Product Owner – AI

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Product Owner driving AI product strategy at Employment Hero, a leading HR tech firm. Responsible for product delivery, backlog management, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for the delivery of the product vision and its success
  • Translate the product vision and roadmap through to delivery, operation and continuous improvement
  • Monitor and adapt the product vision and roadmap as constraints are identified, whilst staying true to the product vision
  • Apply a strategic mindset to user story prioritisation and delivery.
  • Balance business goals, client expectations and customer desirability with what can feasibly be delivered (technically and within available time and budget).
  • Represent the client, customer and brand in decision-making prioritisation during release and sprint planning.
  • Assist client product owners and client product managers during prioritisation sessions.
  • Able to identify, filter and prioritise customer complaints and feedback.
  • Collaborate with designers and product leadership team to plan, undertake and input results of testing and performance measurement into future release and roadmap planning
  • Collaborate with our Product Designers to ensure we deliver best-in-class designs, and create appropriate user stories and acceptance tests
  • Collaborate with Technical Architects and Developers to ensure the product vision and designed solutions are feasible and viable
  • Work with Sales and Marketing to develop launch collateral with the aim of educating and sharing Product’s vision with customers and prospects alike
  • Collaborate with Professional Services and Support teams to create rollout and implementation plans for existing customers
  • Concisely explain ideas, issues or project status to key stakeholders and the wider organisation at an appropriate level of business or technical detail.
  • Ensure product requirements are gathered accurately and are communicated transparently to the product squad.
  • Be able to host, conduct and articulate presentations to the whole organisation, including C-level execs, as well as corporate partners and external customers.

Requirements:

  • Undergraduate qualifications in Business Systems, IT, Engineering, or a quantitative discipline (e.g., Mathematics, Statistics, Economics) preferred.
  • 2-4 years of relevant work experience as a Product Owner or in product management.
  • Direct experience working on AI products.
  • Strong analysis skills, with experience interpreting data to inform product decisions.
  • Able to write well-defined specifications to clearly communicate expected product outcomes.
  • Proven success working with development teams using agile/scrum methodology.
  • Track record of being able to critically analyse data samples and produce sensible insights to fuel product initiatives.
  • Able to challenge expectations and question the status quo on a day-to-day basis.
  • Experience working with big data (Is a plus!).
  • Hungry, creative, enthusiastic, and data-driven with a diverse skill set to thrive in an environment of fast growth and ambiguity.
  • Ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision.
  • Have strong communication, presentation and listening skills.
  • Possess excellent decision making and problem-solving skills.
  • Passionate about data and product management.

Benefits:

  • You will work remotely, with the flexibility to own your time and impact
  • You will access cutting-edge tools to amplify your work, knowledge and outputs
  • You’ll surround yourself with ambitious, outcome-driven colleagues who challenge you to do the best work of your life
  • You’ll own ESOP (employee share options) in one of the world’s fastest-growing tech companies
  • You’ll also have access to a wide range of benefits that includes: a very generous paternity leave policy, subsidised egg freezing (so you can make the choice that’s right for you, on your terms), a WFH office expense budget, and outstanding learning & development opportunities
  • You get to attend our annual Global Gathering – so far we’ve been to Thailand, Vietnam, Bali, Dubai and are excited to meet in Gold Coast in Australia in September 2026!