Product owner

at  Euronext

Department
We are looking for a Product Owner for whom ownership and proactivity runs in the DNA. As PO, you will work with complex structures and many stakeholders. Therefore, you must thrive within stakeholder management and coordination within tight deadlines.
You will be part of a team of 8 working within Issuance and Product Innovation. The role is a replacement of a team member who are retiring. We are a team of busy bees on not one, not two, but three big missions in addition to business as usual. We therefor need a person, who is up for a challenge, who has an inner detective and like to solve big (financial) puzzles with many stakeholders and who aim for excellence.
You will be joining a team at the core of the product organization within Euronext Securities and therefore work under great expectations. We formulate our mission as:
Our mission is to deeply understand industry trends, regulations, and our clients’ needs, while staying ahead of market trends. We aim to master our business offerings, pricing, and revenue streams, ensuring we meet and exceed our financial commitments. By owning and adjusting our pricing models, we strive to define and execute a strategic roadmap that drives revenue growth, reduces risks and costs, and adapts to regulatory changes. As product owners, we are dedicated to delivering targeted solutions and being accountable for revenue generation across all business domains.
Job summary/Main purpose
As Product Owner you will the short term lead our Corporate Action project from a product perspective until its launch in Q4 2025 while also onboarding on new and existing initiatives and business-as-usual activities. Your role will involve representing stakeholder interests, defining the product vision, and prioritizing development to ensure the delivery of valuable features. Additionally, you will outline solutions, project requirements, and functional specifications.
In other words, this is a role for a person who are curious and ready explore and learn within the core of the Financial Infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Define the product vision, roadmap, and growth opportunities, and measure post-launch efficiency.
• Document, prioritize, and communicate product requirements effectively.
• Collaborate with the Project Manager on larger projects, providing clear vision and guidance. For 2025 it will be particular the ongoing Corporate Action project, CA4U.
• Coordinate closely with the Issuance team and other product teams.
• Ensure successful client onboarding and seamless product launches.
• Organize user acceptance testing and escalate significant risks promptly.
• Lead projects from initiation through planning, execution, and transition to business-as-usual, guiding through demand, confirmation, go-live, and closure phases.

Success Factors

• Lead the initiatives in accordance with project goals and deadlines
• Communicate solutions and deliveries to customers.
• Build the bridge between experts
• Contribute to the team’s budget goals
• Ensure products comply with legislation.
• Provide commercial recommendations for new initiatives.
• Stay ahead of industry trends and adapt strategies.
• Increase revenue or reduce costs through strategic recommendations.
• Respond proactively and agilely to business opportunities and challenges.

Profile and Skills

• Experience as a Product Owner using agile methodologies, preferably in banking, financial infrastructure, or IT.
• Experience or interests within Corporate Action, e.g. in a back office role or similar.
• Strong commercial acumen and strategic awareness.
• Excellent written and oral presentation skills, balancing detail with strategic vision.
• Ability to build relationships, drive projects autonomously, and translate inputs into requirements.
• Collaborative, open-minded, and pragmatic.
• Preferred international business experience.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written).
• Minimum 3 years of higher education (or equivalent work experience).

Euronext Values

Unity

• We respect and value the people we work with
• We are unified through a common purpose
• We embrace diversity and strive for inclusion

Integrity

• We value transparency, communicate honestly and share information openly
• We act with integrity in everything we do
• We don’t hide our mistakes, and we learn from them

Agility

• We act with a sense of urgency and decisiveness
• We are adaptable, responsive and embrace change
• We take smart risks

Energy

• We are positively driven to make a difference and challenge the status quo
• We focus on and encourage personal leadership
• We motivate each other with our ambition

Accountability

• We deliver maximum value to our customers and stakeholders
• We take ownership and are accountable for the outcome
• We reward and celebrate performance

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, gender, age, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or any other legally protected factor. We value the unique talents of all our people, who come from diverse backgrounds with different personal experiences and points of view and we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect.
Additional Information
This job description is only describing the main activities within a certain role and is not exhaustive. It does not prevent to add more tasks, projects

Key Responsibilities

• Define the product vision, roadmap, and growth opportunities, and measure post-launch efficiency.
• Document, prioritize, and communicate product requirements effectively.
• Collaborate with the Project Manager on larger projects, providing clear vision and guidance. For 2025 it will be particular the ongoing Corporate Action project, CA4U.
• Coordinate closely with the Issuance team and other product teams.
• Ensure successful client onboarding and seamless product launches.
• Organize user acceptance testing and escalate significant risks promptly.
• Lead projects from initiation through planning, execution, and transition to business-as-usual, guiding through demand, confirmation, go-live, and closure phases

Accountability

• We deliver maximum value to our customers and stakeholders
• We take ownership and are accountable for the outcome
• We reward and celebrate performanc