Product Owner

**Company Description** About us**:
We are NCS Australia We have brought together Australia's best tech talent, working as one to harness technology and advance our communities, to make the extraordinary happen.

We're proud of our rich history of partnering with our clients to develop end to end digital technology solutions to accelerate their transformation and innovation journey. For over 40+ years our diverse global teams have delivered large-scale, mission-critical, multi-platform projects to governments and enterprises.

We're on the hunt for a sharp, strategic, and collaborative **Product Owner** to join our dynamic team and take charge of shaping the future of our innovative software products. If you're someone who thrives on turning big ideas into real-world solutions—and loves working at the intersection of customer needs, business strategy, and product delivery—this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

In this role, you'll own the product vision, roadmap, and execution for high-impact software initiatives. You'll lead the charge in defining and prioritising product requirements, managing a healthy backlog, and ensuring development efforts stay aligned with our strategic goals.

You'll be the glue between developers, designers, stakeholders, and end users—facilitating agile ceremonies, refining requirements, and driving delivery that exceeds expectations. From sprint planning and stand-ups to retrospectives, your leadership will keep the team focused, adaptive, and continuously improving.

Your day-to-day will involve leading scoping, requirements definition, and prioritisation for large and often complex initiatives, ensuring that product requirements are clearly defined and managed throughout the development lifecycle. You'll act as the voice of the customer, bringing insights from feedback, usage data, and market research into every stage of the product journey. Working across internal and external teams, you'll plan and maintain a product roadmap that is tightly aligned with strategic business goals.
**Qualifications**
- Proven experience as a Product Owner or in a similar role, with a strong understanding of agile methodologies.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, capable of translating complex requirements into actionable user stories.
- Technical understanding of the product domain and effective communication with development teams.
- Experience managing the product development life cycle, from ideation to launch and ongoing maintenance.
- Proficiency in using product management tools such as Jira, Trello, or similar platforms.
- Agile certifications (e.g., Certified Scrum Product Owner, Certified Product Owner) are preferred but not mandatory.
- Previous experience working in federal government

**Additional Information**
Baseline/NV1

**Why join us**:
NCS Australia is where you can feel at home, nurturing your talents and skills as we make tomorrow together, one day at a time. Our benefits include paid parental leave, initiatives focused on your well-being and discounted health insurance. You will also enjoy discounts on various products and services and be regularly recognised and rewarded for high performance. We are committed to your career development through our Capability Fingerprint, industry and partner training programs, special interest groups, and an AI-driven learning platform. No matter where you are in your career, we offer meaningful work and opportunities for growth.

At NCS Australia, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply.

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**Work rights and background checks**:
To be eligible for a position with us, applicants will need to have valid work rights for Australia and be willing to undergo a comprehensive background checking process, including probity and police checks