Technical Product Owner
16 hours ago
About us The Ministry of Social Development is a people-centred organisation. We're in communities across the motu, working with partners to help New Zealanders be safe, strong and independent. We provide social policy and advice to government and assistance, including income, employment and housing support to people of all ages, families, whānau and communities. As a Te Tiriti o Waitangi partner we are committed to supporting and enabling Māori, whānau, hapū, Iwi and communities to realise their own potential and aspirations. Our people are as diverse as the communities we serve. We care about the wellbeing and success of our people and provide a supportive and inclusive working environment where people can thrive and be who they are.
Technical Product Owner
Wellington based
The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) is one of New Zealand's largest government departments, providing services to support individuals, families, and communities. The work we do is crucially important with high expectations, and we are passionate about it. We collaborate with other government and non-government organisations, advisory and industry groups, communities and iwi.
The Improvement, Systems and Technology team is all about enabling people and partners with improved services and effective technologies so New Zealanders can easily access the support they need.
Come and join an amazing team of talent, together we aim to make a positive and lasting difference in the lives of New Zealanders.
Over the last five years we have been evolving our delivery approach based on agile at scale and we are looking for a talented Technical Product Owner to join us permanently here at Information Systems Technology at the Ministry of Social Development.
This opportunity is within our Client Self-Service team.
The key elements and responsibilities within the role are
- Experience leading, growing, and developing a team of technical Business Analysts, Developers and Test Analysts
- Effective communication style with the ability to build strong working relationships, having built a foundation of trust in our products with internal and external stakeholders
- Experience in Scrum and agile software development methodologies and tools, with project delivery experience
- Strong facilitating experience along with participation in planning, with the ability to define and prioritise product backlogs across multiple portfolio streams and competing priorities
- The ability to influence change using a strategic and planned approach across architecture, service design and process development
- Experience managing and coordinating the delivery of business value and products from conception to release into production
- Confidence in identifying risks, trends and areas for improvement, while providing practical advice and solutions to ensure business needs are met within timeframes
- Experience in delivery of software in large government organisations would be beneficial
- Provide functional, technical and domain leadership on Digital Systems
- Execute the product vision, strategy and roadmap, collaboratively with different teams
The illustrated abilities you can bring to the role
- Confident in making decisions that can impact in providing results, meeting deadlines and budget allocations
- Experience in negotiating constructive outcomes in complex environments with competing priorities
- Proven operation management experience of delivery within a large, complex Agile technology environment
- An excellent eye for detail with the ability to clear written and verbal communication
- Proven experience working at leadership level
- Experience with working within a dynamic and fast paced team environment
- Experience working using different delivery frameworks - traditional and agile. Agile is a plus
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, using a flexible approach and demonstrating tolerance for ambiguity
What we can offer you
It's an exciting time to join the Ministry, with technology modernisation and a complex, rewarding transformation kicking off. The team is truly collaborative and passionate about the part that IST plays in delivering MSD's purpose.
You will work for an organisation that really makes a difference for New Zealanders, while having the opportunity to develop your career through mentoring, professional development and on-the-job training.
You will also have access to the following benefits
- Flexible working
- Discounted health insurance
- Vision care
- KiwiSaver
- Study assistance
- Qualification programmes
- Learning and development
- Te Ao Māori
Position Description
To support our people's professional development, we're implementing the SFIA capability framework. This includes translating our Position Descriptions to align with the framework. We'll keep you informed of any updates to this Position Description during the recruitment process.
**Salary range**: $106,967.00 - $160,451.00
How to apply
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