Product Owner

**The opportunity**:
Provide world class expertise and experience, transformative strategy, architecture and modern methodologies from operating models and management of data through to insights. You will provide the expertise to deliver. As a Data Product Owner, you will utilise your experience and expertise to deliver for customers, and set them up for success.

**Company profile**:
If you're looking for a workplace that values innovation, look no further than this exciting opportunity. They use modern methodologies to help businesses realise value faster from modern cloud and data platforms. With proven outcomes and a focus on maturity rather than technology, their team is dedicated to fuelling a data mindset and using value creation to build automated data solutions that pave the path to tactical and strategic milestones for their clients. Our client are ambassadors of DataOps and Data Playbooks in NZ, and they partner with all the big Cloud providers like Google, AWS, and Azure.

**The role**:

- Experience, expertise and understanding of data architectures, HLD and other design artefacts
- A background on delivering to plans - liaising with the domain architects (both Internal and the customer’s) and support/ direct/ drive the cloud and data engineers
- Ensuring build to plan (both compliance to architecture, as well as financial and timing)
- Educating, training and supporting setting up the right team and operating model, aligning to the organisation’s modern methodologies, and our commitment to people, processes and technology
- Able to manage and interact with stakeholders to deliver outcomes, including articulating to a wide range of users
- Data modelling and data solution design experience to support high level data designs
- Agile knowledge and experience, including ceremonies, artefacts and use of tools (e.g. ADO)
- Great communication skills including to diverse stakeholders and showcasing issues and escalations along with what has been achieved and planned
- An attention to detail, with ownership of time lines and outcomes
- Participate in customer planning and operational forums to assist in the deployment to plans
- Participate in a regular review of the road map and plans with other members of the architecture team and key stakeholders

**Knowledge and skills**:

- At least 5 years working in a similar role and/or relevant qualification, e.g ICP-Business Value Analysis (ICAgile), CSPO certification (Scrum Alliance), Data Solution Architect, Data Technical Leads, Principal Analysts, or proven experience supporting the business on realizing delivery outcomes
- Understand data concepts and experience using data manipulation tools, databases, and visualisation tools
- Strong passion for the following topics - Data-driven transformations, Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance & Management, Cloud Technologies
- Capability to inspire and drive change while consistently delivering excellent results
- Skillful prioritisation of initiatives based on business value, user needs, and strategic goals
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to keep a diverse range of stakeholders engaged and continually updated
- Team-oriented and collaborative working style with clients and within the organisation. growth mindset, positive attitude & strong interest in solving client challenges, adapting to a changing work environment, and dealing with new issues
- Be able to travel and work from the customer’s site.

If you are an experienced Enterprise Architect looking for an exciting new challenge, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your resume and cover letter for consideration.
- Matt Goh Senior Consultant
- 022 306 6765