Digital Product Owner (Brand Websites) - Temp
Senior Digital Product Owner – Driving a Global 213-Website Ecosystem
Are you a strategic Product Owner who excels at managing massive, multi-brand digital ecosystems across international markets? For a leading global enterprise launching a brand-new corporate identity and unified web platform, we are seeking a Senior Digital Product Owner. In this role, you will hold the keys to a global ecosystem of 213 branded non-selling websites spanning 45 countries. Operating within the Optimizely platform, you will define the product vision, scale unified templates, and manage a complex stakeholder landscape. You won't just manage a backlog; you will bridge the gap between high-performing development teams and an external content configuration agency to build a robust, accessible, and future-proof digital footprint.
Company profile
Senior Digital Product Owner – Driving a Global 213-Website Ecosystem
Are you a strategic Product Owner who excels at managing massive, multi-brand digital ecosystems across international markets? For a leading global enterprise launching a brand-new corporate identity and unified web platform, we are seeking a Senior Digital Product Owner. In this role, you will hold the keys to a global ecosystem of 213 branded non-selling websites spanning 45 countries. Operating within the Optimizely platform, you will define the product vision, scale unified templates, and manage a complex stakeholder landscape. You won't just manage a backlog; you will bridge the gap between high-performing development teams and an external content configuration agency to build a robust, accessible, and future-proof digital footprint.
Job profile
As the Digital Product Owner, you are end-to-end responsible for the strategic direction, technical delivery, and continuous improvement of the global web platform.
- Roadmap & Strategy: Define, evolve, and execute the product vision for the multi-brand ecosystem. Translate corporate and market goals into clear epics, features, and actionable user stories.
- Agile Development Lead: Partner closely with the development team to refine requirements and establish acceptance criteria. Lead all core sprint ceremonies (planning, refinements, reviews) and make vital scope and trade-off decisions.
- Agency Coordination: Direct and collaborate with an external content & configuration team handling day-to-day site operations across all 45 countries, ensuring they have the tools, documentation, and release alignment needed.
- Global Stakeholder Management: Act as the diplomatic, central point of contact for internal business units, global market leads, and external vendors, balancing diverse market maturity levels and regional priorities.
- Platform Governance & QA: Maintain strict governance across all 213 sites concerning reusable components, accessibility (WCAG), and brand compliance. Oversee regression testing, release validation, and performance monitoring.
Requirements
- Proven, senior-level experience as a Product Owner or Digital Product Manager overseeing high-volume website architectures in a complex, multi-market/global environment.
- Strong, hands-on understanding of enterprise content management platforms, specifically Optimizely CMS (formerly Episerver) or closely related enterprise CMS architectures.
- Deeply familiar with Agile/Scrum delivery models, engineering workflows, and managing highly integrated platform dependencies.
- Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills, with a proven ability to align competing priorities from international stakeholders with clarity and confidence.
- Data & UX-driven, analytically minded, using user metrics, accessibility standards, and performance KPIs to back up roadmap prioritization.
- Fluency in English (written and spoken) is mandatory for this global operating model.
Offer
A temporary position (maternity cover) in Amsterdam (hybrid working is possible) for 24-32 hours per week. Start from August till mid March '27. Freelance/zzp is not possible for this assignment. You will work with a flex-contract via Independent Recruiters, which comes with a monthly salary of €6000 - €7000 (based on 40h per week) depending on the skills and experience you bring.
What's next? Within four working days, we will let you know if you are eligible for the position. We will schedule an introductory meeting, digitally or in person. In this meeting, we will inform you as comprehensively as possible about the vacancy, the company, and the next steps in the procedure. In consultation with you, we will introduce you to our client and continue to guide you through the application process. The Independent Recruiters Group has a large team of specialized recruiters. Each recruiter has a very strong focus on their own field. This makes them the ideal sparring partner for both the candidate and the client.
