Hybrid Product Owner

at Optimile

• Job title: Product Owner
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Ghent, Belgium

About the role

• Product Owner responsible for overseeing software lifecycle in the EV charging sector. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure product alignment with market needs and business goals.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for your software and charging portfolio: from discovery and roadmap definition to go-to-market and phase-out.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, developers, functional analysts, QA testers, and other stakeholders to define clear priorities and ensure high-quality delivery.
• Translate technical and business insights into tangible product value. Balancing market needs with technical feasibility.
• Act as the bridge between technology and business, representing both the Voice of the Customer and the Voice of the Technology in agile ceremonies and product decisions.
• Stay on top of market and technology trends, understanding the evolving landscape of EV protocols, roaming, and charging standards.
• Validate development output throughout the process to ensure alignment with specifications, quality standards, and roadmap goals.
• Leverage data and metrics to assess product performance and guide decisions that enhance value, adoption, and usability.
• Contribute to discovery phases by building business cases and running POCs/MVPs to validate new opportunities.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience as a Product Owner with a technical foundation, or as a Functional Analyst / Solution Architect with proven end-to-end delivery experience in SaaS or complex software environments.
• A strong technical mindset, with the ability to understand APIs, integration patterns, and data models.
• A critical problem-solver who can identify dependencies between features and enablers, challenge assumptions, and propose viable solutions.
• A clear and confident communicator who can explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams.
• A data-driven decision-maker who leverages both qualitative and quantitative insights.
• A team player with strong stakeholder management skills and a proactive, quality-focused approach.
• Fluency in English (required); proficiency in Dutch is a strong asset.