Strategic Initiative Leader

3 days ago


Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Trade Me Limited Full time
About Trade Me Limited

Trade Me is one of New Zealand's most popular websites with over four million members and more than 650,000 Kiwis visiting our site every day.

Job Description:

This is a critical leadership role responsible for execution of our highest priority initiatives to deliver the outcomes and shift the metrics we care most about (OKRs). As a member of the Marketplace Engineering team this role's customers are Trade Me customers selling and purchasing goods and services on our e-commerce platform.

Main Responsibilities:
  • Align squad work with Product and Technology Roadmaps and OKRs.
  • Create, refine and maintain a robust, adequately resourced Epic backlog.
  • Lead release change management including customer adoption/rollout planning and both internal and external engagement and communication around the change.
  • Be a strong advocate for the customers and our products.
  • Keep everyone informed and aligned.
What We Offer:

We know that finding the right candidate can be challenging. That's why we're offering a competitive salary range: $120,000 - $180,000 per year.

Requirements:

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

  • 5+ years of experience of delivery leadership working in software development teams.
  • A proven track record of successfully developing flexible value driven product roadmaps to clarify where we are going, taking ownership of outcomes and delivering measurable results.
  • Experience with opportunity definition and discovery, goal-oriented product roadmaps and using outcome based metrics to measure the impact of change.
  • Experience working in technical roles within product driven software development teams within a complex and fast paced environment.
  • You're an outstanding communicator - able to explain ideas simply & clearly, listen carefully to others, and communicate across a wide audience.
  • You're highly organised and result oriented with strong planning and facilitation skills.
  • Experienced in leading technical teams within an agile environment with an excellent understanding of agile ways of working & engineering practices.


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