Location: Hengelo, Netherlands
PRODUCT OWNER ERP
Hengelo
0,8 - 1 FTE
About IS/IT
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, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.
Our Thales Netherlands IS/IT team works at the core of the Thales digital transformation. It is positioned between our IS/IT and business departments. With a team of 100+ colleagues we provide IS/IT support to our 2500 Dutch colleagues in several Business Lines and functions. We also work closely together with the international IS/IT departments of the Thales Group. Our mission? Providing secure access to Thales information in one click, while feeling proud together. As an innovative, high-tech organization we fully embrace agile principles and strive for excellence by continuous improvement. We do not fear to fail, as long as we can learn from it!
About your future job
As the Product Owner for the ERP squad you are part of the IS/IT Business Applications domain and you are the connection between several business- and group stakeholders and your squad. You work together to maintain, improve and deliver IS/IT business applications. Your focus areas are ERP (Oracle EBS) and Project Management (Primavera).
Do you find it interesting to work on the cutting edge between Business and IT? Working with a multidisciplinary team of enthusiastic and driven professionals and improving our processes? Then we are looking for you!
The squad operates independently and is responsible for all IT aspects. Your contribution to the squad:
- work closely together with stakeholders and understand their use cases and functional requirements;
- create a clear roadmap that is sustainable and aligned with the business;
- pursue optimal performance and availability through continuous improvement;
- work closely together with other IS/IT teams (e.g. Service Integration, ITSM, Product Lifecycle Management, Infrastructure teams) and suppliers to manage dependencies and learn from each other;
- create and manage a well-defined backlog for the team that has a balance between business demand, enablers and continuous improvement;
- create product visions;
- create synergy between the products and standardize as much as possible.
Why you'd be a good match:
- you have knowledge of business processes in industrial companies;
- basic process knowledge of Finance, Bid Management and Procurement is of added value;
- you have a higher education degree (Bachelor or Master);
- you have proven experience as a Product Owner in a large organization (Professional Scrum product Owner certification is a plus);
- you talk on different levels within the organization and have proven experience with stakeholder management;
- you pursue transparency & predictability;
- you have excellent analytical skills and are able to see the bigger picture;
- you have excellent verbal and written communication skills in Dutch & English.
What’s in it for you:
become part of a great DevOps squad in a high tech, innovative and international organization;
(international) opportunities for growth in tech-, management- and commercial roles.
attention for personal development and initiative;
a positive workplace in a modern building, where we value a good work-life balance and flexibility;
40 leave days per year, travel expenses and a flexible à la carte package, with options such as purchase/ sale of leave hours, internet costs, bicycle plan, company fitness, trade union contribution and an excellent pension.
Diversity Statement
We actively support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions. That means that equal opportunities, inclusion and an informal culture are integral to our success. It also means that your well-being and happiness matter to us! That’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, remote working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times.
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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