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Jacco Gruiters

Senior Product Owner

€999/day
Hengelo, NL
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Jacco

I help you achieve your goals! As a driven, people-oriented marketer, I ensure teams make more progress and take ownership. With a touch of humor, a lot of drive, and a clear focus, we'll get it done together! Are you looking for a senior product owner who knows the ropes and has enough IT background to manage IT teams, and enough communication and marketing skills to ensure stakeholders are well-engaged? Contact me. Feel free to ask for references; they can better assess my practical skills than I can :-).
  • Dutch

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • German

    Conversational

Can work on-site
Hengelo (up to 50km)

Experience

  • ASR Verzekeringen
    Senior Product Manager
    BANKING AND INSURANCE
    July 2025 - December 2025 (5 months)
    Utrecht, Netherlands
    Initiator and coordinator of the Product Approval and Review Process (PARP) for 26 business property and casualty insurance products, in close collaboration with fellow product managers. Ensured governance, compliance, and decision-making towards the MT Schade and PARP Board, including preparation of documentation and balancing interests.

    Result: PARP process on track for approval by MT Schade and PARP Board, ensuring the product portfolio meets internal and external guidelines.
    Product management Stakeholder Management Project Management
  • ING Nederland
    Senior Product Owner
    BANKING AND INSURANCE
    April 2022 - July 2025 (3 years and 3 months)
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Responsible for the development and implementation of two new applications for Trusteeship and Bankruptcies, including the phasing out of a legacy system. Coordinated a squad with 2 Customer Journey Experts and 10 Developers; ensured prioritization and alignment with internal stakeholders to meet tight deadlines and savings targets.

    Result: two highly valued systems successfully implemented with a reduction of 10 FTE. Legacy system phased out, resulting in cost savings of several million.
    Product Ownership Change Management Stakeholder Management Agile Project Management Customer Journey
  • Unigarant Verzekeringen
    Product Manager
    BANKING AND INSURANCE
    May 2020 - April 2022 (1 year and 11 months)
    Hoogeveen, Netherlands
    Managed the transition to a different legal expenses insurance provider and developed a renewed proposition together with this partner. Additionally, product innovation for the Royal Dutch Touring Club (KNAC) and co-creation of a new motorcycle insurance with an insurance intermediary.

    Result: Legal expenses insurance from Unigarant/ANWB awarded 5 stars for conditions by MoneyView. Migration executed smoothly, with no impact for customers. KNAC proposition now better aligns with the wishes of KNAC and its members. New motorcycle insurance approved and ready for implementation with the intermediary.
    Product management Stakeholder Management Propositie ontwikkeling

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Education

  • Master of Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Scrum Product Owner (PSPO I) Google Certified Search Advertising
    NIMA-C
    Master of Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Scrum Product Owner (PSPO I) Google Certified Search Advertising
  • Various communication & management courses
    HEAO Commercial Economics
    Diverse communicatie & managementcursussen

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