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Simon Bosschieter

Senior Freelance Product Owner · Locomojo B.V.

Simon Bosschieter — Senior Freelance Product Owner

Availability

  • Consultancy, review and strategy workshops: available now
  • Interim Product Owner engagements: planning from Q1 2027

What Simon brings

Senior freelance Product Owner with 22+ years of hands-on experience in product ownership, from self-built startups to enterprise transformations. Building products since age thirteen (Maffia World in PHP and MySQL), product leader at Iddink, PinkRoccade and The Learning Network, and since 2021 an interim specialist at Vattenfall, ABN AMRO, Mileway, and as co-founder at MyDish.

  1. Builder, not just a facilitator.

    Understands architectural decisions, goes deep in conversation with developers and architects, and takes ownership of the outcome.

  2. Enterprise politics, without getting lost.

    From the IBM-to-Kyndryl carve-out to three stakeholder worlds on one Vattenfall roadmap: Simon negotiates across worlds without giving up on either.

  3. Boardroom and stand-up, same day.

    Senior enough for C-level, hands-on enough for refinement.

Three featured recommendations

More than 30 recommendations on his LinkedIn profile.

“Simon reads the business instantly, adapts fast, and motivates people to go the extra mile. He gets things done, even in complex political environments where others think it’s impossible.”

Winfried van Holland CTO, Iddink Group

“An experienced Product Owner who guides the teams he works with. Focused on value, working closely with stakeholders and translating that into a clear backlog.”

Judith van Hoof AI Change Management Expert, Mileway

“Simon is one hell of a PO. Strong at gathering business requirements and translating them into technical specifications. A great sparring partner for the development team with solid architectural skills and insight.”

Asad Hazara Senior Fullstack Developer, MyDish

Featured engagements

2023 – present Vattenfall Amsterdam

Product Owner Home Energy Management & eMobility B2C

  • Set up a 7-FTE DevOps team from scratch, including recruitment and onboarding.
  • B2C eMobility portfolio live in MyVattenfall and the Vattenfall app: self-service charger configurator, solar charging, cost-optimised smart charging.
  • Roadmap negotiated across commercial, energy trading and regulatory stakeholders.
  • Smart charging integrated with Jedlix and Kraken white-label SaaS for dynamic charging tariffs.
Apr 2018 – Aug 2021 Iddink Group Amersfoort / Hyderabad

Software Development Manager & Product Owner

  • MT member Eduarte, P&L and HR for four DevOps teams (27 NL + 19 IN, 46 FTE total).
  • Introduced SAFe PI Planning and a two-weekly release cadence.
  • Platforms built: DUOstubs, IddinkHub, DMCT (10M+ peak requests per day for 600K+ students).
  • 1,600 backlog items worked through in pressure-cooker sessions, reduced to 150 actionable stories on the roadmap.
2020 – 2023 MyDish Oostzaan

Co-founder, Shareholder & Product Owner

  • MT member, 9-FTE team built from the ground up.
  • E-commerce platform for hospitality live in TypeScript on Google Cloud with Adyen for Platforms.
  • Partnerships with Lightspeed POS, Adyen, Lavazza, VHC hospitality wholesaler.
  • Reseller network set up.
2017 – 2018 PinkRoccade Healthcare Apeldoorn

Lead Product Owner, MT member

  • P&L ownership across four on-premise tailored products (Bomas, DRP, VILA, ProCare).
  • Introduced Design-First: contractual customer commitment before development starts.
  • 1,600 PBIs and bugs at entry reduced to 150 actionable stories on the roadmap.
2015 – 2017 The Learning Network / Van Dijk Educatie Kampen

Product Owner

  • Three Scrum teams led on product content.
  • Twinkle100 from #21 (2015) to #7 (2016), €300M revenue.
  • Fully new Azure cloud e-commerce platform with SSO and GDPR/security as hard requirements.
  • Bundle e-book co-creation with UMCG / University of Groningen. SAFe PI Planning, chain partners Kennisnet, publishers, Surf and saMBO-ICT.

Other engagements: Orthocenter, Product Owner (Aug 2023 – Aug 2024) · Mileway / Blackstone, Product Owner (Aug 2022 – Feb 2023) · ABN AMRO / Kyndryl, Service Delivery Squad Leader (Aug 2021 – Apr 2022) · DPG Media / Automotive MediaVentions, Product Owner SEO (Apr 2022 – Aug 2022) · MyStudyBook, Product Owner (May 2013 – Apr 2015) · Kinetic Worldwide, Product Owner (Feb 2011 – Dec 2012) · 538 Groep / Talpa Radio, Digital Account Manager (Jan 2013 – Aug 2013).

Certifications and education

  • SAFe 5 Product Owner / Product Manager — Scaled Agile Academy (2022, SAFe 6 continuously applied in practice at Vattenfall)
  • Management: Individuals, Teams & Performance — Krauthammer (2020)
  • Advanced Product Owner + PO Foundation — Xebia (2016)
  • Agile / Scrum Foundation — Studytube (2015)
  • BSc Commercial Economics + Minor Entrepreneurship — Hogeschool van Amsterdam (2010–2015)
  • Media Management — Mediacollege Amsterdam (2006–2010)

Entrepreneurship awards

  • Amsterdam Student Entrepreneur Prize (2014, MyStudyBook.nl)
  • 1st Prize, Best Design — Bol.com Developer Contest (2013, MyStudyBook.nl)
  • 1st Prize, Audience Award — Bol.com Developer Contest (2013)
  • 3rd Prize, Technology — Bol.com Developer Contest (2013)

References

More references available on request via simon@locomojo.nl. In addition, 30+ public recommendations on linkedin.com/in/simonbosschieter.

Engagement

Engagement through a B2B agreement between Locomojo B.V. and the client. Clear scope, expected outcome, duration and working arrangement per engagement. Working method aligned with the Dutch Wet DBA: concrete, transparent and assessable by HR, procurement and compliance.