Product Owner
Requirements at a glance
Product Owner at westpacnz is a role based in Westpac on Takutai Square. It does not mention visa sponsorship. Key skills include Agile. Applications are submitted through Workday.
- Visa sponsorship
- Not mentioned in the posting
- Application platform
- Workday
Skills in this posting
- Agile
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Mō te tūranga | About the Role
The Product Owner (PO) is the owner/operator running a ‘business’ that is accountable for delivering a product/service on a day-to-day and sprint-to-sprint basis leading an agile development team. They maximise the value of that product/service and represent the customer in the team, bridging the gap between product strategy and development.
Key Responsibilities
Work closely with internal & external customers to understand their needs and pain points and use
data driven decisioning to power the product/service forward
Accountable for managing scope, prioritisation and ensuring good quality agile ceremonies. Help
streamline execution, and promote continuous delivery, while maintaining the technical integrity of the
product/service
Manages supplier, business partner and third-party relationships where necessary
Owns the build, run, enhance and retire lifecycle of the product/service
Leads the Quarterly Planning Process (QPP) with the team, providing a high level, sized view of
deliverables for the coming period with confidence levels.
Responsible for planning to squad financials, quantifying effort required and value delivered
Perform related duties as assigned, within the scope of role and as required by senior leadership.
Outcomes / Deliverables
- Define the vision, own the roadmap and backlog, effectively managing trade-off decisions, whilst managing dependencies and any unplanned work.
Collaborates with Senior Leadership, SME’s, their team, other POs, and Product Managers to ensure alignment and strategic direction
Managing and tracking the delivery progress against agreed roadmap and ensure contribution is aligned to the objectives of the organisation
Nā tāu rourou | What will you bring?Extensive experience with the Agile product owner craft and best practices
Ability to understand complex challenges/concepts and articulate these in a simplified, easy to understand manner
Experience with iterative, continuous delivery and visualisation methods for communicating roadmaps
Experience with managing scope and prioritisation, making data-based decisions.
Capabilities
- Business acumen
Stakeholder management
Data based decisioning
Inspires and provides direction
Growth Mindset
Influencing without authority
Enables performance
Ko mātou tēnei | Our Organisation
At Westpac, we’re working together to build a fairer and stronger New Zealand for our people, customers and communities. For over 160 years we’ve been driven by our purpose to Create Better Futures Together.
What makes us unique are the incredible people we’re lucky enough to have walk through our doors every day. We’re a place where you can bring your whole self, your ideas and your ambition, and have the support and opportunities to keep growing. Here, you can do meaningful work, make a difference for our customers and be part of something bigger. Because when we each bring our best and bring it together, there’s no limit to what we can achieve.
Tono mai ināianei! | Apply Now!
Apply today with your CV and Cover Letter.
The people of Aotearoa, New Zealand hail from many cultures and backgrounds. At Westpac New Zealand, we draw on this enormous talent pool to build a team rich in different perspectives, experiences and abilities. We encourage people from all walks of life to apply, including those who are neurodivergent, have chronic health conditions or disabilities. Your attitude and passion are as important to us as your experience, qualifications and capabilities.
Mahi tahi tātou, tē katia tātou | Together, we’re unstoppable
Applications close:
17 November 2026