Product Owner - Business Applications

Hybrid: From home and our office at Amsterdam Central Station

Total salary: from EUR 74,000 to EUR 94,000 (before taxes, including allowances) plus excellent secondary benefits (see below)

Full-time: 37.5 hours per week (Part-time, 4 days is also possible) 

IMPORTANT: you should be living in the Netherlands as we are not offering relocation for this position. 

We are looking for a Product Owner to lead one of our business application teams within the Software Engineering department. In this role, your main focus will be extending and improving automation for the RIPE NCC Registry by increasing the efficiency and reliability of Registry-related processes, reducing manual effort while maintaining accuracy and trust.

You are expected to actively identify opportunities for improvement, challenge existing processes and drive automation initiatives that scale with the organisation’s needs.

Our ideal candidate is a collaborative, user-focused problem solver who balances business goals with technical realities. You communicate clearly, stand your ground when needed and think strategically, translating complex needs into practical solutions. With strong leadership, curiosity and a product mindset, you inspire the team and drive meaningful outcomes.

🧠 What You Will Be Doing:  

• Own and manage the product backlog: create, prioritise and refine the product backlog to clearly reflect what the Development Team will work on next.

• Manage stakeholders: represent stakeholder interests by gathering requirements and feedback, keeping them informed on progress and roadmaps and actively managing expectations.

• Define and communicate the product vision: align the team’s work with long-term goals and the broader strategy of the organisation.

• Collaborate closely with the Engineering Team: ensure shared understanding of priorities, requirements and the “why” behind the work.

• Accept delivered work: validate completed work against the Definition of Done and user story requirements, accepting or rejecting increments accordingly.

👀 What We're Looking For:

• Bachelor’s degree or greater in a technical field (computer science, business intelligence, engineering or similar).

• Around 5 to 7 years of experience as a Product Owner in technical teams

• A strong understanding of technical concepts, with a background in Computer Science or any related field. 

We Would Also Appreciate:

• Experience working in a Scrum/Agile environment

• Familiarity with the Internet Registry and concepts like IPv4/IPv6, ASNs, BGP, DNS and RPKI is a strong plus.

• Experience translating regulatory, policy or domain-heavy requirements into workable product increments

📢What You Can Expect From Us:

Part of our pay policy is that we offer attractive total remuneration. While some companies may offer higher base salaries, at the RIPE NCC we take pride in offering outstanding secondary benefits that truly set us apart. Beyond the tangible perks, you’ll also gain the invaluable reward of working for a mission-driven organisation—where your contributions have a real and lasting impact on the Internet and the internet community we serve. 

We offer:

• A modern, flexible and informal work environment in the heart of Amsterdam, with an emphasis on a healthy work/life balance

• A hybrid working policy under which you can combine working from the office with working from home. Working from abroad for a number of days per year is also possible.

• 30 vacation days, plus three collective days, plus public holidays

• A gross health insurance compensation for you and, if applicable, your partner, and your children under 21 years old. This means that RIPE NCC pays the largest part of your health insurance; you will only pay the taxes. 

• An excellent non-contributory pension scheme. We pay for the whole premium, while most of the organisations in the Netherlands ask the employee for some contribution.

• A generous education budget of €2,250 per year so you can keep learning and developing your skills

• Dutch language lessons for international colleagues. If we relocate you with your partner, we also offer this for your partner. 

• An annual health budget of €750 gross that you can spend on sport classes, a mindfulness course, a chair massage, etc.

• An annual budget of €1,600 gross for your Internet connectivity and technology at home

• When travelling with public transport, your transportation costs will be covered by a first-class train ticket to our Amsterdam office and/or KM allowance.

• An additional annual transportation budget of €500 gross that you can use on a bike or GVB card, for example

• A sport hour per week for doing sports or fitness during work hours

• A home office furniture budget for a healthy, ARBO-proof work setup at home.

• An organisation-wide internal training programme designed to develop critical soft skills—like feedback, resilience and leadership—giving you the tools to excel in your career and beyond

• An in-house free barista providing healthy varied lunches on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and nice breakfasts on Thursdays, plus monthly office social events

• Casual team events such as team outings, an annual Christmas party and a summer BBQ 

👥The Business Applications team  

The Business Applications team consists of 20 professionals organised into three specialised teams, each with its own area of expertise. You will join the team responsible for the Registry domain, where you will work closely with colleagues to support and enhance critical business applications.

🛜About the RIPE NCC

The RIPE NCC is a not-for-profit organisation founded on the belief that the Internet should be governed openly, transparently and together with the wider Internet community. We are one of the oldest Internet organisations in Europe and are proud of our legacy.

Our strength is our staff. We bring together more than 180+ people from over 44 countries in our modern, vibrant office in the east wing of Amsterdam Central Station. Currently, we have a hybrid way of working and allow our staff to work from their homes and the office. Our official working language is English, but our colleagues speak more than 30 languages.

Our backgrounds are diverse, but our goal is the same: we work for the good of the Internet. Will you join us?

📋How To Apply

If interested, please click the ‘Apply’ button and submit your CV and cover letter in English. Adding a cover letter is highly important and appreciated, as our team reads them carefully. 

Not ready to apply yet? Then send us an email to openings@ripe.net, and we can have an informal chat.

At the RIPE NCC, we are proud to serve our members and the RIPE community in 76 countries across Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia. We celebrate unique perspectives and talents from different backgrounds and cultures. So if you're passionate about what you do and want to help shape the future of the Internet, apply now - we'd love to hear your story. 

Please note that due to the nature of our activities, we will require successful candidates to follow a pre-employment screening (conducted by our partner DISA). This involves carrying out a background check and sharing education certificates.