Product Owner - Virtualization & Backup

Locations: Poland, Belgium, France, United Kingdom Job Description Division: Group Technology Solutions (GTS) Overview The Product Owner for the Virtualization & Backup team shapes the vision and delivery of Euroclear’s on-premise infrastructure. This role turns business needs into secure, scalable, automated platforms. As a people leader, the Product Owner drives collaboration, team growth, and clear priorities. Working in Agile, they partner with engineers, security, and stakeholders to ensure stability, security, and continuous improvement across all environments. Key Responsibilities Product Vision & Roadmap Define and communicate the product vision and roadmap for Virtualization & Backup platform engineering, including lifecycle management, automation frameworks, configuration management, and tooling enhancements. Collaborate with engineering leaders and business stakeholders to align platform capabilities with organizational strategies and infrastructure standards. Identify emerging technology trends and infrastructure automation to inform product direction. Work closely with a group of stakeholders on strategic initiatives that define future infrastructure landscape. Own and prioritize the product backlog, balancing technical debt, security compliance, feature development, and operational improvements. Translate technical and operational requirements into clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and deliverables. Facilitate backlog refinement with engineers, ensuring clarity, feasibility, and alignment with sprint goals. People Management Ensure the right mix of competencies is present within the team across different locations to meet current and future objectives. Conduct regular one‑on‑one meetings with all squad members to foster strong working relationships. Hold appraisal sessions and discuss individual career development opportunities with team members. Manage all administrative aspects of people management, including approval of holidays, overtime, and related matters. Stakeholder Engagement Serve as the primary liaison between engineers, EDO’s (Epic Delivery Owner’s), security teams, application owners, and leadership. Communicate progress, risks, and priorities to stakeholders, balancing technical constraints with business needs. Gather feedback from internal customers to continuously improve Backup & Virtualization platform capabilities. Technical & Domain Understanding Understand Virtualization technologies (ESX/AHV) & Backup (Cohesity preferable) system. Strong understanding of enterprise risk management and the ability to proactively maintain and enforce risk controls in daily operations. Qualifications Experience in an IT Product Owner role in a complex organization with multiple stakeholders. Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban). Proven ability to manage technical backlogs and work closely with engineering teams. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Experience with infrastructure‑as‑code, automation and modernizing infrastructure landscape. Experience working with large‑scale enterprise infrastructure. Knowledge of security best practices, compliance frameworks, and patch/lifecycle management. Please note that this is a permanent position, and we do not offer freelance/contract arrangement for the role. Equal Employment Opportunity All qualified applicants will be considered for employment, regardless of any aspect that makes them unique (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, disability, …). If you need any specific accommodation due to disability or any other reason, you can let the recruiter know during your application process. Our values guide how we work together and shape our future: Our mission and values - Euroclear #J-18808-Ljbffr