As a Product Owner at Propellerhead, your primary purpose will be to ensure clarity on the next most valuable thing to deliver. This is a client-facing role important to maintaining long-term relationships with our customers through continuous high-value delivery. As such, you will work closely with internal and client stakeholders to ensure both functional and commercial objectives are met.
This is an Auckland-based, permanent full-time position, with 40 hours per week guaranteed and will require both working from home and working in the office.
Salary range (per annum): $120,000 - $175,000 dependent on experience.
Key Accountabilities:
Product Backlog Management: Build and groom the product backlog, ensuring it contains appropriate items, prioritised effectively, and that items at the top are ready for delivery.
Communication: Clearly communicate product backlog items to the product delivery team to build a shared understanding of the problems and solutions.
Delivery Constraints: Ensure delivery teams work solely on funded backlog items, constraining product delivery as necessary.
Stakeholder Collaboration: Work with stakeholders to create and prioritise valuable product deliverables with clear, measurable outcomes.
Scope Management: Manage scope to deliver maximum value, while ensuring efficient use of resources.
Outcome Determination: Evaluate whether a product deliverable achieved the desired outcome, making necessary adjustments based on feedback and results.
Team Coordination: Keep product delivery teams informed of upcoming work and broadly communicate relevant context and problems faced to build a shared understanding of the product direction.
Skills and Experience Required:
Minimum of 3 years of relative commercial experience.
Proven experience as a Product Owner or similar role in a software development environment.
Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and principles.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks effectively.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Experience working with stakeholders to define and prioritise product features.
Experience working with and managing product backlogs.
Familiarity with product management tools and software.
About Propellerhead:
Propellerhead is a leading software services company based in New Zealand. We design, deliver, and maintain large-scale, custom-built digital platforms across a range of technologies. We place emphasis on producing technology which is meaningful, has value, and can make a difference in the world. We foster long-lasting and trusting relationships with all our clients, and we have worked with a diverse range of commercial, non-profit, and government organisations over our 20 years in the market.
Overall Job Benefits:
Be part of an innovative team, with a culture of learning and collaboration.
Work on impactful and exciting projects.
Opportunity for professional growth and development.
Competitive salary. Employee Share Purchase Scheme offering.
This role is Auckland based, in-office attendance is required. Work within our beautifully designed office and/or from home (hybrid working model).
Propellerhead is an equal opportunity workplace which is free from discrimination.
You will need a willingness to learn and adapt to the way we work at Propellerhead. If you are passionate about product management and looking for a challenging and rewarding role, we would like to hear from you!
Cover Letter:
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