Jobid=625455589323507202 (0.099)
Product Owner – Cloud (Azure) Infrastructure Provisioning
Location: Heerlen, Netherlands
Hours per week: 40 (32–40 possible)
Contract Type: Freelance / Interim Assignment
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: Approx. 2 years (with extension option)
Onsite Requirement: Full-time during onboarding, then 2 days per week onsite (Tue/Wed alternating)
Maximum Hourly Rate: €52
Education Level: Bachelor's degree (or equivalent working/thinking level)
Experience Required: Minimum 5 years
Travel Requirement: 25% – 50%
Language: Dutch / English (professional level expected)
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Product Owner – Cloud Infrastructure (Azure) to support a large-scale IT Platform Services environment within a financial services organisation.
In this role, you will be responsible for shaping and delivering the vision, roadmap, and backlog prioritisation for Azure-based infrastructure provisioning services. You will work closely with DevOps teams, stakeholders, and other Product Owners to deliver scalable, automated, and cost-efficient cloud services aligned with business needs.
The environment is highly agile (DevOps-based) and focused on continuous improvement, automation, and value-driven infrastructure delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Product Ownership & Strategy
- Define and maintain the product vision and roadmap for Azure infrastructure provisioning services
- Translate business and technical needs into actionable backlog items
- Prioritise work based on business value, cost impact, and strategic alignment
- Contribute to long-term cloud strategy, including innovation topics such as FinOps, AI, and cloud sovereignty
Stakeholder Management
- Act as primary liaison between business units, IT teams, and technical stakeholders
- Engage with stakeholders across Pension Services, Asset Management, and Corporate IT
- Align expectations and ensure clear communication of priorities and delivery scope
- Act as a trusted advisor and subject matter authority in cloud infrastructure provisioning
Delivery & Team Collaboration
- Work closely with DevOps teams to ensure smooth delivery of infrastructure services
- Support autonomous team execution while maintaining alignment with strategic direction
- Collaborate with other Product Owners within the Azure and infrastructure domain
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of Agile and DevOps practices
Cloud Infrastructure Focus (Azure)
- Provide direction for development and optimisation of Microsoft Azure services
- Ensure efficient, automated, and scalable infrastructure provisioning
- Maintain focus on cost management and optimisation (FinOps)
- Support integration of cloud services with enterprise IT platforms
Assignment Deliverables
- Clear product vision and roadmap for Azure infrastructure provisioning
- Well-managed and prioritised backlog aligned with business value
- Improved efficiency and automation of cloud infrastructure provisioning
- Strong stakeholder alignment across IT and business domains
- Cost-aware and scalable Azure infrastructure strategy
- Contribution to cloud innovation initiatives (e.g. AI, sovereignty, FinOps)
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience (preferably in financial services or enterprise IT environments)
- Proven experience as a Product Owner or similar leadership role
- Strong knowledge and experience with Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent working and thinking level
- Experience working in DevOps environments
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Ability to work in complex, multi-team IT organisations
Preferred Experience
- Experience in large-scale financial services or enterprise environments
- Strong understanding of cloud cost management (FinOps)
- Experience with infrastructure automation and self-service provisioning
- Knowledge of enterprise networking, storage, backup, and recovery services
- Experience working with multiple Product Owners and cross-functional teams
- Exposure to AI-driven infrastructure or cloud innovation initiatives
Key Competencies
- Strong ownership and accountability mindset
- Strategic thinking with hands-on execution ability
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
- Analytical and solution-oriented approach
- Strong collaboration within agile/DevOps teams
- Ability to prioritise based on business value and cost impact
- Leadership in ambiguous or innovative environments
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