Senior Manager Product Discovery

• 508354

• Sydney (Eora Nation), NSW, Australia

• Melbourne (Kulin Nation), VIC, Australia

• Product Management & Development

• Strategy

• Full Time - Permanent

We're on a journey to put customers at the heart of everything we do. For our Product Teams, that means making an impact, shaping our industry for the better and putting customers at the heart of everything we do.

We work on future-focused nation-wide initiatives. You'll love moving at pace, asking 'what if?' and turning great ideas into new realities. Our people are talented, passionate and thrive in dynamic environments. We're not just looking for experts, we're looking for boundary pushers, problem solvers and innovators who want to lead the market and make dreams come true for everyday Australians. Game to join us?

As Senior Manager, Product Discovery, this is a high-impact, visionary role for someone who blends commercial strategy with human-centered design—who asks "why?" before "how?" and thrives in ambiguity.

What you'll do

You'll sit at the front end of innovation—envisioning, defining, and validating the future of wagering products. This is a strategic, discovery-focused role where you'll explore new opportunities, craft business cases, and bring clarity to the "why" before delivery begins. With a customer-first mindset and a strong commercial lens, you'll lead design-led innovation from idea to validated concept—then hand over to execution teams to scale.

Rally the team in identifying unmet customer needs, scoping early-stage product opportunities, and validating new concepts before they enter development. Leading a small, agile team, you'll influence a wide network across the business to embed a culture of innovation and insight-led decision making.

What you'll bring

• Strategic Discovery Leadership: Proven experience leading product ideation and innovation strategy, with a strong focus on business value, customer needs, and commercial outcomes.
• Human-Centered Design & Research: Deep expertise in applying design thinking, customer research, and systems thinking to uncover insights and shape compelling product opportunities.
• Commercial & Analytical Mindset: Skilled in balancing value vs cost vs feasibility—crafting business cases and articulating benefits, timelines, and risks to senior stakeholders.
• Innovation Culture Champion: Track record of embedding discovery practices, leading cross-functional collaboration, and influencing teams to think differently and experiment early.
• Agile & Early-Stage Development: Experience working with Agile, Lean Startup, and iterative prototyping methods to test, learn, and de-risk new ideas before scaling.

About Us

Tabcorp is Australia's leading gambling entertainment company. Our 2200+ team is as diverse as Australia itself. Our people drive the iconic, homegrown, world-class brands TAB, Sky Racing and MAX. As an ASX-listed company, we're proud to shape our industry for the better.

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Now is the time to join Tabcorp The start of a new, exciting chapter in our long history. We have a dynamic, new CEO in Gillon McLachlan and we're building a winning culture by bringing our office-based teams together onsite every day. We value flexibility - like adjusting start or finish times however we believe being together is key to our success.

We're committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued for their contribution and has a sense of belonging and is treated with respect. As a Tabcorp employee, you will:

• foster a respectful and inclusive working environment within your team;
• support and contribute to initiatives aimed at managing the risk of gender inequality, sexual harassment and other inappropriate behaviour in our workplaces.

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