YOUR JOB IN A NUTSHELL 

As a Product Owner you play a pivotal role in shaping the future of your product and contribute to impactful initiatives that make a tangible difference in the lives of our customers  and employees. 

As the bridge between stakeholders and IT, you’ll turn strategic vision into actionable solutions, driving value creation in an Agile environment.

You will be part of the Transformation Office at BNP Paribas Fortis, which is the driving force behind the bank’s strategic evolution. 

With a clear mission to guide the bank’s transformation, we focus on value creation, operational simplicity, efficiency and performance optimization, ensuring a seamless experience for both colleagues and customers. 

AND IN DETAIL

We are hiring Product Owners across multiple domains: Digital Channels Individuals & Enterprises, Invest, Customer Servicing & Efficiency (Fraud Detection)

You shape the future of your product with vision and strategy. You develop a deep understanding of your product, its market, and its customers. You define the strategy of your product based on market trends, user needs, and data. 

• You own the product lifecycle end-to-end. You define a clear product roadmap aligned with business goals, balancing innovation with feasibility. You act as the bridge between business, IT, and users, turning ideas into tangible solutions.
• You master the art of prioritization and delivery. You participate in strategic planning and translate it into products and product roadmaps. You work with agile teams to refine backlogs, mitigate risks, and adapt plans based on feedback and data or shifting priorities.
• You identify, involve, and inform key stakeholders throughout the product development process, ensuring that their needs and expectations are met.

YOUR TALENTS AND COMPETENCES

• You have excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• You demonstrate curiosity and passion for your product and are constantly seeking innovation and improvement.
• You show empathy and have good influencing skills 
• You are a team player and facilitate collaboration
• You have excellent organizational and decision-making skills
• You have gained experience in an Agile working environment
• You hold a bachelor's or master's degree or equivalent experience.
• You’re fluent in English (C1) and professional in Dutch or French (B2), enabling seamless collaboration in our multilingual HQ.

For the following domains, we are looking for additional skills: 

• Invest: you have built strong expertise in the investment lifecycle, coupled with a good business understanding of tax and compliance frameworks related to exchange market transactions and position management.
• Channels-Individuals, you are familiar with story mapping, design thinking, backlog management tools such as Rally, Github, Collaborative tools such as Mural, Yellow, Whiteboard; Klaxoon and have experience in Digital projects
• Channels-Enterprise: you are familiar with Data Platforms & Tools: such as SQL Server Mgmt Studio, Alteryx, Oracle, Sybase, SAS, Power BI/Tableau, .NET & Javascript (React) development
• Client Servicing & Efficiency (Fraud detection): You stay one step ahead, keeping up to date with all payments fraud-related risks and consequent fraud detections mechanisms, to make sure that clients have confidence their money is safe with the bank.

WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER

Sustainability and impact  

We strongly believe in the positive impact that the financial sector can have on the world. BNP Paribas Fortis offers sustainable and responsible investment products and solutions and encourages social entrepreneurship. Together with our customers, we are working towards a better future every day.
   

DEVELOPMENT & CAREER PERSPECTIVES

The departments that make up BNP Paribas Fortis cover a wide range of activities. You will therefore have many opportunities for “horizontal” and “vertical” career development. 

GOOD PLACE TO WORK

You’ll enjoy a permanent contract with an attractive salary package. You'll be working at our Brussels headquarters, just a short stroll from the railway station. We support your work-life balance by offering a mixture of in-person and remote work (50%), among other things.

OUR ENGAGEMENT

At BNP Paribas Fortis, we want to attract and retain all talent, whatever their gender, age, background or sexual orientation, and irrespective of whether they are living with a disability, as every person has their own experiences and their own identity. All of our full-time vacancies are also open to candidates wishing to work on an 80% or 90% full-time equivalent basis.

If the function is categorized as a banking services provider function (cf. Law of 22 April 2019 establishing an oath and a disciplinary regime for the banking sector), you will also need to provide us with a 'certificate of absence of professional ban' from the FSMA confirming that you are not professionally disqualified.

TEMPTED BY THE CHALLENGE?

A first selection is made based on your CV and motivation letter. Are we convinced that you are the right candidate? Then we will contact you.

Good luck!

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