Product Owner Technology

**Req ID**: 94678
**Department**: Tech Personal & Funds (NZ)
**Division**: Technology
**Location**: Wellington
Ko Mātou - About Us
Kia Hanga I Te Ao, E Ora Ai, E Tupu Ai, Te Tangata Me Te Kainga. At ANZ, we’re shaping a world where people and communities thrive, driven by a common goal: to improve the financial wellbeing and sustainability of our millions of customers.
Mō te tūranga - About the role
As a Product Owner for the Platform team of our mobile banking apps, you will be at the heart of defining the vision, roadmap, and priorities of our Platform enhancement initiatives. Your strategic decision-making will guide Platform enablement and enhancement of our mobile banking apps in line with ANZ’s Technology strategy, ensuring our solutions meet the evolving needs of our customers, stakeholders and business goals. Collaborating closely with key stakeholders, you will create impactful roadmaps and dashboards that drive continuous improvement, while designing and delivering backlogs with the Platform team and the Platform Lead to enhance ANZ capability and staff outcomes.
Your expertise in JIRA, strong refinement skills, and proficiency in Agile ceremonies and stakeholder management will be crucial. If you are committed to excellence and enjoy working seamlessly with cross-functional and distributed teams to achieve organisational goals, we would love to hear from you.
**Role Location**: This role is based in Wellington
**Role Type**: Permanent
**Hours**: Standard (37.5 hours per week)
Ka aha tō rā e kite ai? - What will your day look like
**You will be responsible for**:
Defining, communicating, and aligning the product vision and roadmaps with business goals and stakeholder needs in mind.
Creating, prioritising, and maintaining the product backlog.
Working closely with stakeholders to gather and prioritise requirements.
Facilitating daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, and removing impediments to achieve the team goal.
Coordinating with onshore and offshore engineers to ensure smooth execution of tasks.
Monitoring and reporting on the performance of the sprint, identifying areas for improvement, and driving initiatives to enhance.
Conducting detailed analysis of business requirements and translating them into technical specifications.
Delivering technology-focused platform health improvement outcomes.
Ōu Pūkenga? - What will you bring?
To thrive and excel in this role, you should ideally possess the following:
Strong analytical skills and problem-solving skills, translating business needs into technical requirements.
Experience working on initiatives and product ownership (preferably in a technical domain) and managing product backlogs.
Ability to define and communicate a product vision and strategy through user stories, use cases, and process flows.
Proficiency in Agile methodologies and frameworks (e.g., Scrum, Kanban).
Experience working in cross-functional teams, including offshore staff.
Proven ability to lead and motivate a team.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to analyse performance metrics and drive data-informed decisions.
Strong decision-making skills and the ability to prioritise tasks effectively.
Ability to gather and prioritise requirements from diverse sources and collaborate with multiple stakeholders.
You’re not expected to have 100% of these skills. At ANZ a growth mindset is at the heart of our culture, so if you have most of these things in your toolbox, we’d love to hear from you.
He aha te take e uru ai koe ki a mātou? - So, why join us?
From the moment you join ANZ, you'll be part of a work whānau striving towards a common purpose: shaping a world where communities thrive.
But it's not just our customers who'll feel your impact. You'll feel it too. Because at ANZ, you'll have the resources, opportunities, and community you need to take the next big step in your career.
We're a diverse community at ANZ in different roles, different locations, doing different things. That's why we have a range of flexible working arrangements, so our people can 'make work, work for them'. We also provide a range of benefits including access to wellbeing services and discounts on selected products and services from ANZ and more.
At ANZ you'll be part of an organisation where the different backgrounds, perspectives and life experiences of our people are celebrated. That's because we're committed to building a workplace that reflects the diversity of Aotearoa New Zealand's communities and this is one of the reasons that has inspired us to develop a multi-year Te Ao Māori Strategy called Tākiri-Ā-Rangi. This includes increasing representation of Māori and Pasifika people at ANZ. Join us and get involved in one of our affinity networks which help us to better understand and meet the needs and interests of our increasingly diverse workforce.
Te Rā Ōtinga - Job Posting End Date
Sunday 25 May at 11.59pm (NZ)