Product Manager

3 weeks ago


Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Are you passionate about leveraging technology to provide better experiences to users?
- Exciting opportunity to help drive our digital strategy and roadmap
- Hybrid working to support flexibility

He mea tārai e mātou te mātauranga kia rangatira ai, kia mana taurite ai ōna huanga
We work to shape an education system that delivers equitable and excellent outcomes
Our organisation is made up of talented and committed people around Aotearoa, from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures. While we work in different groups and on different things, we all strive every day to make the biggest difference we can for our ākonga in our education system.
Mō tēnei tūranga | About this role
We are embarking on a strategy to reposition Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga/ Ministry of Education's, digital landscape, and connect the provision of digital services within the Ministry and, increasingly, to customers across the sector, partner agencies, and ultimately teachers/principals, ākonga and their whānau. As a member of Te Uepū Matihiko (Digital/IT Group) you will help champion this change as we transform the way we work.

**More information can be found here**: Te-Puna-Hanganga-Matihiko-Infrastructure-and-Digital.pdf (education.govt.nz)
The product manager will be responsible for leading product development priorities and providing high-quality advice to inform strategic and tactical level product roadmaps, based on the needs of the business and end user. Working closely with the Business Owners and Practice Managers, you will confidently steer the direction of our products offerings, to make informed data led decisions to meet current and future business challenges.

**The scope of the role includes**:

- Championing the product's service performance, ensuring it remains available, responsive and risks are mitigated so we remain safe and secure
- Be responsible for one of our product groups
- Help design our digital product roadmaps, including new feature development from concept to delivery
- Experience in working in complex, multi-stakeholder environments/ leading cross-functional virtual teamsDrive the digital product backlog, managing prioritisation, quality, execution, and outcomes
- Facilitate workshops to define product requirements and scope including product related material/release notes
- Engage in customer journey mapping and impact mapping with the Product Leadership Team using economic quantification (WSJF) to sequence business increments in the roadmap
- Stay up to date with industry trends and our competitive landscape and best practices to inform product strategy and roadmap.

Roles are located in Wellington though we are open to remote working with regular travel to Wellington as required.
Salary band $159,481 - $194,032 + 3% kiwi saver
- The appointing salary will depend on level of experience, skills, and relativity.
Mōhou ake | About you
You will have a clear product vision and expertly be able to communicate this, displaying leadership and accountability to bring the following:

- A practical and consultative approach to problem solving, focusing on customer-centred design and user experience
- Significant experience defining and delivering product strategies and roadmaps in a multi
- system and multi-vendor environment
- Excellent communication skills, ability to articulate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Proven stakeholder management experience to drive business growth and user engagement
- Experience working in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines and changing priorities
- Strong team player who embraces listening, straight talk, transparency, ownership, and accountability

We are committed to increasing our cultural confidence as an organisation so proficiency in Te Reo Māori would also be incredibly valuable.
Kua rite koe mō tēnei mahi? | Are you ready to make a difference?
We provide flexible working environments where everyone feels relevant, valued and supported. So, if working from home and/or a flexible start and finish to the day will help with this, we will try and make it happen.
In return we offer exposure to be at the leading edge of technology within government, with purposeful and impactful work. It will be challenging but you will have the opportunity to be listened to and achieve while investing in your brighter future with professional development.
For more information on the role, please look at the job description. If this opportunity interests you, please submit your cover letter and resume by using the ‘apply' button.
Applications close Midnight - Sunday 28 May 2023



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