Product Owner, Digital

Primary Details

Time Type: Full timeWorker Type: EmployeePermanent, full time role

Auckland based

Hybrid working, 3 days in the office

The opportunity

We're looking for a Product Owner to lead agile delivery teams and shape the future of our digital platforms. This is a high-impact role where you'll work across business and partner systems, helping to define and deliver user-

focused digital experiences. You will get exposure to global digital transformation initiatives & have the opportunity to innovate and shape our digital roadmap.

Your new role

Key aspects of your role include:

• Collaborate with underwriters, brokers, designers, developers, and other Product Owners to build and optimise digital assets, onboard key partners, and support the execution of our value stream roadmap.
• Play a key role in communicating progress to executives and facilitating quarterly squad planning.
• Be part of agile teams to deliver digital solutions that align with business goals and customer needs.
• Define product vision and roadmap, prioritise backlog items, and manage delivery plans.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders, including broker development teams.
• Support onboarding of international broker partners and cloud integrations.
• Happy to talk flexible working.

Please note that for the successful candidate, this process will include a phone screen with our Talent Acquisition team, 2 interviews (either face to face or online via Teams), and background checks.

About you

We're looking for someone who thrives in a digital environment and enjoys working collaboratively in agile squads.

• Proven experience as a Product Owner in a digital setting.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle, integrations, and APIs.
• Comfortable engaging with stakeholders and presenting to executive forums.
• Experience facilitating agile ceremonies and contributing to business cases.
• Cloud integration experience is a bonus, but not essential.

About QBE

We can never really predict what's around the corner, but at QBE we're asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage.

We're an international insurer that's building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

And our people will be at the centre of our success. We're proud to work together, and encourage each other enable resilience for our customers, our environment, our economies and our communities.

With more than more than 13,000 people working across 25 countries, we're big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate and kind.

We believe this is our moment – what if it was yours too?

Your career at QBE — let's make it happen

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:

• 'Hybrid Working' – a mix of working from home and in the office to enhance your work/life balance
• Life Leave, supporting the life events we all experience, leaving your annual leave for rest
• Free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
• 18 weeks' gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid super
• Voluntary super contributions and company matching
• Income protection insurance & reimbursed Death and Total Permanent Disability insurance premiums
• A range of discounts on insurance products, car hire, hotels, goods and services

Rewards & Recognition

We value our employees' experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:

• Bloomberg Gender Equality Index 2018–2024 (global)
• Equileap Top 100 for Gender Equality 2023–2025 (global)
• 2021 LinkedIn Top Employer & HRD Employer of Choice
• 2020 Best Workplace Diversity & Inclusion and Excellence Award for Best Health & Wellbeing at the Australian HR Awards
• Platinum employer in the Australian Workplace Equality Index – the definitive national benchmark on LGBTIQ+ workplace inclusion
• Top 20 Workplaces for Dads in 2019 and 2020 (HBF Direct Advice for Dads)
• Family Friendly Accredited employer since 2021
• Winner Most Inclusive Workplace at the Australian HR Institute (AHRI) Awards 2023
• Winner Organisational Development category at the Australian HR Institute (AHRI) Awards 2022

Apply now

APPLY NOW and let's make it happen

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QBE recognises the value of diverse perspectives and experience. We are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are. If we can provide support with accessibility requirements and adjustments, alternative work arrangements or you would like to connect with one of our employee networks at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us at

Skills:

Business Case Development, Communication, Critical Thinking, Digital Marketing, Innovation, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Portfolio Management, Prioritization, Process Improvements, Product Backlog Management, Product Portfolio Management, Product Roadmapping, Stakeholder Management, Team DevelopmentApplication Close Date: 27/09/2025 11:59 PM

How to Apply:

To submit your application, click "Apply" and follow the step by step process.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.