We are urgently looking for an Expert Product Owner who will join an EU Institution in Brussels (50% onsite). Knowledge and skills: • Proven experience in managing activities under a large project or programme autonomously, while coordinating with the team, contractors and / or client. • Ability to translate business needs in functional solution that support the project implementation. • Ability to analyze complex data and systems. • Ability in data modeling and process modeling. • Ability to work in a proactive manner and adapt to changing requirements efficiently and fast. • Take ownership of the activities assigned, while aligning with the colleagues and contractors involved. • Ability to give business and technical presentations. • Ability to apply high quality standards. • Ability to cope with fast changing technologies used in Simpl Programme. • Excellent communication skills with technical and non-technical audiences. • Analysis and problem-solving skills. • Capability to write clear and structured technical documents. • Ability to participate in technical meetings and excellent communication skills. • Ability to adapt to change, while understanding the impact and implications of such changes, • Practical knowledge of (Open-Source) data sharing tools (EDC, Gaia-X, others), models and standards (W3C DID, W3C DCAT, W3C ODRL, …). • Good knowledge of cloud architecture best practices and patterns. • Good knowledge of microservices and architecture in the cloud. • Good knowledge of applications design. • Good knowledge of modelling tools and Enterprise Architecture. • Good knowledge of Relational DBMS. • Good knowledge of business process analysis. • Good knowledge of interoperability technologies at cloud infrastructure level but also at service level (web services, message-oriented middleware, service-oriented bus). Knowledge of security mechanisms for cloud architectures (e.g., IdP). • Ability to cope with fast changing technologies used in Cloud environments. • Understanding of AI, Machine Learning or High-Performance services. • Understanding of Infrastructure or data layer involved in Simpl. Specific expertise : • Master's degree combined with relevant IT professional experience of at least 10 years. • Multi-annual experience with large, enterprise-level multi-user Information Systems. • Multi-annual experience with large projects or programmes, • Multi-annual experience in Agile as well as agile toolbox (i.e., JIRA, Confluence, Big Picture, Gliffy, Balsamiq, etc.). • Excellent Knowledge of Application Management Lifecycle. • Good Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, COBIT, Zachman, and actual experience developing and building models based on such framework. Experience working in EU Institutions. • Proven experience as business analyst within the EU Institutions • Excellent knowledge of Application Management Lifecycle. • Good knowledge of cloud architecture frameworks, of Infrastructure as code, and of enterprise architecture frameworks. • Ability to combine many different skills and experiences to address and solve business, information, and technology related opportunities and problems. • Extensive experience with enterprise architecture best practices and goals. • Excellent leadership, conciliation, and negotiation skills. • The ability to work in a proactive and independent manner, with a focus on priorities, communication, and decision-making capacities.