Product Owner Employment Conditions & Rates

Product Owner Employment Conditions & Rates

Join the world's most equitable and specialized talent company

Are you our new colleague? We're looking for a Product Owner Employment Conditions & Rates

How you will contribute

To achieve its ambitious strategy Randstad is moving to a globally harmonized future state operating model. Standardization of tools and processes will support and drive this (digital) transformation. As part of this transformation, we are migrating from scattered local legacy systems to a set of state-of-the-art core systems which include our app, websites, front-, mid- and back-office.

This team works on the engine of the mid-office process; the employment conditions & rate bundles that are the link to payroll of our talents and billing to our clients. This team is in the functional domain of order, employment conditions and assignments.

You come from a background where you managed mid office processes and know why it is crucial for a correct administration. You are knowledgeable on staffing rules & regulations, and the way we pay our talents and bill our clients.

You are strong at working in a fast paced dynamic with many dependencies and a variety of stakeholders. You can understand complex local requirements, but are also able to provide a helicopter view of how this can be fitted into our global product.

The product owner Employment Conditions & Rates is a key member of the product owner team and is a business and customer proxy responsible for working with Product Management and other stakeholders—including other POs and PMs—to define and prioritize stories in the team backlog and to streamline priorities while maintaining the conceptual and technical integrity of the features or components for the team. This allows the team to effectively address the priorities of the roadmap initiatives.

Your typical day includes

A typical day for the Product Owner Employment Conditions & Rates involves both strategic oversight and hands-on execution. You are a key participant in all team ceremonies—including daily stand-ups, backlog grooming, sprint planning, sprint review/demo, and retrospective—and act as a solution, technology, and team-facing resource. A core focus is contributing to the vision and program backlog. You align with the Product Manager on the greater strategy and vision, using your experience and business knowledge to interpret and augment features, and frequently generating your own ideas. You own the team backlog and implementation, establishing the sequence of backlog items based on program priorities and dependencies with other teams. In terms of execution, you define iterations and stories, establish story acceptance criteria, and accept iteration increments and stories into the baseline. Crucially, you protect the product team from work that is not focused on valuable, aligned outcomes. Finally, you collaborate with the UI/UX team, product team, and product leaders to establish timeline workflows and goals, and you educate the team on the market, competitors, and customer needs.

Your responsibilities include

Act as a solution, technology and team facing resource.

Educate team on market, competitors and customer needs

Your background

You have been working in an operational role in the staffing industry and are looking for a change. In your operational role, you've always used data as a basis for your decision-making. You have managed people and projects. Or you might come from an IT background and have experience as a Product Owner.

Your team members, peers and stakeholders are spread across countries and time zones. That's why we're looking for someone who thrives in a diverse cultural environment, and has a demonstrated flexibility in communication skills to be successful in the international context of this role.

Key capabilities

Experience with Salesforce JIRA & Confluence knowledge or similar product management tools

Working knowledge of product development

A good basic understanding of data architecture principles and components

Proficiency in the use of analytic tools

Ability to prioritize effectively

Excellent verbal and written communication skills (at least in English)

Ability to work with large teams in a matrix environment

Understanding of design quality standards

Key relationships

You collaborate closely with the other mid office POs on where, how, and when to display your features for the best user experience and also work closely with the Implementation Manager on gathering the right input for each new country or opco.

You work with your BA, team lead and development team(s) to translate epics into sprints, arriving at clear definitions of done to optimize development time. Next to that, you play an important role in your peer group of product owners. Aligning dependencies and joint feature requests. A very important group are your global stakeholders, they help you define requirements and set priorities. Finally, you act as a representative of your products towards our 39 markets across the globe.

Your competencies

Empathetic to the local choices and decisions but capable of interpreting these into global and standardized approaches

"Can do" mentality and flexibility

Strong collaborative interpersonal skills to work across diverse, global teams

Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

Strong sense of commitment to deliver

You can work independently and collaborate with, and in, international diverse teams

You see feedback as a gift and are willing to share and receive it

Politically aware and sensitive

Together we grow.

When you join Randstad, you join…

A specialized team delivering tailored solutions for clients and talent, enabling meaningful impact.

An equitable, inclusive culture where everyone can contribute and thrive.

A workplace prioritizing growth and empowering teams to adapt and excel.

A company dedicated to supporting you to perform at your best.

A commitment to pay for performance with transparency, fairness, and competitiveness.

Our purpose

Our purpose is deeply rooted in the belief that by knowing our clients and talent better than anyone else, we can make connections that change lives and transform businesses. We don't just place people in jobs; we help create futures full of possibility — for our clients, talent, and communities.

Our culture

Our culture is powered by ambition and collaboration, where everyone is driven to push boundaries and achieve success. At Randstad, we don't settle for "good enough" — we're committed to walking the extra mile, always striving for perfection while trusting each other to deliver results. You'll be working in an environment that fosters both individual achievement and team success.

We want our teams and talent to reflect the rich diversity of the societies we serve. We thrive for an environment of belonging, safety and confidence. So everyone can bring their whole selves to work and flourish. Learn more about equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging at randstad here.

Leadership expectations

At Randstad, leadership is our shared language. Whether you are leading a team or driving your own career, you contribute to our goal of being the world's most equitable and specialized talent company. We lead across four core pillars:

1. We set direction: it is about anticipating and making decisions that will position randstad for long term success.

2. We achieve: it is about delivering on our goals and operational excellence.

3. We care: it is about the way we collaborate and work together, creating a sustainable and healthy culture.

4. Lead by example: it is about modelling the behaviors and standards we expect from others, demonstrating courage and accountability in every action.

A place for you to grow

We provide a fast-paced growth environment where your ability to adapt and contribute fuels the success of both your team and clients. We appreciate your talents and support your growth through mentorship, skill-building, and career guidance.

Meaningful, competitive, and equitable rewards for your performance.

Our employment conditions reflect this:

Competitive salary

Variable pay for performance

Option to take part in Randstad's success through our employee Share Purchase Plan

Growth and development opportunities in a fast changing global environment

An environment that promotes work life balance: flexibility with intentionality.