Thales

Location: Hengelo, Netherlands

Product Owner Linux Squad, 32 - 40 hours per week, Hengelo

A typical workday starts with the stand-up of the Linux Squad, during which you and your team check in with each other and pick up any actions. In these sessions, you discuss what went well, what could be improved, and where support is needed. Afterwards, you grab a coffee (Starbucks, perhaps) and focus on administrative tasks and incoming questions. Throughout the day, you participate in retrospectives or refinements with your Squad, or align with other Product Owners, including internationally, to coordinate complex epics or projects. You act as the link between the business, technical teams, and other priorities, translating these into concrete and realistic stories and epics. You oversee the big picture, monitor progress on all projects in your domain, and plan and manage the team’s velocity. At the end of the day, you may meet with the Business Partner Lead or your Chapter Lead to discuss challenges or shifting priorities, or celebrate successes with your team.

Your responsibilities

• Ensuring that the vision and strategy for Linux services and products are aligned with the wider company vision.
• Defining and coordinating the complete lifecycle management of Linux products and services.
• Managing and maintaining the product backlog for your team and domain, ensuring optimal sprint planning.
• Translating business demand and associated value into projects, making sure that both your team and stakeholders are aligned on expectations.
• Actively contributing to annual IS/IT planning and budgeting processes, including management of licenses and budgets.
• Leading by example in embedding agile values, principles, and ways of working within the team.
• Actively shielding your team from unnecessary distractions and ensuring tranquility and focus.

Who are we looking for?

• Has at least a completed bachelor’s or master’s degree;
• Is highly organized and excels at planning in a dynamic, fast-changing environment;
• Has at least 5 years of relevant work experience, preferably as a Product Owner in an Agile setting (certification is a plus);
• Has experience in complex enterprise IT environments and is familiar with products and tools such as Jira;
• Has a solid conceptual understanding of Linux – deep technical knowledge isn’t required, but you grasp the basics and can think abstractly about Linux-driven services;
• Is an excellent stakeholder manager, adept at connecting business, key users, and IT, and skilled in cross-domain alignment;
• Excels at product backlog management, planning, and developing product roadmaps and visions;
• Is able to shield the team from external pressures, sets boundaries, and is not afraid to say ’no’ when needed;
• Communicates clearly, collaborates actively with other Product Owners, and knows how to bring people together;
• Is concrete, practical, and no-nonsense;
• Is fluent in English, both spoken and written.

What we offer

• Become part of a great team in a high tech, innovative international organization.
• (International) opportunities for growth in tech-, management- and commercial roles.
• Attention for personal development and own initiative.
• A nice workplace in a modern building, where we value a good work-life balance (60% office/ 40% remote) and flexibility.
• 40 leave days per year, travel expenses and a flexible benefits à la carte package with options like purchase/sale of leave hours, internet costs, bicycle plan, company fitness, trade union contribution or relocation costs.

About us

In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defense, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible, today. In this position you will join the Thales Netherlands IS/IT team. IS/IT is at the core of the Thales digital transformation, there is a close relationship between IS/IT and business. With a team of 150+ colleagues we provide IS/IT support to our 3000 NL colleagues in several Business Lines and functions. The IS/IT department of Thales Netherlands works closely together with the international IS/IT departments of the Thales group.

Security Requirements

In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in The Netherlands and employment and/or education history. This vacancy requires a security clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further

details of the evidence required to apply for security clearance please refer to the General Intelligence and Security Service.

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