HBO/WO
Lead Product Owner
Wat is jouw rol?
As a Lead Product Owner, you combine two complementary responsibilities. You are both a people leader and Product Owner for your own product or value stream. This balance between leadership and hands-on ownership makes the role both strategic and operational.
Approximately half of your time is dedicated to leading and developing your team, which can consist of a combination of Product Owners, Scrum Masters and Business Analysts. You create an environment where they can grow, collaborate effectively, and continuously improve value delivery. You act as their line manager, supporting their professional development, providing feedback, and helping them navigate complex stakeholder landscapes.
The other half of your role is focused on Product Ownership within your own domain. You define and communicate product vision, manage and prioritize the backlog, and work closely with multidisciplinary development teams to deliver value in small increments. You ensure alignment between customer needs, technical feasibility, and business priorities.
You are part of the broader leadership team within Product Development and contribute to improving product management practices, alignment across domains, and the way we deliver value to our customers.
Your main responsibilities
- Leading and developing a team of Product Owners, Scrum Masters and Business Analysts, with focus on coaching, performance, growth, and team wellbeing.
- Creating clarity in roles, expectations, and collaboration within the product software development group.
- Acting as Product Owner for your own product or value stream, defining product vision and translating strategy into a clear and prioritized backlog.
- Ensuring effective stakeholder management across Product Management, Engineering, and other business domains.
- Driving value delivery through incremental releases and data-informed prioritization.
- Contributing to the continuous improvement of Agile ways of working and product management practices within Lely.
Wat is jouw ervaring?
You are an empathetic and confident leader who combines strategic thinking with hands-on product ownership. You enjoy developing people just as much as developing products. You are able to create alignment without losing sight of individual perspectives and team dynamics.
You bring:
- A bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Proven experience as a Product Owner within a technical or software-driven environment.
- Experience in leading and coaching Product Owners or comparable roles.
- Strong understanding of Agile development methodologies (such as Scrum or Kanban).
- The ability to balance long-term product vision with short-term delivery priorities.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across multidisciplinary environments.
- An analytical mindset with a structured and value-driven approach to decision-making.
Wat bieden wij jou?
Working at Lely means contributing to sustainable progress within one of the most innovative organizations in the Netherlands. You help make the agricultural sector more futureproof, and we ensure you have the space, resources, and support to do so.
• An international work environment that values collaboration, initiative, and diverse perspectives.
• A culture that encourages learning, experimentation, and ownership of ideas.
• Excellent employment conditions, including up to 8 weeks of vacation per year and a strong pension scheme.
• A salary range of €6600 - €9400 gross per month, with clear opportunities for growth within the scale.
• Full ownership of your own development, with access to a wide range of courses through the Lely Academy.
• Daily access to outstanding sports facilities at the Lely Campus: an indoor gym, outdoor padel courts, basketball and volleyball courts, table tennis, and table football. You can join Hyrox workouts or sign up for personal training and challenge your colleagues during an active break.
• Fresh coffee and tea from our own barista (with milk from our own farm) and a healthy, affordable company restaurant.
Work-life balance
• A healthy work-life balance thanks to our hybrid working policy: you work at least three days a week on Campus, with flexible hours and plenty of opportunity to spend additional time onsite (between 06:00 and 20:00).
• A free shuttle bus that takes you to and from the metro station in Maassluis, ensuring your workday starts and ends smoothly.
• And of course: we love to celebrate! Whether it’s an anniversary or the annual Christmas party. At Lely, we know how to do it. For an impression of our events, take a look at this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WA3e0WHbxE
We are also proud that our vision and efforts have been recognized with the Rotterdam Entrepreneurs Award 2025.
Over Lely
Founded in 1948, Lely is committed to a sustainable, profitable, and enjoyable future in agriculture. Driven by the challenges faced by farmers and the needs of cows, we develop high-quality robots and data systems that improve animal welfare, flexibility, and productivity on dairy farms. Our mission is to support sustainable food production.
For more than 30 years, we have been a global leader in the sale and service of automated systems for successive generations of dairy farmers. Every day, we inspire our colleagues to offer customers innovative solutions and to be a reliable partner for long-term advice and support. With our state-of-the-art Lely Campus in Maassluis and a global network of dedicated Lely Centers offering customized sales and service, Lely is active in more than fifty countries.
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