Product Owner

Overview At NCS Australia, we believe in doing technology services better. Our commitment to quality, focus on people, and willingness to challenge traditional thinking set us apart. Our team partners with clients and communities to make tomorrow together.
We are committed to creating an environment that prioritises innovation, collaboration, and purposeful work. Our diverse team is empowered to make a meaningful impact with curiosity, creativity and resilience to shape better outcomes. Join us and accept the challenge of creating a better tomorrow.
Job Description We are seeking a Product Owner to join a large-scale transformation program that is embedding AI into business operations. You will be responsible for prioritising and managing delivery across multiple squads, ensuring that product backlogs are clear, aligned, and focused on delivering business value.
In this role, you'll partner with stakeholders, engineers, and analysts to define and refine requirements, set priorities, and provide clarity of direction to delivery teams. With a strong delivery mindset, you will help squads stay focused, remove blockers, and drive outcomes that balance business goals with technical feasibility.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a central role in a high-impact program, shaping how advanced technology is applied and ensuring teams deliver tangible results.
Responsibilities Prioritise and manage product backlogs across multiple squads
Define and refine requirements with stakeholders, engineers, and analysts
Set priorities and provide clarity of direction to delivery teams
Help squads stay focused, remove blockers, and drive outcomes aligned with business value
Balance business goals with technical feasibility in a dynamic transformation program
Qualifications Proven experience as a Product Owner or in a similar delivery-focused role
Strong ability to prioritise and manage product backlogs across multiple squads
Skilled in stakeholder management, with the ability to balance competing priorities
Familiarity with agile frameworks and iterative delivery environments
Strong communication and facilitation skills to align technical and business teams
Analytical mindset with the ability to assess trade-offs and make informed decisions
Comfortable working in complex, fast-paced transformation programs
A delivery mindset with a focus on achieving measurable business value
Additional Information Why join us: NCS Australia is where you can feel at home, nurturing your talents and skills as we make tomorrow together. Our benefits include paid parental leave, initiatives focused on well-being and discounted health insurance, discounts on various products and services, and regular recognition for high performance. We offer career development through our Capability Fingerprint, industry and partner training programs, special interest groups, and an AI-driven learning platform. We provide meaningful work and opportunities for growth regardless of career level.
EEO and Work Rights: NCS Australia is an equal-opportunity employer. We value and support our people and the communities we serve and are committed to attracting, retaining and developing talent regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community, with specific encouragement for Veterans, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities. We support reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and employment. We actively encourage people with disability to apply.
Agencies: We do not welcome unsolicited resumes via external agencies. NCS Australia accepts resumes only through our Talent Acquisition process. Agencies on our preferred supplier panel may submit resumes via the NCS Agency Portal as agreed with Talent Acquisition. Resumes submitted outside this process will be the property of NCS and may not incur a fee

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