertise in creating beautiful designs to deliver exceptional and engaging digital experiences that build lasting relationships with our clients like Gant, Inter Milan, bol.com and Just Eat Takeaway. As a Technical Product Owner, you step into a project when the vision is set and it’s time to help the client with their next step: fast and sustainable execution. You’ll be the key link between the client and the teams we provide, ensuring that their business goals are clearly defined and understood. And finally, you help clients explore new business propositions and continuously improve their digital efforts based on research and data analyses. WHAT YOU’LL DO * Contribute to the development, documentation and understanding of the project scope, objectives and technical feasibility involving all relevant stakeholders * Collaborate with internal teams to solution, develop and implement digital projects; * Define and documenting the clients business functions and processes while keeping an eye out for any process important opportunities; * Identify and report on common sources of technical issues or questions and make recommendations to product teams; * Stay on the lookout for ways to improve monitoring, discover issues and deliver better value to the customer; * Requirements definition or clarification and writing/updating agile stories; * Support with backlog preparation and prioritization; * Participates in test case definition and user acceptance testing together with QA teams. WHAT YOU’LL BRING * 5+ years of experience; preferably in a digital agency or client-facing environment * Are passionate, smart and have endless love for digital; * Strong Communication and business writing skills; * Advanced knowledge of project management and agile methodologies; * Ability to interact across a range of stakeholders, from business executives to creatives, engineers, managers, SMEs and vendors; * Great organizer, facilitator and collaborator; * Working knowledge in the use of JIRA/Confluence; * Are fluent in English, Dutch is a plus; * IREB® Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering Foundation Level is a plus. WE OFFER * A flexible, hybrid working policy (2-3 days from the office, depending on location) and the opportunity to work from abroad for 13 weeks a year.  * 24 vacation days per year and the possibility to buy an unlimited number of extra vacation days. * DEPT®/YOU Learning Menu and DEPT®/YOU Special Programs. Develop your skills with courses and programs tailored to your needs. * Stay happy and healthy with a contribution to your health through the OpenUp platform, gym and wellness discounts, and healthy lunches at the office. * A reputation for doing good. DEPT® has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021 and named ‘Agency of the Year’ at both The Lovies and The Webby Awards. * Awesome clients. Whether big or small, local or global — at DEPT® you’ll get the opportunity to work with clients of all sizes and across all industries. And we celebrate all of our successes together! * The opportunity for possibility. We want to enable you to do what you do best and help you develop your skills further with training, development and certifications. * Global annual DEPT® Cares Month in which employees come together and donate their skills to support local charities. * You can discover even more employee benefits here.   WHY DEPT®? We are a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, we create what is next by pioneering ideas, acting fast, and moving further because standing still just is not in our DNA. We are drawn to people who stay curious, move with intent, and never stop inventing. Our culture runs on three values: better together, relentlessly curious, and get sh*t done. It is how we work, how we grow, and how we make things that matter. At DEPT®, you will find the freedom to explore, the space to collaborate, and the trust to make a real impact for our clients, for each other, and for the world we are helping to build. DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION  At DEPT®, we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We actively seek to recruit, develop, nurture, and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with varying skills and perspectives. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Apply, and let us decide! Research shows that women and members of underrepresented groups tend not to apply for jobs when they think they may not meet every requirement, when in fact they do. We believe in giving everyone a fair chance to shine. We also encourage you to reach out to us and discuss any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you throughout the recruitment process and your time with us. Want to know more about our dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion? Check out our efforts here.

ABOUT GRAPHCORE  At Graphcore, we’re building the future of AI compute. We’re a team of semiconductor, software and AI experts, with deep experience in creating the complete AI compute stack - from silicon and software to infrastructure at datacenter scale. As part of the SoftBank Group, backed by significant long-term investment, we are delivering key technology into the fast-growing SoftBank AI ecosystem. To meet the vast and exciting AI opportunity, Graphcore is expanding its teams around the world. We are bringing together the brightest minds to solve the toughest problems, in a place where everyone has the opportunity to make an impact on the company, our products and the future of artificial intelligence.   Job Summary   We are looking for a Technical Product Owner to work with a component-based software team, helping translate product outcomes into clear, prioritised, and deliverable component-level work.  In this role, you will sit at the intersection of product intent, technical delivery, and cross-team collaboration. You will not be responsible for defining product strategy alone, nor for managing people — instead, your focus is on enabling your team to deliver the right technical outcomes & contributions to wider customer and business outcomes.  This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working closely with engineers and developers, navigating dependencies, and bringing clarity to complex systems.    The Team  The software teams this role supports operate from bare metal silicon all the way to the top of the Machine learning tools stack. Our organisation is structured around component-based engineering teams within the engineering function, and you will play a key role in one or more of these teams.    Responsibilities and Duties  Own and Shape the Component Backlog: * Create and maintain team roadmaps for the Program Increment (PI) and long term plan to help visualise the current backlog and communicate status and progress to all stakeholders.  * Translate feature-level intent into actionable component-level work and feedback team intent and challenges to help shape the features with the Product Manager.  * Maintain a clear, prioritised backlog of Epics and Stories for your component team.  * Ensure all work is clearly linked to higher-level product outcomes.  Support Delivery Across Sprints and Planning Increments:  * Actively support sprint planning, reviews, demos, providing visual outputs that demonstrate progress against the plan, learnings and changes.  * Involve the team in the right discussions to ensure desired outcomes are realistic, and the team’s ability to deliver them are clearly communicated.  * Ensure the backlog is sufficiently maintained to prepare for PI planning, identifying dependencies and risks early and aligning with other teams on the scope taken into planning.  * Ensure your team’s work aligns with agreed PI objectives.  Coordinate Across Teams: * Work closely with other Technical Product Owners, Technical Product Managers, and Technical Leads to manage cross-team dependencies.  * Coordinate early with QA and Performance teams to support integrated delivery.  * Help ensure integration and system behaviour are planned.  Champion Quality, Collaboration, and Trust: * Define clear component-level acceptance criteria and support readiness for integration and release.  * Contributing to a growing community of practise developing ways of working to find the best way to deliver  * Encourage open discussion, early risk-sharing, and constructive challenge.  * Act as a servant leader: removing obstacles, protecting team focus, and enabling empowered decision-making.    Candidate Profile  Essential:  * Experience working as a Product Owner (or similar role) in an agile environment.  * Ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.  * Strong backlog management and refinement skills.  * Proven experience in developing product vision and roadmaps  * Strategic mindset with empathy and ability to bring calm, clarity and support.  * Excellent facilitation skills, ability to guide discussions / events to conclusion  * Ability to simplify and present complex information.  * Confidence working with technical teams and complex systems.  * Experience coordinating work across multiple teams or components.    Desirable  * Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO)  * Experience of working in SAFe / Scrum@scale  * Experience with Atlassian Tool Suite.     BENEFITS In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers flexible working, a generous annual leave policy, private medical insurance and health cash plan, a dental plan, pension (matched up to 5%), life assurance and income protection. We have a generous parental leave policy and an employee assistance programme (which includes health, mental wellbeing, and bereavement support). We offer a range of healthy food and snacks at our central Bristol office and have our own barista bar! We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we’re committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments. Applicants for this position must hold the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately at this time, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or support for visa applications