Product Owner

Posted: 25/06/2025

Closing Date: 26/07/2025

**Job Type**: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Melbourne or Sydney

Job Category: IT

**Who we are**

Founded in 2002, ELMO Software has established itself as a leading provider of innovative HR technology solutions, proudly serving over 2,000 mid-sized organizations and more than one million end users across Australia, New Zealand and UK. Our comprehensive suite of ISO-certified solutions covers the entire employee lifecycle, empowering HR professionals to effectively manage their workforce and contribute to strategic decision-making.

At ELMO, our purpose is to **unleash the impact of HR**. Designed with flexibility and scalability in mind, ELMO's one-stop HR Information System (HRIS) adapts to your unique needs and workflows, ensuring seamless integration into your existing processes. Leveraging powerful technology, automation, and data analytics, ELMO Software equips organizations with the tools they need to drive efficiency and enhance employee engagement.

Join us and be part of a dynamic team dedicated to transforming HR practices through cutting-edge technology

**Life & Culture...**

At ELMO, you’ll join an extraordinary team dedicated to making a significant impact. We cultivate an authentic, collaborative, and vibrant work environment where creativity thrives.

As an ELMOnian, you become part of an exceptional community that encourages personal and professional growth. Here, you’ll be supported through challenges, inspired to push your boundaries, and celebrated for your contributions.

Join us to not only advance your career but also to enjoy a fulfilling and enjoyable workplace experience

**Some of our benefits include**:

- Hybrid work set up
- Paid Parental leave - 12 weeks primary, 6 weeks secondary
- Birthday leave, YOU day each year, as well as connecting people leave (up to 2 weeks working from anywhere)
- Inhouse Learning and Development initiatives
- ELMO Social and Diversity clubs
- Wellbeing initiatives
- Mental Health/EAP programs
- Flare Benefits (great discounts, novated leasing, salary sacrifice)

**Our values**:

- **Obsess over customers -**Everything we do is designed to positively impact our customers
- **Help others thrive**:

- Be they colleagues, communities or customers, we champion ways to help others thrive
- **Seek out different -**We constantly look to innovate, challenge the status quo and defy barriers
- **Be fearlessly optimistic -** We bring unwavering positivity to any challenge as we know it will drive meaningful change

**Please note: Our internal Talent Acquisition team has got this covered, we’re not open to using an agency for this role.**

**About the opportunity...**

As a Product Owner, you’ll play a key role in delivering meaningful, customer-centric software experiences. Working closely with Designers, Product Managers, Developers, and key stakeholders, you will transform insights into well-defined product features that solve real problems and drive business outcomes.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Develop a deep understanding of customer needs and business goals to shape product requirements.
- Collaborate with Designers and Product Managers to map user journeys, model business processes, and understand system dependencies.
- Leverage customer-centric methodologies, including qualitative and quantitative analysis, to refine product direction and validate outcomes.
- Facilitate design and requirements workshops with cross-functional teams, including Product, Design, Architecture, and Engineering.
- Write and manage epics and user stories with clear acceptance criteria to support a refined, sprint-ready backlog.
- Lead estimation and refinement sessions, and actively participate in all Agile ceremonies.
- Provide continuous feedback to developers and support ongoing delivery with regular acceptance and regression testing.
- Champion agile values within the Scrum team
- Contribute to successful releases through coordination, training, and communication across the business.
- Ensure product delivery aligns with security and privacy policies.

**Desired Skills and Experience**:
**Qualifications**:

- Previous experience as a Product Owner, ideally in a SaaS environment.
- Proven success working in Agile teams and writing detailed user stories.
- Experience or familiarity with Human Resources software or practices is a plus.
- Strong attention to detail and a structured, analytical approach to problem-solving.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Confident in raising issues and proposing practical solutions.
- Able to produce clear, well-organized documentation for technical and non-technical audiences.
- ELMO Software Pty Ltd is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to join our team. We are also committed to advancing reconciliation at ELMO_**_ _**_through our_**_ _**_Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP)_**_._**
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