Move to New Zealand - Product Owner

Join our innovative team in Auckland, New Zealand! We are seeking talented individuals excited about the opportunity to relocate and contribute to our engaging work environment.

Propellerhead is a leading software services company that designs, delivers, and maintains 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.

We are currently seeking a motivated and effective Product Owner to join our growing team. Are you tired of working on software that never sees production or adds no tangible value for users? Here at Propellerhead we focus on delivering software into production that adds value for our customers.

The Role:

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.

• 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.

• 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.
• Familiarity with product management tools and software.

Benefits:

- Contribute to interesting, diverse, and commercially minded work for well-respected clients.

- Join a Developer-led organisation full of world-class colleagues.

- Join a culture of learning and collaboration.

- Fortnightly Developer knowledge sharing session, with lunch.

- Work within our beautifully designed Auckland office and/or from the comfort of your home (hybrid working model).

- Propellerhead is an equal opportunity workplace which is free from discrimination.

International candidates:

Propellerhead hires exceptional talent from all around the globe and many of our people have relocated to New Zealand to join our team. We've created this website packed full of information about moving to New Zealand to work for Propellerhead and if you're interested in making the move to our wonderful country we'd love to hear from you.

Cover Letter:

Please note - only applications with a cover letter will be reviewed.

It's very important to us that you include a cover letter with your application—it's your chance to tell us more about who you are and what you value. While we love AI and all its wonders, we kindly ask that you refrain from using it in your application. We're excited to learn about your unique experiences and ideas, so please apply as your authentic self!

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Candidates that progress may be asked to agree to a police background check, credit history check, other assessments and provide evidence of qualifications.

Learn more about our company here.