About the role

Product Owner

Introduction

Do you enjoy translating business needs into clear product requirements and working closely with developers to build high-quality software? At Polpo, we're looking for a hands-on Product Owner who thrives on backlog management, user stories, requirements gathering and validating new features.

You'll join a fast-growing AI/SaaS scale-up developing a platform that helps organizations monitor political developments across the Netherlands and Europe in real time. Working in a small, ambitious team, you'll have direct impact on the product while staying closely involved in day-to-day product development.

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About the company

Polpo is a smart political monitoring platform that uses AI to track political developments in real time for professionals in public affairs, communications, media, and policy.

Culture and values
Polpo fosters a culture built on customer focus, innovation, and results. The team combines strong technical expertise with deep political relevance, giving employees a high level of responsibility and valuing their ideas. Transparency, flexibility, open communication, and a strong commitment to quality and security are central to how they work.
Office
Amsterdam / Den Haag
Colleagues
20
Language
Dutch, English

About the role

Benefits

  • Work in a fast-growing tech scale-up with international ambitions
  • High level of influence on product strategy and roadmap
  • Small, ambitious, and informal team
  • Work at the intersection of technology, AI, and politics
  • Flexible working model (remote / office in Amsterdam)
  • Plenty of room for personal development and growth

Required Skills

  • 2+ years of experience as a Product Owner, or
  • 3+ years of experience as a Business Analyst or Functional Analyst with the ambition to become a Product Owner
  • Experience working in Agile/Scrum software teams
  • Experience writing user stories and defining acceptance criteria
  • Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
  • Experience translating business requirements into functional requirements
  • Comfortable working closely with software developers throughout the development process
  • Affinity with SaaS products
  • Interest in AI and data-driven software is a plus

Key Responsibilities

  • Gather and analyse business and customer requirements
  • Translate requirements into clear user stories and acceptance criteria
  • Own and prioritize the product backlog
  • Work closely with developers during sprints
  • Validate completed features before release
  • Support testing and quality assurance during releases
  • Continuously improve existing functionality based on user feedback
  • Help optimize Product Owner processes using AI where possible

Why Work at Polpo

Work on a unique product

You will contribute to a platform that helps organizations make better decisions based on real-time political data and insights.

Real impact on product and strategy

As a Product Owner, you will have direct influence on the roadmap and work closely with the management team.

Real impact on product and strategy

As a Product Owner, you will have direct influence on the roadmap and work closely with the management team.

Your Growth Path at Polpo

  1. Product Owner
  2. Product Manager
  3. Head of Product 

Application process

Application

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First Interview

Get to know each other and learn more about our company.

Second Interview

A more in-depth interview with the hiring manager to explore how you can make an impact within the team.

Job Offer

You’ll receive a formal offer with all the details.

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Office locations

Address
, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Polpo is a smart political monitoring platform that uses AI to track political developments in real time for professionals in public affairs, communications, media, and policy.

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Job Type
Full-time
Location
Remote
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