Product Owner - Virtualization & Backup

Why join us

Embark on your new adventure at Euroclear, and work at the heart of the global capital markets. We connect over 2,000 financial institutions across the globe. As an open and resilient infrastructure, we contribute to the stability of the financial markets. We help clients cut through complexity, lower costs, and mitigate risks of financial transactions. At Euroclear, we have the clear ambition to use our key role to facilitate and accelerate a sustainable global financial system. 

What We Offer:

• Work closely with inspiring, supportive and engaged colleagues from more than 80 different countries. 
• Practice your talents in a highly professional international environment. 
• Join a learning and development environment with an emphasis on knowledge sharing and training.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Ways of working

Find your own optimal balance within our hybrid working model, where you can connect at the office 8 days a month and also benefit from remote working. 

Great Place to Work for All

We are committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates diversity and strives to be a Great Place to Work for All. 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:

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

Backlog Ownership

• 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 the complex organisation with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban).
• People management skills.
• 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.

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