Product Management Strategist

23 hours ago

Canberra, ACT, Australia Local Peoples Full time

Overview


At Local Peoples, we're a strategic research and design studio based in Melbourne and Canberra. Our mission is to design healthy, resilient, and resourceful communities.


We're proud to be a certified B-Corporation with a strong focus on our social, environmental, and economic impact.


We work across brand and digital design, place and experience design, content and community engagement.


Our key partners include state and local government, social enterprises, universities, and large commercial organisations.


All are experiencing complex challenges right now, and we believe that design research, thinking, and delivery can help solve these challenges and make positive change for people and the planet.


We produce www.mattersjournal.com, a publication and community of 100K+, which focuses on design-led social innovation and impact.


Salary: $120,000 - $150,000 per annum


Job Description


We're seeking an experienced Product Owner to join our team as embedded members with our prestigious Government client.


The successful candidate will ensure the capability developed in a multi-disciplinary agile development team achieves value for the client agency's business areas and end-users.


The Product Owner will work closely with business SMEs, service designers, BA, delivery managers, and other product management staff to ensure best practice design and development standards are applied.


The solutions for modernised products and services must meet standards of quality.


The Product Owner will be a key member of the Product Management Centre of Excellence (CoE), which includes other Product Owners, Product Managers, and other product staff responsible for assurance and solution management.


The Product Owner will be responsible for coaching and mentoring product staff seconded from business areas in the discipline of product management.


The Product Owner will provide expertise on best practice product management to the broader CoE.


Roles Responsibilities:



  • Be a Product Owner for one or multiple bespoke products, following product management best practice to prioritise work in order to deliver maximum value.
  • Work with a delivery manager to lead a multi-disciplinary agile team through the design, build, test, and release of bespoke products.
  • Become a subject matter expert on the product and be an ambassador for the product to the rest of the program and agency.
  • Develop and coach other product staff seconded from internal business areas.
  • Provide expertise and advice to the Product Management Centre of Excellence (CoE).
  • Design solution components in line with scope and associated parameters, ensuring the design is fit for purpose at each stage.
  • Liaise with internal program stakeholders including design leads, technical leads, solution architects, enterprise architects as part of developing the overall design, development, and implementation of products.
  • Facilitate internal AEC stakeholder engagement related to design of system components.
  • Identify risks and issues providing support for mitigation where needed.
  • Provide input to the overall program schedule identifying key milestones and resource requirements related to product design execution.
  • Work closely with the Delivery Manager and Product Manager to ensure on-time and efficient delivery.

Essential Skills Experience:



  • Significant experience in product development in a supervisory capacity in a Product Owner or Product Manager position, including coaching and development of less experienced product staff.
  • Significant experience in the solution design of bespoke solutions, with an ability to refine scope based on user insights, business need, and technical complexity.
  • Strong networking skills and an ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Proven ability to become a subject matter expert in a new field.
  • Proven ability to communicate effectively while responding to stakeholder needs and expectations across a geographically dispersed network.
  • Analytical abilities with the ability to obtain accurate conclusions and apply innovative initiatives while contributing to strategic objectives.
  • Ability to manage business expectations while achieving outcomes.
  • Demonstrated personal integrity while achieving results within legislative and policy parameters.

Desirable Criteria:



  • Relevant tertiary qualifications in a related field.
  • Experience in electoral event planning and/or delivery.

Residency Clearance:



  • Must be an Australian citizen.
  • Must be open to work in ACT.
  • Hold a current Baseline Clearance or be able to obtain one.

Benefits


We offer experts in team design and augmentation, leaders in the human-centered design space, certified B-Corporation prioritizing social, environmental, and economic impact, diverse design skills, and a collective of many with diverse and deep experiences.


We proudly support the LGBTQ+ community, neurodiverse individuals, and First Nations people.


We create inclusive spaces where everyone, regardless of their identity, feels valued and respected.


We strive for equality and a positive future for all.


We work, create, and play on the lands of the Wurundjeri, Bunurong, and Wathaurong peoples of the Kulin Nation, land which has never been ceded.

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