Senior Product Owner

About kidsKonnect

KidsKonnect is a leading and innovative SaaS (Software as a Service) company focused on childcare and primary education. Our goal is to empower professionals to focus on their primary task: “the development of the new generation.” Our smart, user-friendly, and flexible software platform supports daycare centers and schools in areas like planning, personnel management, child development, and parent communication.

We are a fast-growing international company with a social purpose. With over 200 employees, we relieve and support organizations through our smart, user-friendly, and flexible products. We now serve more than 1 million children aged 0 to 12.

What we're looking for

As a product owner, you lead our staff planning product. At KidsKonnect we take care of childcare, and the childcare staff is crucial to raise our next generation. As such, it’s our mission to build a state-of-the-art solution that creates both optimal plannings and employee satisfaction. As a product owner you drive product development together with a team of designers, engineers, QA and our business team, consisting of Sales, Customer Success, Consultancy and Support.

You’ll be responsible for guiding multiple products forward. You’ll work closely with both business and development teams, often 2–3 groups at the same time, and act as the link that keeps everyone aligned. The role is not just about managing backlogs and priorities, but also about building strong relationships, making pragmatic decisions, and keeping momentum when things get complex or change direction. If you enjoy tackling challenges, aren’t afraid of technical discussions, and know how to bring different perspectives together, this role will give you plenty of room to make an impact.

Who are you

• Someone who enjoys a challenge and can handle shifting priorities with a positive mindset.

• Comfortable stepping into technical conversations and asking the right questions.

• A clear and confident communicator who can bring business and development teams together.

• Pragmatic in making decisions, knowing when to move fast and when to dig deeper.

• Strong in stakeholder management and able to keep multiple teams aligned without losing focus.

• Someone who enjoys a challenge and can handle shifting priorities with a positive mindset.

• Comfortable stepping into technical conversations and asking the right questions.

• A clear and confident communicator who can bring business and development teams together.

• Pragmatic in making decisions, knowing when to move fast and when to dig deeper.

• Strong in stakeholder management and able to keep multiple teams aligned without losing focus.

Main responsibilities:

• Create product roadmap and backlog based on market opportunities and customer needs;

• Gather user and business data and conduct market research where needed;

• Identify, shape and specify product features and improvements that enable us to go to market, drive user adoption and increase user satisfaction;

• Collaborate with your product team to set goals, build high quality features and help the team deliver the best ideas;

• Collaborate with our business team and stakeholders to gather feedback and translate this to product initiatives;

• Collaborate with our go-to-market team to launch new modules and features, and follow up on launches;

• Triage bugs together with our Services organisation and follow up on these where needed;

• Contribute to strategy development of new product initiatives;

• Contribute to product operations to run the Product team ever smoother.

About you

You are passionate about creating meaningful and impactful software solutions for the childcare and primary education sector. You are driven to create the tools and apps for pedagogical employees and back-office staff. You are experienced in working in a SaaS-environment and have proven experience developing products for thousands of users, as well as specialised B2B SaaS tooling.

As a professional you are entrepreneurial, curious, pragmatic and organised. You are a clear communicator and have the ability to turn complex insights into understandable concepts. You are action-oriented while building connections.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field, such as IT, Business Administration, or Product Management;

• Experience as a Product Owner in a SaaS and/or B2C environment, with a strong interest in SaaS solutions, preferably involving mobile applications;

• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, including Scrum and DevOps principles, as well as product discovery methodologies;

• Experience managing complex product backlogs and collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams;

• Experience using customer insights, product data, and market research to shape product strategy;

• Able to translate customer needs and pain points into actionable product features and roadmap priorities;

• For this role, an excellent command of Dutch and English, both spoken and written, is required.

What do we offer?

At KidsKonnect, we offer you the opportunity to play an important role in the future of education and childcare. You will work on innovative products used daily by millions of users. We believe in a flexible work culture, where collaboration and personal development are at the core. You will have the freedom to implement your ideas, grow in your field, and make an impact in a fast-growing SaaS environment.

• Focus on your personal and professional growth, with plenty of opportunities to further develop your talents;

• 26 vacation days to recharge your batteries;

• A Gaiyo card and a travel allowance of €0.40 per kilometer;

• A monthly work-from-home allowance to make remote working comfortable;

• A strong emphasis on maintaining a healthy work-life balance;

• A one-time net compensation of €200 for setting up or improving your home office;

• The opportunity to purchase ergonomic office furniture for a healthy workspace;

• A mobile phone allowance to ensure you're always reachable;

• Plenty of responsibility and autonomy in your role;

• Flexibility to work partly from our headquarters in Almere and partly from home.