Product Owner - Archer Platform

How do you create direction and make tough trade-offs in a 36-hour role within one of Rabobank’s most complex risk domains? 

You & your role 

How do you keep the bigger picture while navigating regulatory pressure, business needs, and platform sustainability at the same time? 

Within the Area Operational Risk Platforms (ORP), part of Tribe ORIS, the Archer platform plays a critical role in enabling the bank to manage Non-Financial Risk, regulatory adherence, and governance in a coherent way.

As Product Owner – Archer Platform, you know the secrets of creating clarity in a complex and fragmented Non-Financial Risk landscape. You shape a long-term product vision for a platform that sits at the heart of risk management, governance, and regulatory processes across Rabobank. You translate complex regulatory and risk topics into clear direction, helping the organisation make the right choices in a constantly changing environment. 

You operate primarily at a strategic and conceptual level. In practice, this means balancing regulatory commitments, business impact, and platform scalability on a daily basis. You connect squads, stakeholders, and decision-makers across multiple organisational levels, creating alignment where priorities compete. You deliberately stay out of detail, empower Business Analysts to own content and analysis, and keep the focus on value, innovation, and end-to-end delivery. 

Examples from practice 

How does this role challenge you in your daily work? 

• Aligning multiple Archer squads around one integrated product vision, preventing siloed optimisation and ensuring end-to-end value delivery. 

• Accelerate innovation by bringing product vision to life and delivering tangible business value through the effective use of new technologies.

• Making explicit prioritisation decisions when regulatory deadlines, business needs, and long-term platform health compete. 

• Partner closely with business and Non-Financial Risk stakeholders, translating their needs into prioritised value rather than individual solutions. 

Facts & figures 

What gives this role its scale and impact? 

• 36 hours per week. 

• Scale 10–11 with significant strategic impact in a key Non-Financial Risk domain.

• over 48,000 Rabobank colleagues worldwide. 

Top 3 responsibilities 

Where will you make the biggest difference? 

• Define and drive a long-term product vision and roadmap for Archer, ensuring alignment with Rabobank strategy while balancing regulatory, business, and platform priorities

• Connect squads, stakeholders, and decision-makers across multiple organisational levels to enable coherent end-to-end delivery instead of fragmented solutions. 

• Make clear, value-based prioritisation decisions in a complex environment where regulatory deadlines, business impact, and sustainability continuously compete. 

Together we achieve more than alone 

How do you create alignment and trust across a wide network of stakeholders? 

We believe in the power of differences. By combining people’s differences, we become an even better bank. We’re curious about what you’ll bring to our team at Operational Risk Platforms. 

The team of Operational Risk Platforms enable Rabobank to manage Non-Financial Risk and regulatory processes in a coherent and scalable way. Collaboration is our way of working; as one focused team within Rabobank. We work across squads and disciplines to create consistency in a complex environment. 

Work on yourself & the world around you 

How do you grow in your role while contributing to a more resilient bank and society? 

For us, your development and that of society go hand in hand. That is why we want to invest in you and work together to create a better world. We summarize this in one sentence: at Rabobank, you work on yourself and the world around you simultaneously. 

This is reflected in your personal development budget, our hybrid work environment, and a good work-life balance. You contribute to a bank that stays in control and compliant, while also working on broader transitions such as food and energy. Together, we are growing a better world. 

Why everyone is welcome at Rabobank 

How do we ensure an environment where different perspectives lead to better decisions? 

At Rabobank, we are working toward a culture where everyone feels welcome. We value our differences and use them to collaborate more effectively and make better decisions. By being open to different perspectives, we create an environment where colleagues feel heard. That helps us build an organisation where people enjoy working—and where we truly understand and serve our customers. 

You & your talent 

What do you bring to succeed in a strategic and complex role like this? 

• Master’s or Bachelor’s level with proven ability to operate at conceptual and strategic level in complex organisations. 

• Proven experience as Product Owner within large-scale, agile or product-led environments with multiple stakeholders. 

• Experience in Non-Financial Risk and/or IT environments; knowledge of Archer is a strong advantage. 

• Strong business partnering skills, able to influence stakeholders from subject matter expert to senior management level. 

• Decisive and structured, with the ability to make clear prioritisation choices in complex, demand-driven environments. 

• Collaborative and transparent, with confidence to delegate detail and empower Business Analysts to own content and analysis. 

• Strong command of English; Dutch is a plus. 

You & the application process 

Are you ready to take ownership of a platform at the heart of Rabobank’s risk domain?

• For substantive questions about this role: Thomas Rengersen, Area Lead Operational Risk Platforms via [email protected]

• Questions about working at Rabobank and the procedure? Joris Opdam, Corporate Recruiter via [email protected] 

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