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• Waikato based opportunity with hybrid working
• Work within a newly established Product team 
• Competitive salary available

We’re searching for an experienced Product Owner to join our Waikato-based client and play a key role in building products that create real value for the business.

If you thrive in fast-paced environments, love solving complex problems, and enjoy collaborating with passionate people – this role is for you.

What You’ll Do As our Product Owner, you’ll guide the end-to-end lifecycle of our products — from discovery and planning to delivery and continuous enhancement. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams, champion user needs and ensure the product vision is clearly communicated, understood and executed.

You’ll use your strategic mindset to prioritise the most impactful features, make data-informed decisions, and foster a collaborative environment that brings out the best in everyone.

What You’ll Bring To thrive in this role, you’ll have:

• 4+ years’ experience in product ownership or a closely related role.
• Strong experience in product management principles, including product planning, roadmap development, prioritisation, and Agile methodologies.
• Experience working as a Product Owner within a technology portfolio capacity (Data, Services, Platforms).
• 2+ years’ experience in project management and the ability to confidently run end-to-end project delivery.
• Demonstrated success managing all stages of the product lifecycle with Jira and ITIL experience preferred.
• Excellent prioritisation and decision-making skills, enabling you to direct the team toward the highest-value work.
• Solid technical understanding, including Agile/Scrum processes and the ability to communicate effectively with technical delivery teams.
• Outstanding communication skills to articulate vision, gather feedback, and translate requirements for development teams.
• Proven project management capability, including initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, and closing projects.
• Strong conflict resolution abilities, with a focus on listening to understand and contributing to practical solutions.
• High empathy to truly understand user and stakeholder needs — and to advocate for them.
• A growth mindset and willingness to continuously learn and adapt to evolving customer and business needs.
• Natural leadership skills, with the ability to inspire, motivate, and guide teams in a collaborative environment.

For a confidential discussion, please contact Sharyn Saxby – sharyn.saxby@h2r.co.nz