Digital Platforms Owner

**A new adventure awaits**

Zurich’s ANZ business has three core segments Retail, Group Insurance and General Insurance who have end-to end accountabilities to better serve their customers. They are enabled by Shared Services teams that have a large portfolio of responsibilities. Technology (IT), Sustainability, Agile & Continuous Improvement and Strategy & Strategic Execution form a portfolio.

Our Technology team is critical to progressing Zurich towards being Australia’s leading Digital Insurer. The Technology strategy focuses on Strengthening Foundations through security, stability and scalability, builds for the future through enabling agility, simplicity, efficiency and enables the art of the possible through modernising our technology architecture, innovation and enabling digitalization of experiences.

Our technology is and will continue to undergo a significant transformation and we are looking for energised, strategic leaders with deep technical expertise to help us navigate this exciting journey.

**Let’s create a brighter future together, let’s make a difference**

Reporting to the Head of Software Engineering & Platforms, the Digital Platform Owner will be responsible for leading the development and implementation of digital technologies and capabilities within the Digital Platform Teams.

You will work closely with enterprise-wide Agile delivery squads to support the delivery of Digital First solutions and build up our future frontend, microservices, DevSecOps, and cloud foundations to scale out for the rest of the organisation.

The Digital Platform Owner will manage the technical environment, oversee the implementation of business and technology solutions, and collaborate with cross-functional teams across the organisation to deliver business and customer value.

You will also be responsible for the following:

- Develop and maintain a platform roadmap, outlining the direction and prioritising features and enhancements.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to gather insights and feedback, ensuring the solution meets customer and market needs.
- Act as the primary point of contact and advocate for the squad's automation solutions within the organisation.
- Lead, facilitate the design, development, and implementation of Digital platforms and capabilities within the Platform squads.
- Collaborate with Agile delivery Squads to deliver Digital First solutions across Life and General Insurance segments.
- Manage the technical environment for solution development with a hybrid infrastructure background (data centre and AWS).
- Collaborate with other product owners, squads, and stakeholders to ensure alignment and coordination across projects and initiatives.

**Important to your success - let's grow together**
- Multiple years experience in developing and delivering reusable Digital Foundations capabilities
- Proven experience as a Product/ Platform Owner or similar role
- Experience designing and building decoupled BFF and Domain APIs.
- Experience designing and building decoupled user experience with modern JS frameworks like ReactJS and AngularJS.
- Experience in DevOps and CI/CD tools and techniques
- Experience with Domain Driver Architecture and Domain Oriented Microservices Architecture.
- Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies (e.g.Scrum, Kanban) and experience working in Agile teams
- Solid Technical Leadership understands career paths in crafts and technical toolkits.
- Certifications or training in AWS, Microsoft or Google platforms. (Desirable) Strong experience coaching, mentoring, motivating and managing talent.

**Belong. Zurich is here to support you**

There are so many reasons why Zurich is a great place to be, but here are just a few:

- 5 weeks leave per year for permanent staff through our new Z leave initiative, as well as 15 days personal/carer’s leave (as we empower our people to manage their own wellbeing);
- Grow, and thrive in your career (we support and encourage it) with award winning training programs.
- Work with global, diverse, and inclusive teams; Explore your passions, fuel innovation, drive equity, collaborate and make a positive difference beyond your role
- Access programs to stay healthy and feel healthier along with receiving a AUD$500 wellbeing payment per year, plus a AUD$295 new starter e-voucher for your WFH set up (flex work - hybrid working), and other great benefits through our Shine portal; Access to Family Care (parental leave)
- Volunteer; Work in our state-of-the-art Green Star rated offices (when you are in the office); and dress for your day. We also plant a tree for every new employee - one of many local initiatives driving our contribution to ambitious global sustainability targets

We could go on, but the main point is that Zurich is a great place to be, where you can truly belong and thrive.