Trade Me is one of New Zealand's most popular websites with over four million members and more than 650,000 Kiwis visiting our site every day.
This is a critical leadership role responsible for execution of our highest priority initiatives to deliver the outcomes and shift the metrics we care most about (OKRs). Product Owners execute initiatives through prioritisation and direct supervision of the work engineering squads do, from continuous planning, through discovery and refinement to delivery. They also ensure squads balance delivery commitments with plannable maintenance of our technology assets. Without this role we would not be able to reliably and consistently execute our strategic initiative and maintain the robust health, resilience and stability of our systems.
This role would suit people with previous e-commerce experience working as a Product Manager, Product Owner or Senior Business Analyst. As a member of the Marketplace Engineering team this role's customers are Trade Me customers selling and purchasing goods and services on our e-commerce platform
You'll have the best time working at Trade Me, and this is why:
#Flexible
Flexibility means different things to different people and we support you to find what works, including a home office set up and utilities allowance. We value team connection and come together in person on Monday and at least one other day a week.
#Wellness
Being your best self means caring for your physical and mental wellbeing, we offer lots of resources to help you along the way.
#Leave
We support you with leave when you need it, including 5 days wellness leave and 10 days sick leave from day 1.
#Social
Nothing beats getting together to have some fun and celebrate our success. Join us in the office on payday for company paid lunches. regular Friday drinks and nibbles, annual Trade Me company awards, celebrations and more.
#Learning
Whether it's on the job, formal training, mentoring or something else, you’ll grow with us from Day 1.
Here's what you can expect from the role:
* Align squad work with Product and Technology Roadmaps and OKR's
* Create, refine and maintain and robust, adequately resourced Epic backlog
* Lead release change management including customer adoption/rollout planning and both internal and external engagement and communication around the change
* Be a strong advocate for the customers and our products
* Keep everyone informed and aligned
* Adhere to agile principles
What you will bring to our team:
* 5+ years of experience of delivery leadership working in software development teams
* A proven track record of successfully developing flexible value driven product roadmaps to clarify where we are going, taking ownership of outcomes and delivering measurable results
* Experience with opportunity definition and discovery, goal-oriented product roadmaps and using outcome based metrics to measure the impact of change
* Experience working in technical roles within product driven software development teams within a complex and fast paced environment
* You're an outstanding communicator - able to explain ideas simply & clearly, listen carefully to others, and communicate across a wide audience
* You're highly organised and result oriented with strong planning and facilitation skills
* Experienced in leading technical teams within an agile environment with an excellent understanding of agile ways of working & engineering practices
* You are confident using collaborative tools to clarify work scope, sizing, trade offs, dependencies and other planning considerations. (eg. Miro, LucidChart, Jira)
We know some candidates can be reluctant to apply for roles if they feel they don't 'tick all the boxes'. If you’re excited about this opportunity, we'd still really like to hear from you.
Trade Me is an INZ accredited employer. We truly value diversity and embrace a flexible workplace where people are encouraged to achieve their potential.
