{"id":13990,"date":"2026-08-31T09:20:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T03:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gapstars.net\/tech\/career-listings\/job-1617\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T17:20:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T11:50:14","slug":"job-1617","status":"publish","type":"career-listings","link":"https:\/\/gapstars.net\/tech\/career-listings\/job-1617\/","title":{"rendered":"Product Owner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>About Gapstars<\/strong><br \/>At Gapstars, we partner with some of Europe&#8217;s most ambitious companies, from disruptive tech startups to established Benelux accounting firms, helping them build high-performing teams in engineering and finance.<\/p>\n<p>Headquartered in the Netherlands, with talent hubs in Sri Lanka and Portugal, we are home to 300+ professionals who thrive on solving real-world challenges with modern solutions. Our teams work across domains, from networking, marketplaces, SaaS, and AI to embedded finance and accounting, delivering scalable solutions that drive meaningful outcomes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the role<\/strong><br \/>The Product Owner manages the end-to-end lifecycle of data crawlers, from gathering and refining requirements with market analysts to coordinating development, QA, and deployment. They also triage crawler issues, manage the backlog, and make day-to-day prioritisation decisions. This is a tactical, delivery-focused role requiring strong stakeholder coordination, problem-solving, and autonomy within a defined scope.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Requirements\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Own the end-to-end lifecycle of new data crawlers, from requirements refinement through development, QA, and deployment.\n<li>Triage and resolve data and crawler-related issues within scope.\n<li>Manage the product backlog and prioritise work based on business needs and urgency.\n<li>Lead refinement and planning activities and support accurate task scoping.\n<li>Collaborate closely with market analysts, developers, Product, and commercial stakeholders.\n<li>Use SQL to investigate data issues and support day-to-day product decisions.\n<li>Work autonomously within a defined scope while adapting to changing, deal-driven priorities.\n<li>Utilise Claude-based workflows to support product and data-related activities.\n<li>Apply knowledge of data products or crawler-based solutions to improve delivery and issue resolution.<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Perks &#038; Benefits<\/strong><br \/>We believe taking care of our people is non-negotiable. Here&#8217;s what being a Star means:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wellbeing first:\u00a0<\/strong>Comprehensive health cover, surgical &#038; hospitalization benefits, and access to therapy &#038; counseling services\n<li><strong>Work-life essentials:\u00a0<\/strong>24h continuous internet and power facility, shuttle service, and a gym membership to keep you moving\n<li><strong>Everyday comforts:\u00a0<\/strong>Unlimited tea &#038; coffee facilities along with snacks &#038; drinks.\n<li><strong>Growth, always:<\/strong>\u00a0Personal Development Plans through Gapstars Academy, cross-functional learning via StarTalks, and opportunities for overseas travel and training\n<li><strong>Life&#8217;s milestones, celebrated:<\/strong>\u00a0Birthday vouchers, wedding and childbirth gifts, anniversary treats, and more, because we celebrate our Stars at every stage\n<li><strong>Community &#038; culture:<\/strong>\u00a0Sports clubs, company events, tournaments, and parties that make Gapstars feel like home<\/ul>\n<p><em>&#8220;Gapstars is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal-opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, national origin, gender, disability, or age. Your personal information collected during the application process is handled following our privacy policy and used exclusively for recruitment and hiring purposes.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","role":"Product Owner","location":"Sri Lanka","about_gapstars":"<strong>About Gapstars<\/strong><br>At Gapstars, we partner with some of Europe's most ambitious companies, from disruptive tech startups to established Benelux accounting firms, helping them build high-performing teams in engineering and finance.<br><br>Headquartered in the Netherlands, with talent hubs in Sri Lanka and Portugal, we are home to 300+ professionals who thrive on solving real-world challenges with modern solutions. Our teams work across domains, from networking, marketplaces, SaaS, and AI to embedded finance and accounting, delivering scalable solutions that drive meaningful outcomes.<br><br><strong>About the role<\/strong><br>The Product Owner manages the end-to-end lifecycle of data crawlers, from gathering and refining requirements with market analysts to coordinating development, QA, and deployment. They also triage crawler issues, manage the backlog, and make day-to-day prioritisation decisions. This is a tactical, delivery-focused role requiring strong stakeholder coordination, problem-solving, and autonomy within a defined scope.","requirements":"<strong>Key Requirements\u00a0<\/strong><ul><\/ul><ul>\t<li>Own the end-to-end lifecycle of new data crawlers, from requirements refinement through development, QA, and deployment.\t<li>Triage and resolve data and crawler-related issues within scope.\t<li>Manage the product backlog and prioritise work based on business needs and urgency.\t<li>Lead refinement and planning activities and support accurate task scoping.\t<li>Collaborate closely with market analysts, developers, Product, and commercial stakeholders.\t<li>Use SQL to investigate data issues and support day-to-day product decisions.\t<li>Work autonomously within a defined scope while adapting to changing, deal-driven priorities.\t<li>Utilise Claude-based workflows to support product and data-related activities.\t<li>Apply knowledge of data products or crawler-based solutions to improve delivery and issue resolution.<\/ul><br><br><strong>Perks & Benefits<\/strong><br>We believe taking care of our people is non-negotiable. Here's what being a Star means:<ul>\t<li><strong>Wellbeing first:\u00a0<\/strong>Comprehensive health cover, surgical & hospitalization benefits, and access to therapy & counseling services\t<li><strong>Work-life essentials:\u00a0<\/strong>24h continuous internet and power facility, shuttle service, and a gym membership to keep you moving\t<li><strong>Everyday comforts:\u00a0<\/strong>Unlimited tea & coffee facilities along with snacks & drinks.\t<li><strong>Growth, always:<\/strong>\u00a0Personal Development Plans through Gapstars Academy, cross-functional learning via StarTalks, and opportunities for overseas travel and training\t<li><strong>Life's milestones, celebrated:<\/strong>\u00a0Birthday vouchers, wedding and childbirth gifts, anniversary treats, and more, because we celebrate our Stars at every stage\t<li><strong>Community & culture:<\/strong>\u00a0Sports clubs, company events, tournaments, and parties that make Gapstars feel like home<\/ul><br><em>\"Gapstars is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal-opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, national origin, gender, disability, or age. Your personal information collected during the application process is handled following our privacy policy and used exclusively for recruitment and hiring purposes.\"<\/em>","recruitee_id":"1617"},"career-location":[53],"career-type":[30],"technologies":[],"class_list":["post-13990","career-listings","type-career-listings","status-publish","hentry","career-location-colombo","career-type-tech"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gapstars.net\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/career-listings\/13990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gapstars.net\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/career-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gapstars.net\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/career-listings"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gapstars.net\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"career-location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gapstars.net\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/career-location?post=13990"},{"taxonomy":"career-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gapstars.net\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/career-type?post=13990"},{"taxonomy":"technologies","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gapstars.net\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/technologies?post=13990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}