23 ago
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NISH Tech
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España
NISH Tech BV is an IT consulting and staffing company connecting highly skilled professionals with leading organizations across Europe. We support our clients with technology, digital transformation, engineering, data and enterprise solutions, connecting specialists with challenging projects in critical infrastructure and energy.
We are currently looking for an experienced Product Owner – Scenarios & Grid Solutions to join one of the leading players in the Belgian and European energy sector in Brussels, Belgium.
Job Overview
The role is part of a major digital transformation initiative supporting the energy transition, grid development and long-term electricity system planning.
The Product Owner will be responsible for maximizing the value delivered by one of the product teams within the Scenarios & Grid Studies Solutions (SGS) product line. The role focuses on translating product vision and business needs into clear priorities, actionable requirements and a delivery-ready backlog.
The Product Owner will act as a bridge between energy/grid development experts, business stakeholders and digital delivery teams, helping build data-driven, customer-centric solutions for scenario management, grid studies, planning and decision support.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and communicate the product vision, priorities and roadmap for the assigned product team.
- Own, prioritize and continuously improve the product backlog, including epics, user stories and acceptance criteria.
- Run continuous discovery with expert communities and end users to validate needs, assumptions and expected outcomes.
- Translate business and expert user needs into clear product outcomes and actionable requirements.
- Coordinate sprint and release planning with other Product Owners and manage dependencies across teams.
- Align stakeholders across business, IT, Data and expert communities.
- Ensure expectations remain clear regarding scope, value and product direction.
- Accept completed user stories and ensure appropriate testing and documentation.
- Support and monitor adoption of delivered capabilities by business users.
- Promote Agile ways of working, continuous improvement and pragmatic innovation.
- Contribute to improving efficiency, data quality and study execution.
Required Qualifications & Experience
Must Have
- Master’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
- Proven experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, Business Analyst or similar in an Agile, digital or product-oriented environment.
- Strong understanding of the energy sector and/or TSO Grid Development context.
- Understanding of grid studies, scenarios, long-term planning and portfolio prioritization is highly desirable.
- Experience translating expert and business user needs into:
- Product backlogs
- Epics and user stories
- Acceptance criteria
- Delivery priorities
- Experience making pragmatic trade-offs between business value, feasibility, risk and delivery constraints.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Ability to guide and influence multidisciplinary teams without direct hierarchical authority.
- Fluent English.
- Professional communication skills in Dutch and/or French.
Technical / Domain Skills
- Product ownership and Agile methodologies
- Digital product development
- Data products and data-driven solutions
- Analytical tools
- Workflow digitalization
- Decision-support solutions
- Grid studies and scenario management
- Long-term grid planning
- Portfolio prioritization
- Product backlog management
- User story and acceptance criteria definition
- Stakeholder and dependency management
- Continuous discovery and product adoption
Soft Skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to translate complex business needs into practical product solutions
- Strong influencing and negotiation skills
- Collaborative and improvement-oriented mindset
- Comfortable working with multidisciplinary teams
- Strong sense of ownership and accountability
- Ability to work effectively with senior business and technical stakeholders
- Transparent and structured approach
- Continuous learning and innovation mindset
Nice to Have
- Previous experience in the energy, utilities or infrastructure sector.
- Experience working with a Transmission System Operator (TSO) or similar regulated infrastructure organization.
- Experience with grid planning, energy scenarios or power-system studies.
- Experience with data-intensive products or analytical platforms.
- Experience with decision-support and business-critical digital tools.
- Experience working in large-scale digital transformation programmes.
Why Join?
- Work on a major project at the forefront of the European energy transition.
- Contribute to innovative digital solutions supporting future grid development and investment decisions.
- Collaborate with experienced energy, business, data and technology professionals.
- Work in a diverse and collaborative environment.
- Opportunity to contribute to a sustainable and future-focused energy infrastructure.
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