Product Owner - AI

Summary

Join Employment Hero, a rapidly growing tech company, as a Product Owner and contribute to their mission of simplifying employment for everyone. You will be responsible for delivering the product vision, managing the backlog, collaborating with various teams, and communicating effectively. This role requires strong analytical skills, experience with agile methodologies, and a passion for data and product management. Employment Hero offers a remote-first work environment, cutting-edge tools, generous benefits, and opportunities for professional development.

Requirements

• Minimum 2-4 years of relevant work experience as a Product Owner or in product management
• Strong analysis skills, with experience interpreting data to inform product decisions
• Able to write well-defined specifications to clearly communicate expected product outcomes
• Proven success working with development teams using agile/scrum methodology
• Track record of being able to critically analyse data samples and produce sensible insights to fuel product initiatives
• Able to challenge expectations and question the status quo on a day-to-day basis
• Hungry, creative, enthusiastic, and data-driven with a diverse skill set to thrive in an environment of fast growth and ambiguity
• Ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision
• Have strong communication, presentation and listening skills
• Possess excellent decision making and problem-solving skills
• Passionate about data and product management

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the delivery of the product vision and its success
• Translate the product vision and roadmap through to delivery, operation and continuous improvement
• Monitor and adapt the product vision and roadmap as constraints are identified, whilst staying true to the product vision
• Apply a strategic mindset to user story prioritisation and delivery
• Balance business goals, client expectations and customer desirability with what can feasibly be delivered (technically and within available time and budget)
• Represent the client, customer and brand in decision-making prioritisation during release and sprint planning
• Assist client product owners and client product managers during prioritisation sessions
• Able to identify, filter and prioritise customer complaints and feedback
• Collaborate with designers and product leadership team to plan, undertake and input results of testing and performance measurement into future release and roadmap planning
• Collaborate with our Product Designers to ensure we deliver best-in-class designs, and create appropriate user stories and acceptance tests
• Collaborate with Technical Architects and Developers to ensure the product vision and designed solutions are feasible and viable
• Work with Sales and Marketing to develop launch collateral with the aim of educating and sharing Product’s vision with customers and prospects alike
• Collaborate with Professional Services and Support teams to create rollout and implementation plans for existing customers
• Concisely explain ideas, issues or project status to key stakeholders and the wider organisation at an appropriate level of business or technical detail
• Ensure product requirements are gathered accurately and are communicated transparently to the product squad
• Be able to host, conduct and articulate presentations to the whole organisation, including C-level execs, as well as corporate partners and external customers

Preferred Qualifications

• Undergraduate qualifications in Business Systems, IT, Engineering, or a quantitative discipline (e.g., Mathematics, Statistics, Economics) preferred
• Experience working with big data (Is a plus!)

Benefits

• You will work remotely, with the flexibility to own your time and impact
• You will access cutting-edge tools to amplify your work, knowledge and outputs
• You’ll surround yourself with ambitious, outcome-driven colleagues who challenge you to do the best work of your life
• You’ll own ESOP (employee share options) in one of the world’s fastest-growing tech companies
• You’ll also have access to a wide range of benefits that includes: a very generous paternity leave policy, subsidised egg freezing (so you can make the choice that’s right for you, on your terms), a WFH office expense budget, and outstanding learning & development opportunities