Product Owner - M365, Espoo

About the role

As a Product Owner, you will be responsible for maximizing the value of Microsoft 365 services for the business. You will work closely with stakeholders and technical experts, translating business needs into clear priorities and ensuring smooth delivery through Agile practices. You will act as a key link between business and technology, ensuring transparency, alignment, and continuous improvement across the M365 product landscape.

This is a permanent role based in Espoo, offering the opportunity to work at the heart of digital transformation with modern collaboration and productivity tools.

You are offered

• A key role in shaping Microsoft 365 usage and driving digital transformation
• A highly skilled team of M365 technicians and specialists who provide deep expertise across the entire Microsoft 365 platform
• Flexible working arrangements and competitive benefits
• A collaborative, forward-looking environment where your work has visible impact

Work tasks

• Own and manage the Jira planning boards, ensuring transparency and alignment across the team.
• Engage with business stakeholders to understand their needs, translate them into actionable requirements, and maintain a prioritized backlog.
• Allocate tasks to team members and monitor progress to ensure timely delivery.
• Act as the bridge between business and technical teams, fostering collaboration and clarity.
• Drive continuous improvement and adoption of M365 services (SharePoint Online, Teams, Power Platform, Purview, Copilot etc.) to support enterprise workflows.

We are looking for

• Advanced experience as a Product Owner or similar role in an Agile environment.
• Foundational knowledge of Microsoft 365.
• Excellent understanding of Agile methodologies and proficiency in Jira.
• Strong discipline in backlog management.
• Ability to prioritize effectively, manage multiple stakeholders, and communicate clearly in both English and Finnish.
• Analytical mindset and problem-solving skills with a focus on delivering business value.

It is meritorious if you have

• Deeper expertise in at least one M365 workload (SharePoint Online, Teams, or Power Platform).

To succeed in the role, your personal skills are:

• Change oriented

• Trustful

• Stress tolerant

• Goal oriented

Our recruitment process

This recruitment process is handled by Academic Work and it is our client’s wish that all questions regarding the position is directed to Academic Work.

Our selection process is continuous and the advert may close before the recruitment process is completed if we have moved forward to the next phase. The process includes two tests: one personality test and one cognitive test. The tests are tools to find the right talent for the right position, to enable equality, diversity, and a fair process.