Senior Product Owner - Digital Applications

Company description:

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It's work that really matters.

Job description:

Location: Parramatta with access to hybrid work arrangements

Temporary full-time opportunity for 24 months with the view to becoming ongoing.

Salary ranging from $120,859 to $133,183 pa. Plus, employer contribution to superannuation (11%) and annual leave loading (17.5%)

Your role

The role is responsible for the management of a group of products and tactical activities including product roadmaps, product health assessments, enhancements, efficiency improvements, regulatory and compliance initiatives that enable the delivery of Divisional and Agency outcomes.

What you'll do

As part of the Digital Portfolio, Product Management Team you will deliver product roadmaps, contribute to continuous improvement in product and system enhancements and compliance initiatives through the delivery phases, to go-live and into retirement.

You'll ensure the product is current and maintained as informed by customer insights and feedback, conducting regular product health assessments.

Work with Product Manager and Change and Engagement Team to design communications and engagement activities to build organisational understanding and by-in of customer-centric product management design and approach in Agile environment.

Lead research, including consultation and presentations to Senior Executives, to define current and future product enhancement that meet customer needs and maximise return on investment.

You will also consult with stakeholders to define current and future product enhancements, prioritise backlogs, identify and resolve issues and validate product features so that products meet best practice standards.

What we're looking for

Extensive experience working as a Product Owner and the ability to quickly develop an understanding of the product, its environment and related issues.

Experience facilitating daily stand-up meetings, iteration planning, scrum ceremonies, team demonstrations, iteration retrospectives and planning events.

Strong written skills including experience writing briefing notes, business cases and product documentation such as user stories and acceptance criteria.

Experience in Agile project management.

Demonstrated ability to consult and present to Senior Executives.

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We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply - you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

· A challenging and rewarding career

· Flexible, autonomous work environment

· Competitive pay and conditions

· Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities

· Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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We do work that really matters.

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It's work that really matters.

Apply now and join Australia's top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 1 page)

During the online application process, you will be asked to provide a response to the following targeted questions:

Explain a time you have worked with cross-functional teams to ensure that the product meets customer needs and business goals.

When involved in discussions where multiple views and opposing positions are represented, how do you facilitate a two-way exchange of ideas and information? Please provide a specific example of where you have implemented this approach? What were the challenges? What was the result?

Applications close: 17th April 2024 at 11:59pm AEST

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it's like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Tracy Gibb on 0499 300 *** via email **********@justice.nsw.gov.au

If you've got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best, please contact Dean on 02 9765 3*** or email the recruiter

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit.

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit our careers site.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

Other Information

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

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