Overview
DHI is a global and independent company dedicated to working on challenges within the fields of water, environment and sustainability. Within these fields, we provide a wide range of advisory, digital advisory, research and water governance services as well as providing leading edge software products to the market.
By joining DHI, you will not only become part of a dynamic and collaborative global team of experts; you will be empowered to innovate, engage, and grow. We are constantly looking for passionate and talented people who are eager to join our team.
Do you have strong qualifications and the desire to grow your career in technically challenging engineering projects? Are you an outstanding communicator with the ability to work efficiently in multi-national and multi-cultural project teams? If yes, we can offer you an exciting opportunity to be part of a vibrant team of engineers operating from our network of offices across Indonesia and around the world.
The Role
Our team in Czechia is responsible for software assets in DHI’s technology portfolio, and we are looking for a Product Owner (PO) to join the team. While your job title will be Product Owner, the role contains elements of Project and Delivery Management.
As a Product Owner in our team, you will be responsible for handling the backlog of products the team in Czechia is developing (with assistance from developers abroad), as well as ensuring delivery of installations and new features related to these products to multiple projects locally and/or overseas (remotely). In parallel with managing product specific backlogs, you will assist our Head of Department, highlighting resource crunches across projects.
You will work both independently as PO/DM and collaborate with Business Owners and other stakeholders in the organisation. As DHI is an international organisation with world class experts and strong stakeholders, you need to have excellent interpersonal and strong leadership skills, and be able to communicate progress, status and issues in a transparent manner, while providing pushback to leadership and stakeholders when necessary.
We are looking for an experienced Agile professional with strong analytics skills, oriented towards customer and product excellence.
Responsibilities
* Ensuring successful delivery of features and functionality of multiple products.
* Coordination of client specific projects related to the products with internal business unit.
* Defining product vision, specification, and roadmaps.
* Ensuring scope and delivery on budget.
* Managing tasks, backlogs, resources, and distribution of work.
* Facilitate stand-ups, backlog refinement, retrospectives etc.
* In cooperation with stakeholders, plan and prioritize product features to ensure alignment with product strategy.
* Lead iteration and release planning to create and maintain business value.
* Coordination with other Product Owners to ensure alignment with DHI’s other products.
* Liaise and negotiate with stakeholder and/or clients.
Skills and Qualifications
* B.Sc / B.IT will be accepted however M.Sc/ M.IT is considered advantageous.
* Minimum of 5 years professional experience working as Product Owner, Delivery Manager and/or Project Manager.
* Proficient skills in written and verbal Czech and English.
* You need to be located in CZ Republic and able to attend the office at least 3 days per week.
* Strong personality but good negotiator when dealing with strong-willed stakeholders.
* In-Depth knowledge of Agile process and principles.
* Proficient knowledge of issues tracking system, such as Azure DevOps, JIRA.
* Excellent organizational and time management skills.
* Willingness to travel several days per year for visiting the main office (Denmark).
DHI Offers
* A job in an international company that focuses on innovation and sustainability.
* Opportunities to impact products from idea to realization.
* A team of highly motivated colleagues all around the world, experts in the digital water space.
* Professional and personal development. We empower our people. We ensure that they have the freedom to innovate and grow. We recruit professionals who can unite our technical excellence with our business excellence – and always maintain our professional integrity.
* Opportunity to travel to other offices around the world.
* Flexible working opportunities.
Office Location
* You will be based in our office in Prague 10, Czechia.
How to apply
* Please submit your application including Cover letter and CV via the relevant job posting on DHI’s website: http://www.dhigroup.com/careers
* Deadline for application is September 19th, 2025
* Candidates will be requested to deliver some proof of their skills during the application process by handing in a homework assignment after the first interview.
* For further information please contact jefr@dhigroup.com
To apply for this position, you must be located in Czechia and have the right to work there without restrictions. You must also be fluent in Czech. We are unable to sponsor applicants for this position.
Department: Czechia
Deadline: 19 September 2025
Location: Na Vrších 1490, 100 00, Prague, Czechia
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