Do you consider yourself as someone who can lead the discovery and implementation phases of data and analytics solutions? Someone who can take on a versatile, multi-faceted role that touches on aspects of a Project Manager, Product Owner, Scrum Master or Business Analyst? Do you have any experience working with clients to understand their business requirements, building and maintaining the product backlog, and successfully leading agile projects through their lifecycles? Then don’t hesitate to apply for a challenging future in orchestrating data and analytics solutions.

What You’ll Do

  • Be the functional and subject matter authority for the data and analytics solution being developed
  • Define and work within an agile project management framework (e.g. setting up team cadence, facilitate scrum events, manage dependencies, issues and risks)
  • Act as the liaison between product, technology, business, and governance teams
  • Partner with the Product Owner to define the product by identifying requirements, and take ownership of the structure and content of the product backlog
  • Write user stories that effectively communicate the requirements of stakeholders
  • Effectively handle and minimize team risks and dependencies by coordinating with relevant teams and business units
  • Drive delivery across various domains, such as defining and validating technical approaches and deliverables with the development team; lead the execution of test plans and verification of sprint feature releases; facilitate user acceptance testing and business validation of major releases
  • Lead, facilitate and attend meetings; provide project status reporting to management; prepare and conduct client presentations and workshops
  • Guide and mentor fellow team members in their efforts to develop solution owner skillsets

What You’ll Bring

  1. Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Technology or relevant field. A computer science-based mindset is needed, a technology-based education is helpful.
  2. 5+ years of experience in agile software development and delivery including the ability to set up and execute Scrum-based projects
  3. 2+ years of hands-on experience leading agile data and analytics projects
  4. Experience in all phases of product development, software development, and testing lifecycles
  5. Demonstrated knowledge in multiple agile methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, or Lean
  6. Deep expertise in business requirements gathering and documentation, and ability to translate business requirements into clear specifications, including use cases and user stories
  7. Strong organizational skills and the ability to coordinate between different teams, clients, stakeholders, and governance structures
  8. Ability to actively identify risks, and drive action to mitigate and resolve issues
  9. Project Management Professional certification or Scrum/Agile certification
  10. Excellent interpersonal communication skills in Dutch and English (non-negotiable)

What’s your score on this list? More than 6/10? Get in touch!

Working at Quest for Knowledge

Every day, since 1999, Quest for Knowledge is working on improving the return on data. We were the first company in Europe to partner with gurus like Ralph Kimball, deploying activities in the UK, the Benelux and Sweden. Today, that attitude is unchanged: we constantly look for best practices and solutions in analytics. This resulted in the mastering and implementation of modern data and analytics architectures. This approach optimizes the return on data assets from the past as well as those from today and the future.

Our consultants practice what we preach: as Quest for Knowledge is focused on closing the knowledge gap that comes with rapid technological developments, we do exactly the same with our new hires. When you choose Quest for Knowledge as your employer, we will analyze your skills and determine a development roadmap with you. Be it technical skills, customer facing skills, or any other aspect of your skill set you may wish to develop. Because working at Quest for Knowledge is also working on your own growth and your future as well as growth for our customers.

If you feel up to the challenge, send your application to people@q4k.com. Tell us briefly why you are interested in this position, along with your CV or a link to your LinkedIn profile.

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