Location: partly remote / partly Rotterdam

Start date: by mutual agreement

Salary: market competitive (€4,500 – €5,800 based on 40 hours, depending on experience and responsibilities)

Are you analytical, strategic, and ready to help shape the direction of an innovative maritime platform? If so, this is your opportunity to come aboard at Nauticworx, an ambitious start-up that is reshaping the maritime market.

Who are we?

Nauticworx.com is a platform that connects charterers, shipowners and brokers in the maritime sector at remarkable speed. Smarter, more sustainable, and entirely digital. As we continue to scale, we are looking for a Product Owner who can bring our product vision to life and elevate the development of our platform to the next level.

What will you do?

As Product Owner, you act as the link between users and internal stakeholders on the one hand (customers, marketing, sales, management) and the development team (developers, designers, testers) on the other. You translate insights and requirements into clear priorities and ensure that our platform evolves in a focused, value-driven way.

You set the direction, manage the product backlog and ensure that every sprint contributes to building a smarter, more scalable and more user-friendly platform. Your responsibilities will include:

• Defining the product vision and strategy: determining the direction of the platform and the value proposition we aim to deliver to users.
• Creating and prioritising the product backlog: features, improvements, technical tasks and bugs, making choices based on business value and user impact.
• Stakeholder management: engaging internal stakeholders (sales, marketing, management, customer support) and external ones (users, partners) and translating their needs.
• Maximising value: ensuring the development team works on the highest-value improvements (e.g. user experience, conversion, customer retention, scalability).
• Collaborating with the development team: writing user stories and acceptance criteria, making decisions throughout sprints, monitoring progress and integrating feedback.

What do you bring?

• HBO/WO level of education; a background in fields such as computer science, business, or engineering is an advantage.
• Strong communication skills and an entrepreneurial mindset.
• At least 3–5 years of proven experience as a Product Owner or in a similar role within an online platform, SaaS environment or digital service.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and a demonstrable track record in backlog management, stakeholder engagement and value creation.
• Experience with Purple Unity or comparable tools is an advantage.
• Technical understanding of the development process and the ability to communicate effectively with designers, developers and testers.
• Affinity with the maritime sector is a plus; understanding the market and its dynamics will help you make an impact more quickly.
• Strong command of both Dutch and English, written and spoken.
• Independent, proactive and results-oriented. In a scale-up environment, taking initiative and contributing to growth is essential.

Why join us?

• Flexible working: partly from home, partly from our office in the heart of Rotterdam.
• A dynamic and entrepreneurial environment with room for personal initiative and development.
• Real impact: you contribute to a platform that is transforming the maritime market.
• A committed, ambitious team in which you will carry direct responsibility for the product and its outcomes.
• International exposure and growth opportunities within an innovative start-up.

Interested?

Send us your CV and a short motivation explaining why you are the right person to help us grow.

Location: hybrid (partly remote / partly based in Rotterdam)

Start date: to be agreed

Salary: competitive and based on experience

Are you commercially driven, communicative, and ready to take an active role in the growth of an innovative maritime platform? Then this is your chance to come aboard at Nauticworx, a dynamic startup that’s reshaping the maritime industry.

Who we are

Nauticworx.com is a platform that connects charterers, shipowners and brokers in the maritime sector, fast, smarter, and fully digital. As our platform continues to evolve and our international ambitions expand, we’re looking to strengthen our commercial team.

Your role

As Sales Manager, you will contribute directly to the commercial growth of Nauticworx and help build long-term relationships with clients across the maritime sector, both nationally and internationally.

You’ll have the opportunity to learn the ropes, take on responsibility, and grow into a senior or leadership position.

Your key responsibilities

• Build and maintain client relationships within the maritime industry
• Proactively approach new leads and commercial opportunities
• Prepare and follow up on quotations and proposals
• Work with Zoho CRM and the NWX Ship Database
• Prepare for and attend client meetings, trade fairs and events
• Identify market trends and emerging opportunities
• Collaborate with the marketing and development team to seize commercial leads
• Ensure excellent after-sales service and customer satisfaction

Your profile

• 5–10 years of experience in a commercial role
• Bachelor’s degree in a commercial or maritime field
• Strong communication skills and an entrepreneurial mindset
• Analytical thinking and a focus on long-term partnerships
• Affinity with the maritime sector (preferred)
• Experience with Zoho CRM or similar tools (preferred)
• Fluency in Dutch and English (spoken and written)

Working environment

• Flexible work: partly from home, partly at our Rotterdam office
• A dynamic, entrepreneurial team with ambitious goals
• Plenty of room for initiative, learning and personal development
• International exposure and growth opportunities within an innovative startup

Interested?

Please submit your CV along with a brief cover letter outlining your suitability for supporting the commercial growth of Nauticworx.

Do you enjoy challenges and working in a team?
Then read on to see what we have to offer in this unique DUO internship. As sales/marketing trainees, you will be involved from the start in building a new maritime platform and get to know the world of our users. Together with the company founders, you will be co-responsible from day one for projects related to both online and offline sales and marketing. This includes creating quotes, scheduling meetings with clients, setting up online campaigns, assisting with the SMM Hamburg and other events, keeping the CRM up to date, and executing account-based campaigns. You will experience first-hand how dynamic a role in a maritime startup can be.

This is you

• You are a third-year bachelor’s student in Commercial Economics, Business Administration, Public Administration, Digital Marketing, or a similar program.
• You have commercial skills, are communicative, proactive, and the digital world is part of your daily life.
• You are flexible and can easily switch between different tasks, both online and offline.
• A dynamic commercial environment motivates you, and you are willing to go the extra mile.
• Web, digital applications, and online/offline sales are keywords that excite you.

This is what we offer

• We offer a versatile six-month third-year internship, with a monthly allowance of €350.
• You will have plenty of time and space to work on your own graduation research, as we value a strong completion of your graduation project.
• By participating in internal courses and collaborating with experienced colleagues, you will have ample opportunities to develop your own talents.

Your workplace will be our headquarters in Rotterdam, located in the beautiful Groothandelsgebouw, where you can work, learn, and relax in a vibrant environment.

INTERESTED?